Mothers in sports: A sparring match

Women, who have been professional athletes, say motherhood has come as a blow to their sports careers. Their medal tallies dried up as the women athletes were put under societal pressure and family responsibilities. However, they hope to surmount these challenges, one day at a time

Pedalling to move up in life

Power The Pedal, a campaign by Greenpeace India, empowers working-class women by offering them cycles and creates a much-needed dialogue around city’s unequal infrastructure

Girls busting a move

Tossing away gender stereotypes, women rappers are entering the male-dominated underground hip-hop territory

Decide in one month plea to recognise transgender as third gender for bus travel: HC to Delhi govt

Delhi High Court has ordered the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) to decide within one month a representation seeking legal recognition of the transgender community as the third gender in bus tickets.

Finding the code in man’s world

Women in engineering have come a long way thanks to introduction of women-friendly subjects especially those involving computers

Calls to allow same-sex marriages

The Queer Community believes that same-sex marriages should be legalised

Women should celebrate their victories so they don’t go unheard: Actress and Miss India Sayali Bhagat

Sayali Bhagat's recent fashion show witnessed a celebration of the achievements of inspiring women. Here she talks about challenges women face and how Bollywood's portrayal of women changed over the years

Do you feel pressured to be ‘manly’?

With deep-rooted ideas about masculinity in our society comes the pressure of men having to provide for their families, bottle up their emotions and generally act ‘manly’. Patriot finds out what men in Delhi-NCR feel about this