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‘We Cannot Be Afraid’: Rhiya Ahir in Conversation with Teesta Setalvad

What does it mean to stand beside young people when they choose to confront power?In this conversation, activist and journalist Teesta Setalvad speaks with Rhiya Ahir, whose act of...

Kashmir: Charade of Dialogue

This is the fourth such effort since Atal Bihari...

My Lord, May I protest? Understanding the right way to protest

“Anger is a negative emotion, but to feel a...

It’s not just O’Reilly and Weinstein: Sexual violence is a ‘global pandemic’

The recent exposure of widespread sexual predation in the...

Feminists uneasy over Facebook campaign to “Name and Shame”

As feminists, we have been part of a long struggle...

India’s first transgender Sarpanch vows to turn her village into an ideal village

A village in interior Maharashtra creates historyGnyaneshwar Kamble with...

Deepavali Poem for Gauri

Yes, it is that time Lights twinkle and glitter and And...

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

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

No photos on Facebook: Latest from the Fatwa Factory in Deoband

Not long ago, Darul Uloom Deoband issued an edict...

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

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

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