A Paean to protest
The eyes peer from a face lined with furrows. The locks of hair are white but despite her advanced age, she is an imposing figure. Bathed in limpid light she…
Freny Manecksha
A city embraces workers, then wants them out: Demolitions and story of Jai Bhim Nagar
“Unka marzee hai hum jeeyenge… hum idhar rahenge,” (It is their choice, how we live, whether we can stay in this city) says Poonam Vishwakarma, a young woman, sitting in…
The killing of Arjun and a father’s bid for justice
In a stirring speech to his fellow lawyers on the occasion of Independence Day, Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud, underscored the importance of eliminating the barriers to accessing justice…
#Shout is scathing indictment on patriarchy and misogyny
“I don’t think rape is about sex. It is about violence and the need for power… “We talk of sexual violence. We don’t talk enough about patriarchy. We don’t talk…
Mumbai Bagh In Times of Islamophobia
The blatantly communal remarks of a taxi driver at Byculla was an acrid reminder of just how far the politics of hate have gone, with the nation’s top leaders making…
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