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Jauhar & the Politics of Distraction: How the Right and so-called liberals often complement each other

The selectiveness of medieval Muslim or medieval Rajput history in contestation is not just deliberate effort to alienate these two communities but is also a Brahmanical viewpoint that refuses to subject Peshwa or Maratha history to a similar brand of selectivity

Still no justice for 6-year-old rape survivor in Malda, West Bengal

The family lives in fear as survivor’s elder brother...

Tanushree Dutta case: CINTAA’s toothless apology, MNS’s new threat, WCD steps in

In a shocking turn of events in the Tanushree...

SC: Rape accused can’t escape justice if survivor fails to recognise him or turns hostile

A bench of Justice Ranjan Gogoi, Justice Navin Sinha...

UP Police continue to harass Adivasis in Sonbhadra with Impunity

Uttar Pradesh (UP) police are allegedly continuing to harass...

SC ends gender discrimination at Sabrimala: Women of all ages can enter temple

In a resounding slap in the face of patriarchy...

Unholy and Unconstitutional: the ban of women from Sabarimala

First Published on: January 21, 2016  Ban on menstruating women...

A year after protests, BHU’s female students recount how their lives changed for better or worse

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was recently in Varanasi...

The Catholic Church is a rich male collective

I’m a typical sociologist, meaning I am skeptical about...

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