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Remembering Bhagat Singh, Reclaiming the Right to be A Free Thinker

It is quite a striking experience when, in Europe – including in France which is the historical birthplace of secularism –, one gets automatically told, for example, "Oh, you are a Hindu!" if one says one is Indian, or "Oh, you are a Muslim! if one says one is Algerian.

MeToo India: A Small Step For A Long Way Ahead

While sifting through my Instagram feeds, I accidently stumbled...

19th-century Hindu reformers would cringe at the Happenings at Sabarimala Today

Congress and BJP have descended on Sabarimala temple in...

Liberalism and Sabarimala: Why Shashi Tharoor is Wrong

Shashi Tharoor, in an article published in The Print...

Women candidates break records in the 2018 US midterm elections

Sharice Davids, the first lesbian Native American Congresswoman. EPA-EFE  The 2018...

Delaying Marriage By A Year Can Empower Women Against Domestic Violence

Representational Image  Mumbai: Delaying marriage by even one year could significantly...

Activists attacked by suspected Coal Mafia: Meghalaya

In yet another act of intimidation, a social activist...

#MeToo: Working Class Women Share Their Stories

A report on the public talk organised by GATWU,...

“Sabarimala is more an issue of gender equality than of religious freedom”

Writers and academics on the Sabarimala conflictIn a landmark...

Wide Gender Gap In Mobile Phone Access Is Hurting India’s Women

Mumbai: A 33-percentage-point gender gap in mobile phone ownership...

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