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The Sabarimala Conundrum: Absurd Customs Need To Evolve With Time
There was a recent article in the Deccan Chronicle about the origins of the Sabarimala temple and the legend of Lord Ayyappa in which eminent historian MGS Narayanan has mentioned that the Sabarimala...
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‘We Are Each Responsible For The Injustices Of The Men We Place On Pedestals’
Over the past decade, despite the impediments, a number of victories have been won in the war to achieve justice for women sexually exploited by India’s spiritual leaders. In 2017, Gurmeet Ram Rahim...
View ArticleDear Indian Men, It’s About Time We Introspect How Our Actions Affect Those...
The past few weeks have been a welcome change for India. Finally, Indian women are coming forward against a bulwark of social stigma and voicing out their experiences which were muffled and hushed for...
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Are All Menstruating Women An Object Of Enticement For Men?
Does celibacy mean not being in contact with women? Are menstruating women untouchables? Are all menstruating women an object of enticement for men? Does menstruation make women go on a crazy...
View Article‘The Necklace’ By French Author Maupassant Throws Light On The Aspirations Of...
The middle-class people, for centuries, have aspired to become rich and prosperous. Famous French author Guy de Maupassant’s short story ‘The Necklace’ throws light on the never-ending aspirations of...
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‘Aap Karte Mere Saath Sex?’ The Day My Interview With An Auto Driver Went Off...
The day my research interview with a Hyderabad auto driver went off script to include sex, desire and consent. By Sneha Illustrations: Debasmita Das So, here we were. Prem and I. Subject and...
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Media Is Scared To Talk About Hindu Fundamentalism After Gauri’s Death:...
Gauri Lankesh was murdered by three gunmen outside her residence in Bengaluru on September 5, 2017 after she had returned home from work. She was the editor of the Kannada weekly ‘Lankesh Patrike’....
View ArticleMake In Hindu Rashtra
On a lazy weekend, wild thoughts ran. What if RSS and its political arm BJP indeed become successful in establishing India as a Hindu Rashtra? Of course, it is a scary thought and scarier in reality,...
View ArticleBJP And RSS Have Lost The Battle Of Perception In Kerala For The Second Time
After the initial hype about the Sabarimala verdict, the protests at Sabarimala, and the scuffle that ensued between the police and the protesters, the five-day darshan period passed off without any...
View ArticleKavitha Lankesh Talks About The #MeToo Movement in Sandalwood And Section 377
Famous blogger Titas Biswas spoke to filmmaker Kavitha Lankesh, sister of late journalist Gauri Lankesh, on the #MeToo movement in the Kannada Film Industry and Section 377 of the IPC. Titas Biswas...
View ArticleDo The Differently Abled Have To Be Extraordinary To Be Accepted In The Society?
When a loved one is diagnosed with a medical condition, many questions emerge: How will they cope with the harsh realities of the world? How do you deal with someone who is different from others? How...
View ArticleDid You Know That There Are Only 3 Psychiatrists Per A Million People In India?
In olden days, people believed that the brain of the mentally ill was possessed by demons or spirits, so they used to drill a hole into the skull of the person so that the demon possessing the brain...
View ArticleExplained: The Myth About Sardar Patel “Unifying” India Alone
Prime Minister Narendra Modi never misses an opportunity to blame country’s first PM Jawaharlal Nehru for all the ills that the country is facing presently. He has repeatedly asserted that India would...
View ArticleE-Waste Management: Lessons From The EU And Why India Should Wake Up And...
By Daniel Pail In 2012, the European Union (EU) produced 9.45 million tons of electronic waste. Only 35% of this e-waste was properly disposed and reached certified, local recycling plants. The rest...
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Explained: The Land Conflict In Jharkhand And Why Tribals Are Up In Arms...
By Rhea Dangwal Push came to shove as I stood right in the middle of a massive Adivasi Aakrosh Maha Rally in Jharkhand back in November 2016. Ranchi had seen many such demonstrations but this one,...
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चोली के पीछे क्या है? स्तन से जुड़ी वो बातें जो हमें जाननी चाहिए
स्तन/बूब्स। क्या आप इनके बारे में और जानना चाहते हैं? चलिए उस एक सवाल के साथ शुरुआत करते हैं जो वैज्ञानिकों को पागल कर देता है। इंसानों के स्तन आखिर होते क्यों हैं? स्तन दूध-निर्माण करने वाले...
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I Visited This MP District To Prove That Swachh Bharat Site Claims Don’t...
To counter the problem of open defecation in India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan in 2014. An initial glance at the beautifully designed website for SBM shows that...
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मुझे नहीं पता पाकिस्तान में आसिया बीबी ने अपने जीवन के लगभग 8 वर्ष जेल में कैसे बिताए होंगे, वो भी उस अपराध में जिसका उसे पता भी नहीं। आखिर क्यों एक ग्यारह साल की बच्ची को मौत देने के लिए 80 वर्ष के...
View ArticleExplained: Causes And Impacts Of River Water Pollution In India
River water pollution is a global problem and not peculiar to India. However, rising pollution of rivers in India is a significant concern for the Indian government and population. India is home to...
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Scrapping of B.A. (Social Science) In The Hyderabad Campus: An InjusTISS
Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) had launched the bachelor’s degree programme in Social Sciences from the academic year 2012 in three of its off-campuses, namely Guwahati, Tuljapur and...
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