Have You Ever Heard Of Gujarati Africans? Let Me Tell You About The Siddis
Trigger warning: racial and ethnic discrimination Being born and brought up in the concrete jungle of cosmopolitan Gujarat, I only saw forests and tribes on TV. Moreover, I was a student of science and...
View Article“Rape Is Rape, Even If The Husband Is The Perpetrator”
Trigger warning: marital rape, sexual violence Shalu Sahni* from Bihar, wakes up every morning and starts her day by making breakfast for her husband, before he leaves to go to work. Her day begins and...
View ArticleThe Unparalleled Pain And Tragedy Of Homeless Women Living In Delhi
Trigger Warning: sexual assault, rape “It’s like living in hell and dying everyday. Every night, I sleep fearing for my daughters’ safety and mine, not knowing who will attack or sexually assault us....
View Articleहसदेव अरण्य, जिसे बचाने के पीछे आदिवासियों की कई पीढ़ी कुर्बान हो गई
भारत की अधिकांश आबादी हिंदी जानती समझती है, इसी हिंदी भाषा में एक सरल सी बात समझाने के लिए आदिवासियों को अपनी कई पीढ़ी कुर्बान करनी पड़ी है। उनका बचपन जिस जंगल के बीच गुज़रा, उन जंगलों को बचाने में...
View ArticleCaste Discrimination In India’s School And College Campuses
Trigger warning: casteism, death by suicide Dalit is a term used to describe a level of poverty in India. The caste system is based on one’s ancestry, not on one’s actual occupation. Dalits are forced...
View ArticleIs It Safe To Identify As A Woman Or Queer Person In The Cyber Space?
How often has it happened that you clicked a really nice picture, look amazing, the lighting is on point, have the perfect caption, and feel terrific? Still, you end up not posting it on Instagram...
View Articleलोग पीठ पीछे मेरे बारे में कहते हैं, “लड़की हाथ से निकल जाएगी”
मेरा नाम रौशनी कुमारी है और मैं गिरिडीह झारखंड से हूं। मेरे घर में हम 4 लोग हैं। मम्मी-पापा, भाई और मैं। मैं बी.ए लास्ट ईयर की पढ़ाई कर रही हूं। मुझे लगता है कि मेरा परिवार और समुदाय बहुत अलग-अलग सोच...
View ArticleHere’s How Subhashree Became Interested In Joining The Indian Army
Subhashree Raj, a 17-year-old girl living in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, comes from a single-parent household. Her mother had to take over her family’s responsibilities after her father passed away when...
View ArticleAn Analysis Of The 2022 UP Legislative Assembly Elections
The 2022 Assembly elections marked the BJPs victory by a large margin in UP. BJP won 273 seats with its allies out of 403 in the 2022 Legislative Assembly elections and won over 40% of the vote share....
View ArticleHow ‘Not’ To Conduct Elections During A Pandemic
From manifestos to rallies, the Covid-19 pandemic impacted electoral process and posed various challenges. To understand the intersection of the pandemic and electoral democracy, the Center for Human...
View ArticleDoes Media Do Justice To Its Reporting On AFSPA?
“Although it happened 15 years ago, my Mausi still hasn’t recovered“, said Abdul (name changed), whose family has had to endure the duress of AFSPA. In 2006, a top army official killed three militants...
View ArticleShould We Still Call Schools Our “Second-Home” Or “A Prison?”
TW: Homophobic comments and queerphobic slurs Ritam is a 19 years old teenage boy from Patna, and he’s in college now. He came out as gay when he was in class 11. He recalls his bitter memories of...
View ArticleTop 3 Myths Against The Anti-Marital Rape Law Busted
This is the second part of the three-part series on ‘the need for a law against marital rape’, as a part of the Justicemakers’ Writer’s Training Program, run in partnership with Agami and Ashoka’s Law...
View ArticleThe Siddis Of Saurashtra Are Counted As Tribals, But What About The Others?
This is the second part of the three-part series on ‘the plight of the Siddis of Gujarat’ as a part of the Justicemakers’ Writer’s Training Program, run in partnership with Agami and Ashoka’s Law For...
View ArticleAs Queer Students In India, We Are Afraid About Our Future
“This school has killed me. Specially higher authorities… tell ninna and bade papa about my sexuality and whatever happened with me. And please try to handle them… You are wonderful, strong, beautiful...
View ArticleI Am A Scheduled Caste Person And I Am Not Impure
I belong to the majestic mountains of North India that are famous all over the world as the mighty Himalayas. People from far-flung places come to witness the colossal hills of Himachal Pradesh. These...
View ArticleWelcome To The Internet: Trolling, Harassment And Threats, It Has It All!
This is the first part of the three-part series on ‘cyber violence against women’ as a part of the Justicemakers’ Writer’s Training Program, run in partnership with Agami and Ashoka’s Law For All...
View ArticleAre The Policies In Place Effective Enough For The Homeless Women Of Delhi?
This is the second part of the three-part series on ‘the plight of Delhi’s homeless women’ as a part of the Justicemakers’ Writer’s Training Program, run in partnership with Agami and Ashoka’s Law For...
View ArticleThe Plight And Rights Of Dalit Students In School Campuses
This is the first part of the three-part series on ‘casteism in educational spaces’ as a part of the Justicemakers’ Writer’s Training Program, run in partnership with Agami and Ashoka’s Law For All...
View ArticleQuick Bytes: Sleep Is Necessary For Us
Have you ever disturbed yourself by disturbing your sleeping routine? Unfortunately, most of us practice that almost every day in our life. We often notice people work night shifts and try to cover...
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