VARIETY
| 6-minute read
Is rape the only legacy we are going to leave for our daughters?
There is no point in having stricter laws if we as a society are going to find ways to obliterate them.
VARIETY
| 6-minute read
Why Indian universities allow sexual predators like Atul Johri to get away
As a society, we are still making excuses for harassers and our top institutions festering this lethal environment.
POLITICS
| 5-minute read
Why men like Modi can't take Renuka Chowdhury's laughter
There is nothing worse for those with a fragile ego.
VOICES
| 5-minute read
Why Karva Chauth has made a mockery of Indian women
Such traditions tie its women to their traditional roles of being mute passive bystanders in their own lives.
VOICES
| 5-minute read
Rape laws may change in India, but what good is it if the mindset of courts doesn't?
There are myriad problems with the Mahmood Farooqui case and its verdict.
VOICES
| 4-minute read
Rakhi: The brotherly embrace of oppression
It would be a convenient lie to deny the fact that the festival has its roots in patriarchy.
VOICES
| 7-minute read
India no longer feels sick about rapes
The same nation which saw outrage spill on to its streets over Nirbhaya can't even be bothered about Rohtak gangrape.
POLITICS
| 5-minute read
Why we need to worry about ABVP's 'nationalism'
The outfit has successfully managed to brand the Left as anti-national and united itself with the public through the idea of 'greater good' and 'patriotism'.
POLITICS
| 6-minute read
AAP has given hope to Punjab
Bhagwant Mann, who was being touted as the party's problem child, has become its poster boy.
POLITICS
| 3-minute read