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

Srinivas Rayappa
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...
Legal Opinion

The Fall of Prajwal Revanna: How a Driver’s Quest for Justice Exposed India’s Most Shocking Political Sex Scandal

Srinivas Rayappa
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

Srinivas Rayappa
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

Srinivas Rayappa
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...
Editor's Pick Opinion

The Shadow of Dharmasthala: Padmalatha Pays the Price of Defiance

Srinivas Rayappa
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...
Editor's Pick Opinion

The Shadow of Dharmasthala: Unraveling the Soujanya Case

Srinivas Rayappa
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...
Opinion

Gender (In)Justice: When Hindu Personal Laws Abandon Women

Guest Author
Hindu personal laws govern marriage, adoption, guardianship, and maintenance — all deeply personal aspects of a person’s life. These laws, though codified and reformed, continue...
Opinion

FEMEN Protest in Paris and Freedom Flotilla Incident Highlight Ongoing Gaza Humanitarian Crisis

Guest Author
The FEMEN activists in Paris protested on the situation in Gaza. The FEMEN activists can be understood as the international movement of topless female activists...
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Meet the CA-Turned-Philanthropist Empowering 10,000+ Girls Through Menstrual Awareness with #LivingMyPromise

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Vaidhei Pagaria is a Rank Holder Chartered Accountant, educator, and passionate philanthropist dedicated to driving social change. As the CEO of Pagaria Welfare Foundation, she...