Janvi Sonaiya

Asaram Bapu, a self-proclaimed spiritual leader, was sentenced to life imprisonment by a Sessions Court in Gandhinagar on January 30th, 2023. He was found guilty of raping a female disciple at his ashram in Motera, Ahmedabad. The woman, who lived in Surat, accused Asaram of repeatedly raping her between 2001 and 2006 while she was living in the ashram. This is not the first time Asaram has faced life imprisonment for sexual crimes.

अहमदाबाद में अपनी कटिंग चाय (cutting chai) की चुस्की लेते हुए क्या आपने कभी सोचा कि इसकी मिठास कहाँ से आती है?

While sipping your cutting chai in Amdavad, did you ever wonder where its sweetness comes from? One teaspoon of sugar in your masala chai comes after pouring the blood, sweat and tears of migrant labourers who work in the unorganised sector of sugarcane harvesting in Gujarat. These harvesters are counted among the most deprived groups of the social-economic order.