Honour Killings, Acquittals & Pleas For Justice
On February 14, 2022, a court acquitted Muhammad Waseem, the brother of Qandeel Baloch, of her murder. Waseem had strangulated...
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‘Hijab’ Row: A Piece Of Cloth, A Gaping Rift
Article 25 of the Constitution Of India grants to its citizens the "Freedom of conscience and free profession, practice and...
Expediting Criminalisation Of Marital Rape
In what is a shocking development but also a reflection of the dominant, overwhelmingly patriarchal strain of thought in our...
Opinion: Netaji And His Chequered Legacy
The recent news cycle has thrown up two main versions of the historical endowments of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose and...
Youngest Woman To Fly Solo Around The World
Making memories of outstanding aviator Amelia Earhart come to life again, 19-year-old Zara Rutherford has become the youngest woman to...
Making Sense Of Misogyny, Then & Now
Last week, actor Siddharth made news for the wrong reasons. Commenting on a tweet by badminton player Saina Nehwal, he...
A Look At The ‘Bulli Bai’ App Case & Our Youth
The alleged mastermind of the egregious 'Bulli Bai' app has been arrested. He is a 21-year old app developer and...
In Memoriam: Danish Siddiqui, ‘Journalist Of The Year’
Pulitzer awardee photojournalist Danish Siddiqui, who died during an assignment in Afghanistan on July 16, 2021, has been posthumously awarded...
Violence Against Women By Other Women
A few days ago, a Dharma Sansad was held in Haridwar, the holy city on the banks of the holy...
1971 Indira Omission: Deliberate Or By Default?
India celebrated the 50th anniversary of the liberation of Bangladesh on December 16, 2021. It was a grand affair --...
What Ails Our Military Aviation & The Remedies
With the tragic crash of the Indian Air Force Mi-17V5 helicopter carrying Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat, his...
Bhopal Gas Leak: An Ongoing Tragedy, 37 Yrs And Counting
Thirty-seven years ago today, on the intervening night of December 2-3, 1984, a potent poison permeated the air and environment...
26/11: The Questions That Remain, 13 Years On
I remember lucidly what I was doing on November 26, 2008 when news began trickling in of multiple terror attacks...
The Victory And The Battle That Rages On
At around 9 a.m. today, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a surprise announcement. In his address to the nation,...
COP26: Feats, Foibles And Failures
The UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) drew to a close yesterday, Friday, November 12. When it began, almost two weeks...
Advertising Bigotry And All That Implies
Recently, several advertisements have been making headlines for all the wrong reasons. The ensuing brouhaha -- over a missing 'bindi'...
Women As Vote Bank: The Need Of The Hour
There are many women-centric parties in the world and three such in India. The Indian ones are the Womanist Party...
Saving The Sambhavna Clinic And Its Endless Possibilities
The first time I visited the Sambhavna Trust Clinic was in 2009, when I was working with a national newspaper....
The Case Against Ownership Of Pets
I have had six pets in my life till now. I have opaque memories of the first one, Lucy, and...
Why The IAF Rape Case Took Me Back Over 20 Years
Yesterday, a woman officer of the Indian Air Force levelled serious allegations against her seniors in the service, alleging that...
‘Environment Parliament’ Calls For Sustainable Growth
A National 'Environment Parliament' was held in Bhopal on Thursday to shine a light on the importance of sustainable growth...
The Girl Who Was Killed For Wearing Jeans
On July 19, a girl was killed in Uttar Pradesh's Deoria for wearing jeans. Yes, you read that right. Killed...
The Curious Case Of The War In Afghanistan
"What was the point of all the destruction, killing and misery they brought us? I wish they had never come,"...
Why ‘Work From Home’ Works So Well For So Many
It was 2010. I had just shifted to a new city in order to take up a new job. The...
Employees Are Quitting Instead of Giving Up Work From Home
A six-minute meeting drove Portia Twidt to quit her job. She'd taken the position as a research compliance specialist in...
