New look, new features and a new spirit... yes we are back for good!Purdafash has been revamped for a new season of participatory news making. Now citizens and journalists come together to create a social news network and build campaigns surrounding issues of core public interest. The new PHP version of Purdafash (the previous being Ruby on Rails) monetizes on drawing the skills of both the skilled and unskilled at news collection and dissemination.The redesign was achieved through a proces... Read Full Story

Was it the question or tone or stare that made me re-consider the most significant decision of my life. Here I was, just off my flight from overseas, convinced that Purdafash was where my heart and future lay rather than the placement from IIM Calcutta. I had spent the past couple of months convincing complete strangers that Purdafash was a sound investment. And now my dad needed the second round of convincing. Settling down with him to an uncomfortable silence, I wondered what provoked su... Read Full Story

"The ordinary middle class people did not have to become Mahatma Gandhi... the danger is that .. most middle class Indians have swung to the other extreme, where notions of public good play no role whatsoever in their lives. The challenge is to find a modus vivendi, a middle ground between these two polarities."- Pavan K. Varma, Director General, Indian Council for Cultural RelationsWhat is the point of differentiation between thought and action? Between will and power? Between hope... Read Full Story

Have you ever felt the stiffening of your facial muscles.. the shear heightening of your senses... the consciousness of your own movements... .. ...due to proximity of a 'khaki vardi?'How natural is it for a citizen of free India to be always aware of the gaze of a sauntering policeman? Is this a reflection of our own conscience... or rather the manifestations of the fear of the all-supreme police force which has become a normal routine for all of us?The Indian Police force might have... Read Full Story

Main akela hi chala tha, janib-e-manzil magar, Log saath aate gaye aur caravan banta gaya !!-Majrooh Sultanpuri600+ revolutionaries before the site was even launched...1200+ revolutionaries in 4 days...And that too without any media releases,advertisements or press conferences....Need we say any more?Thank you India for your overwhelming support !!Check out the latest on www.Purdafash.com- How fake license plates are being sold with gay abandon !! Read Full Story

For those of us living in one of the metros, every morning whether it brings anything new or not it sure does bring one big fight- the fight to get to our colleges/offices without paying at least twice the normal amount.When we at Purdafash received reports from concerned citizens at Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Chennai and Bangalore about the crumbling public transportation system, we asked them just one question- what do you think is the biggest problem in the transportation system of your city?... Read Full Story

Wikizines are interactive magazines that anyone can create or edit - and this one is called "Highlighting the Problems of Common man in India". Here you can find fresh voices and respond in real time. Some members write articles about recent news and trends related to the wikizine's topic, others recount relevant personal stories or share their favorite pictures and video clips. Got an interesting idea or story to share with other members of this wikizine? Well, then put on yo... Read Full Story

As the stock market crosses the 15,000 mark and is all set to touch the 16,000 mark pretty soon, we at Purdafash received a story from one of our CJs which highlighted how the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX) changed the farmers and traders into full time speculators to a stage where today they can’t let go of the MCX terminal even if they want to. This story set us thinking in a way that we had never thought before. Since a couple of us have dabbled at the stock exchange, the questio... Read Full Story

As the whole nation goes into a deep tizzy over the murder of Adnan by people he met on orkut, we at Purdafash received reports of Orkut being used to stalk a young girl and harass her family. And this at a time when we were extensively using orkut to contact people for content and get in touch with old contacts, some dating back to our school days so that we can get our venture up and flying. This chain of events set us thinking on what role do Orkut and other social networking sites play... Read Full Story

In our endeavor to give the common man a voice, Team Purdafash would like to give Vikas Pandey - one of our guests an opportunity to express what he feels about an incident that happened recently in Bihar. Here is what he wrote: On Tuesday night, larger than life anchors on all the leading channels (and each of them claims to be one) were busy discussing and questioning the brutal and inhumane behavior of the Bihar police. A guest on a TV show, veteran TV journalist Nalini singh questioned... Read Full Story