Let’s talk About It! Period!
A press release by CRY launching a pan-India campaign to demystify taboos on menstruation. Just think about it – a time when ISRO, in a mission to celebrate ‘Azadi...
Gender Bias: Do we Judge Parents Impartially?
Sudipta rues that gender discrimination is embedded in our social psyche. It begins from the homes where children discriminate between their parents – an exclusive for Different Truths. We...
Raja: The Colourful Festival of Odisha
Sudipta tells us about Raja, the menstruation festival of Odisha, a fertility rite. An exclusive for Different Truths. Raja is the most unique and unconventional festival of Odisha. The...
How Manipuri Women Edged Out Men in War & Trade?
The Nupi Lan (Women’s Wars) of 1904 and 1939 led by women against the British Army are memorialised by Mothers’ Market. The proactive role played by women left its indelible...
Savitri Brata: Shouldn’t a Husband Fast for His Wife?
Dr. Sudipta examines the rituals of Savitri Brata, where a wife – millions of them – fast for the long life and prosperity of her husband. Shouldn’t husbands fast...
Is India Moving Towards Gender Equality?
Despite legislation and legal sanctions, women continue to be discriminated against socially. Dr. Sudipta examines gender inequality in India, exclusively for Different Truths. Sensitisation means making someone sensitive towards...
Does a Wife’s ‘No’ to Sex Means Refusal?
Sudipta re-examines the Delhi High Court’s split verdict of marital rape. Can a wife say no to sex? An exclusive for Different Truths. In 2015, the RIT foundation of...
Sex Education: Why Avoid Conversing About Sex with Children?
One of the major reasons to educate children about sex is the rampant increase in sexual abuse, child rape, molestation, and unwanted pregnancies, argues Sudipta. An exclusive for Different...
My Journey in Theatre in the Last Ten Years
Standing tall, against all odds, Pragya defied norms and taboos of her Marwari community, joining theatre. Her search for identity is narrated in an evocative confessional piece, exclusively for...
Is Social Reintegration of Released Women Prisoners a Reality?
The resource deficiencies in capacitating and empowering the prison inmates leads to financial deprivation and vacuum in the lives of released women prisoners wherein recidivism overpowers, analyses Dr. Tinku,...