Advocacy - Different Truths

November 9, 2016
Minesh Santani
Gender, Potpourri

Dare or Truth about Spot the Pataka!

Minesh reminisces about Diwali and is transported back to it. He opined during any Diwali make sure no one dares to spot you or stare at you in public and call...

November 8, 2016
Eswar Anandan
Advocacy, Politics

Flames of Truth

People who have been wronged, rendered homeless and voiceless are left with little choice but to set themselves afire, alive. It’s most shocking, terribly grotesque. Till date there are 153 reported...

November 8, 2016
Prof. Bhaskar Majumder
Crime, Education & Career, Gender, Place

No Girls are Safe in the Badlands of India!

Bhaskar talks of the regularity of girls’ assaults, repetitively, in our society that shows that something is terribly wrong in the upbringing of the boys, be it inside their houses,...

November 6, 2016
Amit Singh
Cover Story, Gender, Human Rights

A Multicultural Approach to Triple Talaq

The debate on triple talaq issue is directly related with the religious freedom the Constitution of India grants to everyone. However, in certain cases practicing absolute religious freedom could affect human...

November 5, 2016
Shirin Shabana Khan
Crime, Gender, Human Rights

Reality and Intervention of Witch Hunting: A Crime against Human Dignity

The easiest way to grab a woman’s property in rural hinterland is to brand her a witch. Unbelievable but horrifically true in 21st century India, women in the interiors of states are beaten, paraded naked, disgraced, ostracised and then robbed of...

November 3, 2016
Rita Bhattacharjee
Advocacy, Health

16 Common Preventive Health Screenings for the Elderly

Though a cliché, prevention is better than cure, it’s true as well, particularly for elders. Rita details 16 common preventions for our seniors. Often, they ignore their preventive health cares, which...

November 1, 2016
Saheli Mitra
Crime, Gender, Human Rights

An Open Letter to my Violator

When a woman entrusts a man with her emotional void, makes herself completely dependent on him, with the promise of being lead to ultimate bliss, she gives herself up to...

November 1, 2016
Prof. Bhaskar Majumder
Subaltern & Dalits

A Teenage Rag-picker Father Wishes Better Life for his Girl-child

Bhaskar, a renowned economist, and social scientist, talks about floating child labourers, the rag-pickers, their trail and tribulations. He moves his gaze to Shankargarh, 50kms from Allahabad. He discovers a new...

November 1, 2016
Eswar Anandan
Advocacy, People

A Day with Tibetans

Eswar describes a day, in July 2014, when he had attended the Tibet Festival, in Bangalore. It was the 79th birthday of His Holiness the XIV Dalai Lama. He was...

October 27, 2016
Rita Bhattacharjee
Advocacy, People

Loneliness and the Elderly: Where do they all Belong?

Loneliness may be described as a feeling of emptiness or sadness that is triggered when there is a lack of communication or a feeling of companionship with other people. Loneliness...

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