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Why India needs a feminist approach to mental health activism
Mental HealthEncouraging such a medley is not to give birth to a new kind of activism. Collaboration is the key.Prateek SharmaSadaf Vidhagirl woman pixabay.jpgMental health in India has now found its...
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A retreat to the British Raj: Why we need to fight against strengthening...
OpinionProvisions like Sections 124A and 505 of IPC, which relate to the state, rest on high public sensitivity and mandate utmost caution.Prity KunwarHandcuff_Keyboard_pixabay.jpgCan ‘any’ act of...
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What Suchi Leaks really exposed: Our discomfort with women and their sexuality
GenderWhat is wrong is the breach of trust when people leak these images without consent.Geetika MantriWomen_lying_down_phone.jpgImage for representationPicture this: a couple in a long-distance...
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Why Narendra Modi won: Indians have stopped living in the past, and he is...
Politics Their razamandi scores heads and shoulders over all other ‘bandis’ and bandits.Chitra Subramaniamnarendra modi PTI.jpgIndian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is coming from the future. The future...
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Injustice of Viva Voce: Dalit JNU scholar’s death and the undemocratic...
OpinionMuthukrishanan’s death must bring attention to the systemic discrimination against students from marginalized communities.Rakesh Mehardalit jnu scholar.jpgJust days before he hanged himself to...
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The TVF allegations: Why powerful men must speak when peers are accused of...
Sexual HarassmentEveryone has a right to fair investigation but let's not forget that in most cases, the accused has more power than the victim. Rakesh MeharArunabh_Kumar_Facebook2.jpgArunabh...
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Has your Dudebro suddenly woken up to the viral fever of sexism? Time to buy...
SexismOf course, Dudebro is a good man who believes in feminism, just as long as you don’t question his methods for ‘getting some’.Ragamalika Karthikeyandudebro.jpgImage for representation only.You...
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Are trans women, women? Adichie’s articulation feels like the betrayal of a...
GenderAdichie says trans women have male privilege. But if asked, can she elaborate on it?Valliadichie.pngScreenshot: Youtube“Many stories matter. Stories have been used to dispossess and to malign....
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Academics can change the world – if they stop talking only to their peers
Academics What’s the point of academics producing amazing research if they don’t share it widely with the general public? library-pixabay.jpgImage for representationSavo Heleta, Nelson Mandela...
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Kerala's wave of child abuse cases and the silence of families: Why we must...
CSAWhy do families continue to cover up child sexual abuse and let the perpetrator off the hook?Sowmya RajendranChild-sexual-abuse-child-3.jpgWhile cases of moral policing are on the rise in Kerala,...
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Powerful video shows woman taking on harasser at workplace, but it’s rarely...
Sexual harassmentThis is not to say that women should not be encouraged to speak up, but if they don’t, they should not be victimised for it.Geetika Mantriworkplace harassment video 2.jpgScreenshotThe...
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Costly bras, tiny pockets: 5 things about women's clothing that we don't...
ClothingWomen's clothing have so much variety! Awesome. But why is it so impractical?Geetika MantriWomen's jeans-mannequin-pixabay.jpgImage for representationThe cliché about women’s clothing, when...
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Who’s the boss? Don’t put your kids on a pedestal, but don’t try to lord over...
ParentingThe answer to spoiled children isn’t military parenting, it’s teaching responsible decision-making.Sowmya RajendranParenting-compressed.jpgFacebookAn article titled 'Your kids should not be...
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Respect your daughter: An 11-point guide for families of divorced women
OpinionFamilial influence can go a long way in healing or harming your daughter’s future.Vaishnavi Sundaryoung-woman-1745173_1280.jpgImage for representation only.If there is one thing that makes...
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The $205 million industry that helped murder Srinivas Kuchibhotla
RacismThe solution is not to make Americans realise we're "good people", nor is it to spread hate. Srinivas_Kuchibhotla_3x2-cc.jpgBy Anirvan Chatterjee Sunando Sen. Sureshbhai Patel. Srinivas...
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How obesity causes cancer, and may make screening and treatment harder
HealthObesity is linked with a host of health outcomes. A disease itself, the link between obesity and cancer is often overlooked.Weighing scale.jpgImage for representation Alessandro R Demaio,...
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'I want a helicopter at my wedding': The latest 'Neeya Naana' show on dowry...
DowryThe subject of the show was how young women demand dowry from their parents at the time of marriage.Sowmya RajendranNeeya_Naana.jpgScreenshot/ HotstarThe latest episode of Tamil talk show Neeya...
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‘What’s one ‘unmanly’ thing you do?’ A Twitter thread shows the pressure...
GenderThis Twitter thread reveals just how many men struggle to live up to unwritten rules about what men should and shouldn’t do and like. TNM StaffMan-suit-tie_pexels.jpgImage for...
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The world needs more toilets, but not ones that flush
Sustainability The invention of the flush toilet was probably one of the most unsustainable innovations in human history.toilet_flushing_5.jpgTamara Avellán, United Nations University Today, 35.8% of...
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Elections are also about consolidation of sentiment. Is it the new trend?
OpinionNumbers do not feel.Chitra Subramaniameu 2 750x500-compressed.jpgIt takes time to read and understand a trend. There is Brexit, there is 'Nexit' in some quarters who wish to see Europe crumble...
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