The Delhi gang rape of December 2012 sparked several campaigns for women’s safety. One initiative has been unfolding online. Several websites now allow users to report the location at which an instance of sexual harassment has occurred to help create a map of areas that are perceived to be unsafe.
This week, India’s Central Bureau of Investigation said that the country has 2 million non-profit organizations–one for every 600 people. However, many within the non-profit sector believe the figure could be much higher.
In April 2013, 20-year-old Chirayu Jain made a phone call to the office of Hindustan Pencils, which manufactures the popular Nataraj and Apsara pencils and Colorama art materials. Jain wanted to know why Colorama’s peach-colored crayon was labeled “skin,” even though it was clearly not the skin tone of most Indians. Jain wanted the company to change the crayon’s name.
