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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.

How media sexism demeans women and fuels abuse by men like Weinstein

The sexual abuse scandal currently embroiling media mogul Harvey...

A month after student protests, BHU yet to do much to ensure women safety

On September 22, Varanasi witnessed one of the biggest...

No Rohingya woman safe as rapists run rampant

Women interviewed by the Thomson Reuters Foundation tell of...

Bangladeshi flower-seller saves woman from 25-man gang rape attempt in Italy

An immigrant Bangladeshi flower seller has saved an Italian...

Why the #MeToo Campaign may not be a step forward in India

On October 16, as I was rushing to office...

Missing JNU student’s mother dragged away by cops even as court slams CBI for shoddy investigation

Fatima Ahmed,  mother of missing JNU student Najeeb Ahmed,...

Dalit Rights Activist Detained, Threatened with ‘Encounter’

  Dalit Rights activist Pradeep Narwal has alleged that he...

We need a new, radical vision of feminist sisterhood

The racism of white feminists, whether overt or covert,...

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