#HappyToBleed Campaign Is Back
Nikita Azad is back with #HappyToBleed campaign once again. Last year, on November 21, 2015, #HappyToBleed campaign was launched as a counter attack against the sexist statement given by Devaswom…
Patriarchy
Rising Divorces In India
When a marriage is no longer sacrosanct, can assisting in getting a divorce be called profane?
Masculinity Goes To The Movies…
Recently, I was tagged on Facebook to participate in something called the “80s Music Challenge.” I excitedly agreed but such social media shenanigans did not come without an ugly lesson.…
Feminism And The Politics Of The Commons
Reproduction precedes social production. Touch the women, touch the rock. 1 – Peter Linebaugh At least since the Zapatistas took over the zócalo in San Cristobal de las Casas on…
Battered Women Syndrome: Applying This Legal Doctrine In The Indian Context
Over the last decade, a shift in approach towards domestic violence has taken place and several legal reforms have been directed to assist the survivors. The Protection of Women Against…
Save Yourselves, Women Of India, As The Republic Will Not
Delhi, the national capital of India, has witnessed another gory incident involving the rape-murder of a minor. This time, a 16-year-old was allegedly raped, strangled, and then set on fire…
Gang Rape Survivor Gang Raped By The Same Accused Again
In a rule of law jurisdiction, the story of a victim of gang rape being raped by the same accused against whom court proceedings continue, might be outlandish. But, in…
The Two Child Norm Conundrum
There was a small news item in the Times of India dated 3rd July, 2016.It related to Bhopal .It read , " 3 peons breach MPs-2 child norm ,sacked." It stated that…
Towards Recognition And Identity: The Plight Of Transsexuals in Kerala
The allegations came recently in newspapers that two transsexuals are brutally attacked by the police in Kochi. This is the current situation of transgender life in Kerala albeit the existence…
In The Days Of My Youth, I Was Told What It Means To Be A Man
Over the years, I’ve written a fair amount of autobiographical pieces but it’s only recently that I’ve begun to re-explore some of these episodes from a more critical, radical perspective.…
Feminist Socialism And The Commons
Hilary Wainwright, of the Transnational Institute and co-editor of Red Pepper magazine, made a lasting impression on the Commons Transition/P2P Foundation team with her panel presentation at the recent Commons…
Dowry Deaths: India’s Shame
What the Women and Child Development Minister Ms. Maneka Gandhi, admitted on the floor of the Lok Sabha was startling, between 2012 and 2014, around 25,000 women either committed suicide…
Texas, Abortion And The US Supreme Court
The abortion right in the United States, given full force in Roe v Wade, has never been a plain sailing affair.[1] The language of rights is ever a prickly matter,…
A Quest For Identity: From Personal To Political
By J Nigam and Shalu Nigam Mature men and some women in mysterious black coats, a weary face listening, though with little attention, to these two segments arguing, fighting, abusing…
Stop Victim Shaming: No Tolerance To Misogyny At SRFTI
Being female in this world means having been robbed of the potential for human choice by men who love to hate us. One does not make choices in freedom.…
Girls Should Have Equal Access To Education For Making An Egalitarian Society
On achieving independence in 1947, it was expected and believed that India will become a nation wherein there will be no place for any kind of seclusion, exclusion and suppression…
Sex , Sexuality And Sex Education In Punjab in 21st Century
Punjab is a predominantly patriarchal agrarian society . Men head the family and women playing a subordinate role . Sikhism and Hinduism are the major religions , with Muslims and…
The Concept Of Women In Communal Ideologies: A Study Into The ideologies Of RSS And Jamat-e-Islami
A communal organization derives its ideology, base and support from religion and tradition, that is, from the past or the existing social order, and functions as a bridge between religion…
Normalisation Of Rape Culture In India: Eroticised Regressive Nationalism
There is a fine line between prevention and normalisation of any entity. When an event manifests itself through the acceptance of society , passively as an everyday occurrence or something…
Genetically MODIfied Babies In Gujarat?
By Shobha Aggarwal & Dr. P.S. Sahni “If there are two daughters born in the home, and the third child born is also a daughter, then she is told, now…
A Critique of Human Society Since The Neolithic Revolution
There is a long history of social critics and progressive thinkers offering critiques of human society. Among those who are better known, Karl Marx offered a critique of capitalism, anarchists…
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