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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...

Rohingya crisis: Rape as a weapon of war in Rakhine

The conspicuously low number of young girls among refugees...

India Is Failing Its Infants Long Before They Arrive At Hospital

Jamshedpur/Ranchi: Soon after the death of 70 infants in...

I am in Self-Imposed House Arrest After Being Attacked: Kancha Iliah Shepherd

  The Hindu reports that intrepid academic Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd's...

IT Bends to Rakesh Sinha Threat, Sends Harsh Mander’s Orgn Notice ?

Threatened by a call for compassion, empathy, peace and...

Bekhauf BHU: Inspiring Uprising By BHU Students For Gender Justice

  On September 21, 2016, a woman student of BHU...

Why Himachali Women Work: A Jam Factory May Have Answers

Bhuira, Himachal Pradesh: No jam was being made that...

Gender Justice First: Delhi HC Stands by GSCASH, JNU

In the fifth petition emerging out of the JNU...

Year of the Deluge: 2017, India

Floods fueled by climate change and unplanned urbanisation have...

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