Delhi’s Horror: Professor Recounts Being Punched And Abused By Man At A...
By Radhika Menon: Editor’s note: On January 3, Radhika Menon, a professor at Delhi University, stopped at a petrol pump to get her car refuelled, when she was abused, thrashed and harassed by a young...
View Articleपढ़िए कैसा होता है एक पुलिसवाले के लिए यौन हिंसा का बयान सुनना
मुझे बेंगलुरु जैसे एक सभ्य, और आधुनिक माने जाने वाले समाज की तो नहीं पर बदायूं जैसे पिछड़े इलाके की उस लड़की की आंख अभी भी नज़र आती है। समाज आधुनिक हो पिछड़ा यौन हिंसा के बीज तो हर जगह ही हैं। और हर समाज...
View Article‘Girl, The Blame Is On You! So, Stop Existing!’
Dear girl, You were groped, but the blame is on you! You were taking the public transport to your college. But you had a bust and a butt. How seductive! Your fellow passenger was tempted to squeeze...
View ArticleTechnology To The Rescue: App Helps Health Workers In Uttarakhand Improve...
As the election dates have just been declared for Uttarakhand along with Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Goa and Manipur, this is as good a time as any to shine a spotlight on an exciting initiative Uttarakhand...
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These ‘Solar Sisters’ Are Bringing Electricity To Rural Rajasthan, And How!
By Renu Rakesh: Rukmani Devi Katara, Maya Roat, Babli Devi have many things in common; they live in remote villages in Rajasthan’s Dungarpur district, share a tribal heritage, have lived with abject...
View ArticleThe ‘Burkini Issue’ Reveals What Happens When Women Take Control
By Elayne Clift: Vermont (Women’s Feature Service) – In France, a woman is publicly humiliated when the police force her to remove her burkini while she is at the beach. In another incident, an...
View Article#NotMyIndia: As a Proud Indian, I’m Scared of The Legacy We’ll Leave Behind
The inspiration for this article came to me from the Twitter hashtag #NotmyPresident that people in USA used to express their dismay and anguish on the election of Donald Trump as the next President of...
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Tribute To A Father Who Prepared Me For ‘Dangal’ Of My Life
Aamir Khan’s latest release Dangal, though a biographical sport drama based on the life of former wrestler Mahavir Singh Phogat and the struggle of his two wrestler daughters, confronting the...
View Article‘I Always Knew That I Am Not A Guy’
By Maahi Arora: I always knew that I am not a guy. Some people may find this funny and laugh, but the reproductive organs I have are not what define me. Whenever I used to look at girls, I used to...
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Meet Mayamma, The Malayali Drag Queen Who Is ‘Namaslay’-ing Patriarchy!
Drag is an art form that has existed for centuries, a performative expression that transcends gender binaries, and turns heteronormativity on its heel. Though in the West, the form gained more...
View ArticleBeing A Woman In Bundelkhandi Politics Ain’t Easy
She’s known for her “manly” style and hot temper in Haidergarh block of District Barabanki. And of course, her supremely addictive self-confidence. Her name is Rani Kanojia and she’s a well-known...
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With Violence Affecting So Many Women, It’s Important They Be Part of...
New York – Each day in the city of Kunduz in northern Afghanistan, a radio station runs programmes that educate women about their rights. The station was founded by the women’s human rights defender...
View ArticleTrump’s ‘Locker Room Talk’ Shows That Consent Is Never Just A Matter Of...
#NotAllMen is predictably solipsistic, dangerously abdicative and prevaricates the very crisis that drew out such a response in the first place, a crisis which is as much a social one as it is a law...
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दुनिया झमेले में, दो दिन के मेले में…
पुस्तक मेला हो तो दिल्ली में हो वरना नहीं हो। प्रगति मैदान मेट्रो स्टेशन से ही मुंह में भोंपू (लाउडस्पीकर) लगाकर सीआईएसएफ का जवान जब दाएं जाएं-बाएं जाएं करता है तो एहसास हो जाता है कि कितनी भीड़ होगी...
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Caste Never Leaves You
My birth was my immortal accident. I was born white with skin made of smooth polyester. They put me through 250 degrees of fire to bake me in a deep blue with white writing. I was cut and stitched. The...
View Articleरोहित वेमुला मरा नहीं करते, वे तो बीज हैं, पौधों की तरह उग आते हैं।
‘गुड मॉर्निंग, जब आप सब यह खत पढ़ रहे होंगे, मैं आपसे दूर चला जा चुका हूंगा…मैं इस तरह की चिट्ठी पहली बार लिख रहा हूं। पहली बार, आखिरी खत’… यह वाक्य रोहित वेमुला ने 17 जनवरी 2016 को लिखा था। यही उनकी...
View ArticleTwo Delhi Doctors On What Sex Reassignment Surgeries Are Like In India
As I sit in Dr. Narendra Kaushik’s office at the Olmec Cosmetic Surgery Centre, in Pitampura, he recalls a story about a very successful sex-reassignment surgery (SRS) he had performed. “Once we make...
View ArticleMy Mom’s Sex Life
Disclaimer – I am a 24 year old Delhi girl who feels like all other things, sex is a topic which should be openly and easily discussed. If you are scandalised by such information, please don’t read...
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‘Dalits May Be Untouchable, But Their Votes Are Clearly Not’: An Eye-Opening...
For the last 30 years, human rights activist Martin Macwan has tirelessly fought for the rights of the Dalit community in Gujarat, mobilizing them against caste oppression. In 1989, Macwan formed The...
View ArticleA Letter To Patriarchy
Dear Patriarchy, This is to inform you that your application to find a functional place in my life is being officially rejected. I am very sorry to disappoint you. Actually, no. I am not sorry to...
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