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#MeToo, but who cares?
Homosexuals in india are mistreated and are not allowed to live life their way. here’s how… For a homosexual man, I’ve had a fairly privileged life, or so I think. After I accepted that I was gay, I never had any qualms about being in the closet. For most people in my circle, I am […]
Danger lurks at every corner for women
Even if we dismiss the Thomson Reuters poll, research shows the relentless violence against women in India A recent survey conducted by the Thomson Reuters Foundation said India is the world’s most dangerous country for women due to the high risk of sexual violence and being forced into slave labour. The results are based on […]
They say I’m sick in the head
I came out when I was in college. Some of my friends said, ‘No, you can’t be gay’, ‘This a mental illness’ or ‘Check with a doctor’. Some even said, ‘Have sex with a girl, you might change’. It took a lot of time for me to convince them or for them to understand that […]
DDCA elections: loss or gain?
Why the new administration needs to ensure the DDCA is run in a more professional and transparent manner The results are out. Seeing the results, where the Rajat Sharma panel swept the polls, many cricket lovers felt despondent. While Rajat Sharma comes with clean hands, most others do not. After having waged a virtual war […]
Mum’s the word
Barely three months after curfew timings were extended, the administration of Jamia Milia Islamia has issued stricter guidelines that aim to muffle female hostellers Nearly 250 women students from Jamia Millia Islamia have written an open letter to Vice Chancellor Talat Ahmad following the imposition of new hostel curfew timings and guidelines. In the letter […]
Creating against all odds
Swati Mohan talks about how politics prevails in the world of art and the other problems dancers face The biggest problem we face, as dancers, is getting a conducive space to work in. Dancers require a special kind of floor, but we mostly don’t get that easily. If you are a big company, then getting […]
Misogynistic debates
A survey of female participation and success rates in college debating societies uncovers blatant sexism and discrimination debating has for long been a “boy’s game”. It is a circuit where being assertive and competitive is seen as strong and powerful, whereas for the women in the game, these traits can do more harm than good. […]
These boots aren’t made for walking
A retired lieutenant general looks at the history of the Army boot, and the discomfort of breaking it in The other day while browsing through TV channels, I watched the 1973 movie Yaadon Ki Baaraat for a few minutes. The scene showed gangster Ajit distributing the spoils to his henchmen after a brutal armed robbery. […]