Gender and Sexuality

Every Wave Has a Memory: Women, Waters and the Promise of November 5

When the women of the sea rise, the tides will rise with them to recognise and honour the daughters of the oceans. On November 5 this year, fisherwomen across...

IIT-BHU: Female student molested, abused and stripped by three bike-borne men inside campus

Hundreds of students sit on protests inside campus, raise demand for justice and safer campus for women

2023 Navaratri Women Human Rights Defenders Campaign: Hindus for Human Rights

In a unique nomination exercise, the Hindus for Human Rights (HHR) a US-based advocacy group has announced a Navaratri Women Human Rights Defenders Campaign that extends solidarity to women from South Asia

Marriage Equality Judgment not on constitutional morality disappointing: PUCL

The PUCL has expressed disappointment at the consensus in five SC judges that the right to marry does not constitute a fundamental right and states that this is a departure from international law

Marriage Equality Case: No right to marry, form civil unions or adopt says SC

By a ratio of 3:2, the constitutional bench of the Supreme Court held that the state cannot be obligated to grant legal status to civil unions; unanimously declined to allow recognition to same-sex marriages

In the face of conservative opposition, India’s Supreme Court will decide on petitions on Same-Sex Marriage

Months of June and July 2023 resounded with arguments for and against same sex marriage unions with an interesting alliance of conservatives across the religious and ideological spectrum opposing the moves, some with the most regressive arguments, advanced by the union of India

Horrifying instances of rape in MP and Mahrashtra, accused booked under POCSO

Reports of two minors have been raped have emerged from Madhya Pradesh’s Ujjain and Mumbai’s Jogeshwari.

India ‘lacks’ evidence of contraception use, has one of highest adolescent pregnancies

The international community has been celebrating World Contraception Day...

Wither Intersectionality? Women’s reservation and (lack of) inclusivity 

The exclusion of Bahujan women does not serve the purpose of inclusion and empowerment

Stop saluting us, treat us as equals, TN MP Kanimozhi Karunanidhi’s impassioned speech on the Women’s Reservation Bill

Delivering a short but powerful speech the DMK MP from Thuthukudi (Tamil Nadu) traces the history of this yet to become law and points out how it was in her state, that the Justice Party, Nidi Kachi passed a resolution on May 10, 1921 to grant voting rights for woman for the first time in India

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At a press conference ahead of Bihar’s first phase of polling, the Congress leader unveiled “The H Files,” alleging systematic manipulation of Haryana’s electoral rolls, use of a Brazilian model’s photo in 22 voter IDs, and “industrialised rigging” under the Election Commission’s watch

Pregnant woman deported despite parents on 2002 SIR rolls, another homemaker commits suicide

In West Bengal, a pregnant woman’s deportation despite her parents’ names on the 2002 voter list, and a homemaker’s suicide amid renewed SIR-NRC fears, lay bare a growing climate of dread—where citizenship, identity, and the right to belong have become matters of anxiety and loss

Seven Dimensions of Zohran Mamdani’s Win Hold Significance For Indians

His triumph demonstrates that that an authentic progressive position has political rewards even in a city identified with capitalism, that youth can overcome entrenched political leaders, that economic redistribution still motivates voters, and that moral consistency on difficult issues can be rewarded rather than punished.

Silence in the Statistics: What NCRB data won’t tell you about dissent

When fewer crimes are recorded, it may signal not peace, but the success of a system designed to silence without a trace

Uttarakhand HC pulls up police over mob attack in Ramnagar, seeks action against BJP leader for inciting communal violence

Bench directs action taken report by November 6; Petitioner alleges political protection to main accused

Ritwik Ghatak transcended realms unexplored to reinvent art of Indian revolutionary film making

One hundred years of Ritwik Ghatak on November 4 (November 4, 1925-February 6, 1976), revolutionary filmmaker, visionary artist, and committed Marxist. His work continues to influences profoundly, unsettling and inspiring in equal measure

The Silencing of Dissent: Bar Council’s suspension of Advocate Asim Sarode is a stark case of selective justice

While Pune-based lawyer Asim Sarode is punished for critiquing judicial complacency and political overreach, lawyers who have delivered actual hate speeches walk free. The Bar Council’s action marks a chilling moment for freedom of speech in the legal profession