‘Ek Dost Heals thy Heart’: celebrating Indian women

On 8 March, Ek Dost Heals thy Heart, along with WWW (Women Who Win) founded by Ms Simmi Bhasin, organised a special event for Women’s day.   Women entrepreneurs from different fields participated in this event. Guest of Honor Padma Bhushan Dr Neelam Kler, who is also the Chairperson of Neonatology at Sir Ganga Ram hospital, […]

Women achievers presented awards: Women’s day 2022

International Women’s Day was celebrated at the Imperial at a glittering function with a remarkable turnout of Delhi’s empowered women 

‘Accept us as we are’: Muslim girls from Delhi open up about the Hijab row

At Shaheen Bagh, a few women have come out in solidarity with those who prefer to drape themselves in hijab or burqa while stepping out of the house The hijab controversy in Udupi, Karnataka, is finding an echo at Shaheen Bagh – once notorious for the anti-CAA protests. Women are coming out at the protest […]

All that’s pink is pricey

Women have been on the receiving end of gender-based economic injustice for a long time. Now, this phenomenon is called ‘pink tax’ though it is not imposed by the government but is a marketing tactic by companies to put bigger price tags on products targeted at women

Is forcible sex ever okay?

At a time when society is not yet ready to acknowledge the immorality of marital rape, the debate surrounding a law to criminalise marital rape is off to a slow start. The importance of a woman’s consent is yet to be universally accepted

Dalit girl’s death: Army asks family members, locals to vacate protest site in Delhi Cantt

The Indian Army establishment at Delhi Cantt on Wednesday served a notice to people protesting against the alleged rape and murder of a nine-year-old girl in Old Nangal village and asked them to vacate the area in view of security concerns, officials said A copy of the letter has also been marked to the Delhi […]

The power to do evil

There is a case for fast-track courts for crimes against women, in order to break the culture of misogyny and patriarchy’s tolerance of violence against women If we were to learn anything from the iconic Indian film Pink, released in 2016, it would be that those with unlimited power also have the means to exploit […]