 is the recruitment, transportation, or transfer of people, with the intention of making money by force, fraud, or deception. Men, women, and children have all become victims of this crime, which is been happening in every corner of the world. To deceive and coerce their victims, traffickers frequently resort to violence, sham employment agencies, and false promises of education and job opportunities.

Traffickers force their victims into performing sexual activities or manual labor. They hunt for people who are vulnerable for various reasons, such as psychological or emotional weakness, economic difficulty, lack of social security net, natural calamities, or political instability. Fear of their traffickers, language barrier, and fear of law enforcement usually keep the victims from seeking help, which results in making human trafficking a secret crime. Many victims have been so traumatized that they not only stop expecting help but are also no longer able to identify themselves.

Apart from being forced to sell their bodies for sex, people are also being trafficked to be 

. Many are thrown into farms and factories to work as laborers as well. Despite the fact that boys and men are also victims, women and girls make up the majority of those recognized as being trafficked for both work and commercial sex.

, in search of job opportunities. She was soon offered a waitressing job by a woman and she accepted the opportunity. But things, however, took a turn for the worst. Karimova and some other girls were locked in an apartment while their employers seized their passports and other documents. Later, they were given fake IDs in exchange for the real ones. The women, along with Karimova, were put on a plane with their fake passports. Karimova said in an interview that she was sent to a nightclub and was forced to be a sex slave and was expected to earn at least 10,000 USD by the end of the month. Her life was absorbed by the nightclub job for 18 months. One evening, she saw a police car arriving while leaving the club, and instead of fleeing, Karimova stayed there and let the police arrest her. She was sent back to her home, but since her ID was fake, Karimova had to spend a year in jail. She filed a police complaint about the traffickers and three of them were arrested.

After Karimova was released from prison, she was left to live on the streets, humiliated and unemployed. She returned to the sex industry until she was contacted by 

, an organization that helps women who have been victims of sex and drug trafficking. She was hesitant to accept at first, but eventually, she accepted the help. Now, Karimova is working to prevent situations like the one she found herself in.

 was misled by another woman from her village who sent her to a birth trafficking ring in 

. Khawng Nu said in an interview that there were more than 40 women, some as young as 16, on the floor of the building where she was detained. She also revealed in the interview that the traffickers provided pills to the women and injected them with sperm in order to carry children for the Chinese men. If the women showed any sign of resistance, they would be beaten and tormented.

However, Khawng Nu was one of those lucky girls who managed to send a message to her family. By paying her ransom, her family was finally able to attain her location. Upon arriving in her village, Khawng Nu managed to rescue five more women with the help of local authorities. The trafficking broker of her village was also arrested.

Millions of girls are often found in the same situation as Karimova and Khawng Nu were once in. Human trafficking is a hideous crime that destroys a person’s life, family, and dreams. The government should make an effort to put an end to this crime by educating people about human trafficking and how they can detect the signs of it. It is vital to start spreading awareness about this topic in schools so that children do not become victims of human trafficking.

Human Trafficking: The Modern Day Slavery

In 2010, the removal of the former chairman, 

, overshadowed the third edition of the Indian Premier League. He was fired from the role of Chairman after being allegedly accused of felony, incivility, and financial misconduct. In 2013, BCCI started an investigation and Modi was found guilty of all accusations, thus ruining the gentleman’s gesture of the game. He disputed the allegations and went to London just as the Enforcement Directorate (ED) began an inquiry into potential financial irregularities.

 shared her experiences as a cheerleader for the Indian Premier League in 2012. She stated how cheerleaders were mistreated by the flirtatious behavior of the players. Gabriella was an employee of 

 team. Her statement caused a stir in the cricket world and soon she was removed from the Mumbai franchise.

 aired a sting operation, accusing five players of spot-fixing. 

, President of the Indian Premier League, immediately suspended those players in response to the news. 

TP Sudhindra (Deccan Chargers), Abhinav Bali (Delhi Daredevils), Mohnish Mishra (Pune Warriors)

 were among the five accused players. However, the news went on to claim that none of the well-known players were found guilty. Regarding the report’s credibility, 

, the editor-in-chief of the news channel, India TV, stated that he had no doubts about the sting operation’s legitimacy and was willing to go to court.

, a member of the Pune Warriors India team and one of the accused players, was recorded on tape admitting that the franchise paid them black money in a sting operation. Mishra said that he received $15 million from them, of which $12 million was black money. He was also kicked off his team.

In 2013, the cricketing world was again left appalled after Delhi Police arrested 

 of the Rajasthan Royals team, accusing them of alleged match fixing. On the other hand, Mumbai Police arrested 

, son-in-law of Chennai Super King’s owner, former president of the BCCI, and former Chairman of the ICC, 

. They were accused of alleged betting and being involved with gamblers.

In 2015, the Supreme Court announced a suspension of 2 years for both the teams, 

 They were not allowed to play in either the 2016 or the 2017 editions of the Indian Premier League. However, they were permitted to play in further matches from the year 2018.

Pune Warriors India declared their resignation from the Indian Premier League in 2013. They had failed to pay the entire franchise fee for the previous year. 

, which owns the franchise, opted to walk out of the league when the BCCI cashed the bank guarantee, which was rocked at the time by the match-fixing scandal.

Despite all these controversies, IPL remains one of the 

 in India. It is the most-attended cricket league in the world, ranking sixth among all sports leagues in terms of average attendance in 2014. In 2010, IPL became the world’s first live streamed athletic event on 

 stated that IPL’s brand value in 2019 was Rs. 47,500 crores. The 2015 IPL season donated 150-million USD to the Indian economy’s GDP. With 31.57 million average impressions and a 23% increase in overall consumption over the 2019 season, the 2020 IPL season broke an incredible viewership record. By winning the 2021 season, Chennai Super Kings are the current IPL holders.

Indian Premier League: A Gentlemen’s Game?

The New York Times Best Seller is a list of most popular books in the 

. The ranks are based on the sales the books make per week. The NYT best seller list was 

 and since then it has remained one of the most famous lists – for bookworms to get a hold of trending books.

, an American news website, one must be able to sell at least 5000 books within a week to become a NYT best seller. But that is just the tip, as the NYT team does not use that information to release the list. So, even if your book comes under the NYT best seller list, it does not necessarily mean it will appear on other lists too.

The New York Times (NYT) best seller list is updated every Wednesday at 7PM EST. The team, in addition to managing the list, also writes the descriptions for the new releases. These titles are more likely to be seen in a bookstore or on the website as a best-seller. As the list has a lot of categories, it becomes easier for the books to fall into any one of them.

The category of the NYT best seller list includes genres such as 

paperback nonfiction, young adult, advice, children’s, food and fitness, humor, education, sports, business, science, politics, relationship

 and many more. If an author gets into any one of these categories, even if their books are at the bottom of the list, they can use the New York Times best seller tag on all of their books for the rest of their lives.

Because of the vast categories which the NYT team provides, authors get more and more chances of being recognized as a best-seller. Even if their books are not read by many, they can still become best selling authors.

Since the best-seller list comes out every week, a lot of books get the chance to appear on it. And as the list is published weekly, the team ranks and writes the descriptions based on the data given by the bookstores. This is why almost every book is a “

”, regardless of the fact that it is well written or not. Once a book becomes a New York Times best seller, people start to advertise it more. This advertisement helps a considerable deal in gathering more readers for the book.

It’s been said by many that the publishing company also has a hand in making their book a best-seller. They buy the slot in the NYT beforehand and with enough advertisement, the book seems to make a lot of recognition among readers. Some even call the New York Times best seller list biased against Conservatives. Once, an unknown book from an unknown author made its way to the ‘

’. After the investigation was made, it came into notice that it was not because a lot of people were reading that book but because the author and publisher had ordered a large number of their books from bookstores that work with the NYT team.

Buying your way into the team is not that difficult. All you have to do is place orders at the stores which report to the New York Times team. The NYT team is aware of this method and are actively working to put an end to such practices. If a book appears to be ordered in large numbers, NYT would usually put a cross on that book’s placement on the list to warn readers that something fishy might be going on. Or, sometimes if they believe the book sales are illegitimate, they remove the book from the list entirely.

Nevertheless, the most important reason for a book to be a New York Times best seller is still the fact that there are hundreds of best-seller lists, and a book only needs to appear on any one of them to qualify. The list will sometimes say “

” instead. Pre-sales are also used to rate books, which is how brand new books end up on the lists.

Why is every book a New York Times Best-Seller?

’, here we are amidst another propaganda targeting Muslim women. ‘Right to Education’ is an Indian’s fundamental right, as much as ‘Right to Freedom of Religion.’ To oppose these girls, students portraying Hindutva mindset came out to protest, wearing saffron shawls. Hence there came a perfect excuse to make this an issue to spread communal hatred.

Not one, but two fundamental rights are being violated at the same time and the National President of Rashtriya Hindu Sena, 

 had the audacity to attack the Muslim students: “

This obduracy has the mindset of taking them (students) to the level of a terrorist. Now they say Hijab, next they will ask for Burqa (veil), further they will insist on Namaz and mosque. Is this a school or your religious center?

What I say is that without giving chance for public debate, they (students asking for Hijab) should be issued a transfer certificate and kicked out. This mindset is most dangerous

The deep-rooted patriarchal outlook amongst the Indians always direct them to accuse women—whether for their dressing sense or any other choice they made for themselves. The latest trend is to apply communal angle in every issue, and this time there is support of the younger generation.

A Hindu man wearing saffron robes can be the chief minister of an Indian state but a Muslim student can’t attend her classes wearing hijab? In numerous schools, there have been practices such as reciting shlokas in prayers, invoking Hindu deities in various events, etc. Was any of it ever alleged to be “

”? It’s a shame that people of India are still being blind to the politics behind the veil of ‘

’. Because, lets be honest, it was never about a headscarf. The Muslim women did not just wake up and decided to go to their schools wearing hijabs. It’s a legacy going on for ages. So why these ministers and principals did suddenly realize about uniformity not being followed?

On 8th February 2022, a video went viral on social media showing a student in hijab being heckled by a mob of Hindu men wearing saffron scarves. The boys were heckling their scarves at the girl and chants of ‘

’ were thrown at her for wearing hijab. The girl did not back down from the bullying mob and replied to them with her own chants of ‘

’. On one hand, the girl is being praised for standing up to the mob; on the other side, this has triggered the Hindutva mindsets, who are now crying that how their religious chant is considered dangerous. They very well know, why it happened.

The authorities of the colleges think hijab as a ‘

’ but to them, Muslim students being bullied by other students is justifiable. A meeting was conveyed by the Kundapura BJP MLA, 

 during which it was decided to ban entry of students wearing the hijabs. According to them, hijab is a ‘

’ which should not be allowed in schools or colleges.

This is complete discrimination. Denying someone their constitutional right is completely wrong

, Lok Sabha MP on Karnataka hijab ban. “

These girls have been wearing hijab for a long time. What is wrong in it? How is it disturbing anyone?

‘Right to Freedom of Religion’ incorporates the right to opt for one’s religious attire. India is a secular state, and every citizen born here irrespective of their religion, is an Indian. Hijab ban is another step to target and demean Muslim women; as the haters’ misogynist thinking makes them believe that it will be easier to destroy the female section of the community. Well, 

Hijab Ban: Another Attempt at Targeting Muslim Women

Amidst the pandemic, it was not only difficult to prepare for exams but also to attend classes, even though they were online. After attending classes for so long through the online mode, the concentration level of many students dropped due to the continuous wandering on the screen. The ignorant behavior of the administration has not been helpful in this situation either. While some students were struggling to finish the paper on time, Jamia’s helpline desk number was not operative, which added more to the burden of those students who were not able to submit their answer sheets.

With one or the other person sick in the house, studying in itself was a task. Moreover, the helpline number was not responsive, which made the situation difficult for students who could not upload their answers on time due to various reasons

,” said a 1st-year student (now in 3rd year).

Be it for the re-opening of the college or any other matter, the administration’s attitude towards students has always been unfair. They have kept the students in the dark by not releasing any notice for the longest time possible and when a notice was recently released it was taken down from the site in a few hours, with the administration stating it as “

”. Thankfully, they shortly released another notice for the re-opening of the college; however, the ignorant attitude remains.

The administration gave a mere 10 days to the students before starting with offline classes and with no hostel facilities, it has been very difficult for students to travel from afar and search for PGs or apartments in such a short notice period.

Not only did we struggle to shift to a whole new city within this short span, but also were obliged to find a residence. No notice was released for the hostels and the students were left to opt for expensive PGs/flats. Even today, many are facing several issues concerning PG facilities, whilst also struggling to adapt to a whole new city”

Even after keeping the college closed for more than two years, the administration still hasn’t made the necessary arrangements for resuming offline classes. Students from distant locations are not given access to hostels. And even now, there has been no information regarding offline classes for 1st-year students.

We students of the first year were greatly unsatisfied with this partiality. We held many protests for the full reopening, but the administration didn’t care,

Recently, the examination department lost a first-year student’s answer sheets and marked her absent, thus failing her in the first-semester examination, claiming that the student did not submit the paper. However, the student insisted that she had submitted all the papers, and so the administration requested proof. Despite the evidence, the administration has yet to pass the student.

I talked to my professors about the issue. One of them told me that she had passed me with fairly good grades, but the portal shows I have failed. After finally being able to get done with the formalities for my earlier subjects, I’ll probably have to go through the misery once again, as the work has still not been done. It’s difficult to process the things happening to me when my exams for the second semester have just started

,” said a first-year student of BA English.

While all other universities in the country have reopened, JMI University remains closed for many students. Even though classes for second and third years have begun in offline mode, hostels are still unavailable for them. This only adds to the administration’s lack of loyalty toward students. When the country is still recovering from the pandemic, it is important to have an education institution with adequate administration. Effective administration supports education that goes far beyond simply imparting knowledge.

Articles by Sana Perween

Human Trafficking: The Modern Day Slavery

Indian Premier League: A Gentlemen’s Game?

Why is every book a New York Times Best-Seller?

Hijab Ban: Another Attempt at Targeting Muslim Women

Navigating through the Pandemic: Jamia Administration

Human Trafficking: The Modern Day Slavery

Indian Premier League: A Gentlemen’s Game?

Why is every book a New York Times Best-Seller?

Hijab Ban: Another Attempt at Targeting Muslim Women

Navigating through the Pandemic: Jamia Administration