Too Smart To Be A Good Mother? A Feminist Reimagining Of Shakuntala Devi
A thinking woman was considered such a breach of nature that a Harvard doctor reported during his autopsy on a Radcliffe graduate he discovered that her uterus had shrivelled to the size of a pea -The...
View ArticleIt’s Prashant Bhushan Vs Justice Arun Mishra’s Problematic ‘Khap Panchayat’
If they think that Prashant Bhushan will apologize during the two-day extension in the Khap panchayat headed by Justice Arun Mishra, it is because they are incapable of understanding not only Bhushan...
View ArticleIs Freedom Of Speech Free In 2020 India?
Prashant Bhushan has fought many battles in the courtroom over his three decades career as a lawyer and public activist. And today he stands in the hallways of the court again fighting a battle against...
View ArticleAs India Rages About Freedom Of Speech, How Well Do We Know It?
Freedom of speech is a democratic ideal in ancient Greece, that is, the freedom of citizens to express their views without government restrictions. In many countries, the Constitution guarantees...
View Article‘Dil Bechara’s’ Manny Echoed Sushant’s Feelings For Him After He Left Us
Sushant Singh Rajput and Sanjana Sanghi-starrer Dil Bechara is an adaption of John Green’s The Fault In Our Stars and carries along with it, the madness and love, before filling our hearts with...
View ArticleI Had Period Sex And I Liked It
A still from Parched. Sex is always fun for me. Periods are always an inconvenience for me. So why in the world would I bring these two oddballs together? Let’s go back to 2014 when I still hadn’t had...
View ArticleKangana, What Is This Behaviour?
By Aatish Shinde and Gayatri Kotbagi Just when I thought I had seen it all this year, I see Kangana Ranaut declaring that there is no valid medical proof of mental illness and asking whether ‘MRI scans...
View Article“There Are Moments When I Wish I Was A Man”
Coming from a relatively protected upbringing, I have not experienced the kind of violence and discrimination that many women in our country face on a daily basis. But I happen to believe that...
View ArticleWhy Is Our Society Obsessed With The Idea Of Productivity And ‘Working Hard’?
As we confine ourselves to our houses during the pandemic, our screen time has increased. In order to fight the boredom, social media and humans have created various ways. These days, nobody denies the...
View ArticleBleed Eco: Towards Hygienic Menstruation In Educational Institutions Across...
The Bleed Eco Project is a campaign that has been launched, in association with the Youth Ki Awaaz Action Network on Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM). Here, we aim at spreading awareness about...
View ArticleEven Without A Menstrual Leave Policy, These Initiatives Are Supporting MHM...
It is common parlance that India needs a menstrual policy. While it is necessary to have a nationwide policy that can bring the agenda of menstrual hygiene management to the forefront, that is not the...
View ArticleSex Work And The Glaring Economics Of Unemployment During Periods
There is a lack of knowledge and understanding when it comes to seeing how menstrual hygiene management differs for sex workers who have to even work during their periods. Most engage in sex work...
View Article“You Don’t Look So Disabled”: I’ve Been Navigating Life In An Ableist World
Trigger Warning: Experience of Bullying and Ableism. “How do you make friends? You can’t even walk properly.” These were the words that I heard in the first year of my college hostel room. Traumatic...
View ArticleWhy Indian Media Houses ‘Must Fix Their Diversity Problem’
The media serves as one of the most important institutions in any democracy, shaping public opinion on important issues such as protests, policies, and election candidates. Given its ability to change...
View ArticleProductivity At The Cost Of Well-Being
By Manak Matiyani: The mental health crisis we are seeing in India as a result of COVID-19 isn’t new—it’s just the old problem, in the new normal. Just as with every other aspect of the pandemic, the...
View ArticleDelhi University Student Wins The World’s Fastest Human Calculator Title At...
Twenty one-year-old Neelakanta Bhanu Prakash from Hyderabad has emerged as the fastest human calculator in the world by securing gold medal for India in the Mental Calculation World Championship at...
View ArticleWhat Role Do Anganwadi And Asha Workers Play In Ensuring Menstrual Health?
In India, the discussion around menstrual hygiene is either ignored or holds very little importance. Even after taking various steps to ensure menstrual health management through grassroots health...
View ArticleHey Society, What’s The Deal With Infantilizing People With Disabilities?
The other day, I was waiting for a friend at the station, when I found this lady staring right at me. To cut the awkwardness I smiled and said: “Hi there.” To which she replied with something like, “oh...
View ArticleWhy I Think The SC Ruling To Hold JEE And NEET Is Unfavourable For Students
The Supreme Court rejected the plea for the postponement of the JEE and NEET examinations thus sealing the dates for the examination that will now be conducted in the first week of September and on 13...
View Article#DemocracyAdda: This Election Season, What Are The Aspirations Of Young Bihar?
Floods, pandemic and reverse migration adding to the existing job crisis, Bihar—the only state to hold elections amid this pandemic—is struggling with myriad issues at the moment. The issues highlight,...
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