‘Speak Up; Shut Down’
A few cops idled near the crime scene, when we arrived at Pappanad village, around 25 km from Thanjavur town, on August 24. It…
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AMMA, The ‘Mother’ Who Failed Its Wards
The single biggest point on which the Association of Malayalam Movie Artists is trolled online has been its acronym–AMMA. Every time this actors’ body…
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Tamil Nadu’s TRANSformative Justice
Born and raised in Tamil Nadu, Living Smile Vidya is a transwoman who faced significant hardships that compelled her to seek asylum in Switzerland. She…
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Confronting Patriarchy: Political Odyssey Of The Three Extraordinary Women Leaders In Kerala
The political odyssey of Dakshayani Velayudhan, K R Gouri and K K Shailaja: Confronting the grip of patriarchy Brave Women: Mahatma Gandhi at the…
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The Feminist Approach To Uniform Civil Code: A Long Way To Go
Feminists movements first welcomed the idea of a Uniform Civil Code. But as right-wingers hijacked the proposal, they retracted and called for reforms in…
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The Price Of Saying ‘No’: Young Girls Are Being Killed For Rejecting Relationship
Young girls are being killed for rejecting a relationship. It is toxic masculinity, and not love that is at fault On the late evening…
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Family Planning: An Unequal Burden On Women
National Family Health Surveys unequivocally demonstrate that the onus of adopting family planning measures is always on women Rajni Murmu was 17 years old when…
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How Queer People Are Making Their Presence Felt In The Sports World
Despite structural discrimination of many kinds, the queer community is making it big in the world of sports A non-conformist by choice, Anamika, the hijabi woman…
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‘In Coversation with the Dead: The Woman at the Crematorium
Sudha Krishnadas, a 47-year-old woman, has been working at a crematorium for the past four years. Previously employed in a glove manufacturing unit within…
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Queer Norms of Beauty: Lessons for the Cis People
It was a moment of shame and deep embarrassment for Gouri Bhadra, a 27-year-old transgender woman, who was forced to explain to the authorities…
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