Book Review: A New Book of Essays Chronicles How London Helped Ambedkar ‘Educate, Agitate, Organise’

While Dr B.R. Ambedkar’s studies in, and connections with, Columbia University are well-known and much celebrated, not many know that he also studied for a

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‘The Dystopian Times’ by Appupen 

‘The Dystopian Times’ by Appupen  Source link

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INTERVIEW | Every Woman has the Right to Feel Safe at the Workplace: Dr R.V. Asokan, President, Indian Medical Association

The President of the IMA says the assault on medical professionals has been going on for the past two decades.  | Photo Credit: PTI The

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A.G. Noorani (1930-2024): Eminent Constitutional Expert and Prolific Writer is No More

A.G. Noorani is remembered as an intellectual who upheld the principles of democracy and constitutionalism throughout his long and distinguished career. | Photo Credit: The

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Outrage Over Kolkata Doctor’s Rape-Murder Raises Question: Who Will Educate the Boy Child?

Conservative societies vest the idea of “honour” solely in female bodies, thus deeply stigmatising rape victims, a sentiment then internalised by women, and in turn

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Kolkata Doctor’s Rape-Murder Case Evokes Larger Question: How Do We Stop Violence Against Women?

The tragedy has also ignited a firestorm in West Bengal. But the larger question remains: how do we stop the violence against women? As the

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Bengal’s Women Rise: Mamata’s Façade Crumbles Under Weight of Systemic Failures

Women in Metiaburuz do not often take to the streets to protest the culture of rape, yet they did this time in large numbers,” said

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The Death Penalty: A False Solution to Sexual Violence

The murder and rape of a resident doctor in R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata on August 8/9 led to powerful protests by

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A Selection of the Comic Strip, Sanitary Panels on the Patriarchal Mindset that Normalises Rape in India

A selection from Rachita Taneja’s comic strip “Sanitary Panels” on the patriarchal mindset that normalises rape in India. The Bengaluru-based artist, Rachita Taneja, has been

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I am Rethinking the Word ‘Dalit’ Itself: Activist-Scholar Raees Mohammed on Subclassification of Scheduled Castes

The activist Raees Mohammed says that he does not find any unified Dalit movement in Tamil Nadu. | Photo Credit: YouTube Screengrab The Supreme Court’s

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