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The Ananya Bhat Case: A Life of Struggle and Contested Truths

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by Srinivas Rayappa0101
Since the publication of Sujatha Bhat's account of her daughter Ananya's alleged 2003 disappearance from Dharmasthala, numerous developments have unfolded that reveal both the complexities...
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The Fall of Prajwal Revanna: How a Driver’s Quest for Justice Exposed India’s Most Shocking Political Sex Scandal

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by Srinivas Rayappa0169
An in-depth investigation into how a land dispute, a brutal assault on a pregnant woman, and a driver's revenge brought down the grandson of a...
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The Shadow of Dharmasthala: When Progress Demanded Blood – The Narayan and Yamuna Murders

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by Srinivas Rayappa0141
For four generations, the men of Narayan's family had served as mahouts at the Dharmasthala temple, tending to the elephants that were as much a...
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The Shadow of Dharmasthala: The Ananya Bhat Disappearance – A Mother’s Unending Search

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by Srinivas Rayappa0278
In 2003, 21-year-old Ananya Bhat embodied everything that progressive India hoped to become—and everything that a single mother's love and sacrifice could achieve. A first-year...
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The Shadow of Dharmasthala: Padmalatha Pays the Price of Defiance

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by Srinivas Rayappa0250
On December 22, 1986, 17-year-old Padmalatha left her home in Boliyar for what should have been an ordinary day at college. She was studying 2nd...
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The Shadow of Dharmasthala: Unraveling the Soujanya Case

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by Srinivas Rayappa0678
On October 9, 2012, as rain fell steadily over the temple town of Dharmasthala in Karnataka's Dakshina Kannada district, devout 17-year-old Soujanya attended her regular...
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Gender Stereotyping and Disparity in Cinema

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by Srinivas Rayappa04880
The hero construct is very significant in our culture. A lot of the industry’s money is riding on that hero and therefore the whole attempt...
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No Entry for Men – SuperShe Island

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by Srinivas Rayappa04422
Located off the coast of Baltic Sea, SuperShe Island is the first and only island just for shes. While the SuperShe community is global, the...
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Reminiscing The Indomitable Spirit of Women in India’s Freedom Struggle

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by Srinivas Rayappa08289
Fearless, Forthright and Fierce, best depict the qualities of women who actively participated in India's Freedom struggle. Much is spoken and written about men who...
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Rani Rashmoni – Defeating Orthodoxy, Patriarchy and the East India Company

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by Srinivas Rayappa04951
Rashmoni was born on 28 September 1793 in Kona village, (in present-day Halisahar) to the blissful couple Harekrishna Das and Rampriya Devi. Her mother passed...
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Tejaswini Yojana – Unlocking The Untapped Potential Of Young Women

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by Srinivas Rayappa02410
Several studies have highlighted that women’s economic empowerment is central to realizing women’s rights and gender equality. Women’s economic empowerment includes women’s ability to participate...