Identity on Trial: Activists and Opposition Leaders Question India’s New Trans Bill
If the whole world’s a stage, we know ours is uneven. We therefore build and rely on institutions that can sustain a civil society where...
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A Nine-Year-Old, a Mountain, and Lessons That Last
Over the past three years, the young trekker from Delhi has quietly built an unusual relationship with the mountains. Annapurna Base Camp, Langtang Valley and...
The Shadow of Dharmasthala: When Progress Demanded Blood – The Narayan and Yamuna Murders
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...
The Shadow of Dharmasthala: The Ananya Bhat Disappearance – A Mother’s Unending Search
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...
Meet the CA-Turned-Philanthropist Empowering 10,000+ Girls Through Menstrual Awareness with #LivingMyPromise
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...
Is Morality or Outrage enough to qualify as Obscenity under Indian Law?
Youtuber/Podcaster Ranveer Allahbadia aka “BeerBisceps” recently landed on the wrong side of the law when his objectionable remarks w.r.t “parents and sex” on the show...
Marital Rape Jurisprudence: Inconsistencies Reaffirming Cruelty Based on Age
Cruelty anywhere is sickening, but cruelty within marriage is ironic and sickening! Marital rape has been a contested issue since time immemorial. The issue resurfaced...
The Vermilion Tales
"Roli di! Roli di!” Roli fell off her armchair as an urgent cry startled her out of her reverie. Once again Roli had drifted off...
Pink Tickets and Free Bus Rides For Women on DTC Buses
The Delhi government five years ago made the travel in DTC buses free for women. They are not required to pay for the ticket and...
Safe Cooking, Better Health: The Ujjwala Yojana and Its Role in Women’s Well Being
In developing countries like India clean and safe cooking especially in the rural parts of the country is a top priority of the government. Unsafe...
कैसे दशहरा बुराई को मिटाने से ज़्यादा पुतलों को जलाने का त्यौहार बन गया
दुर्भाग्य से, दशहरा अब हमारे समाज में अच्छाई या बुराई या हमारे मन और दिल में अच्छाई या बुराई को दर्शाने का दिन नहीं रह...
When Dussehra Became More About Effigies Than Eradicating Evil
As the epic tale of Ramcharitmanas drew to its culminating verses, Lord Ram won the battle with Ravan and rescued his kidnapped wife from the...