In Tribal UP, School-Girls As Well As Graduates Are Driven To Construction Work
Lakhimpur Kheri/ Shravasti (UP): It is a wintery February morning and a dense fog has descended over Palia, a town 100 km from Lakhimpur town in northern Uttar Pradesh’s Lakhimpur Kheri district. At a...
View ArticleWhy India Needs A Targeted And Gendered Education-Job Policy For AIDS Orphans
Kolkata: Tinni* is all of 15 but she is weighed down by many anxieties about her future. She meticulously lists these in her diary: How will she find a place to live once she becomes an adult? How will...
View ArticleIts Nutrition Schemes In A Mess, Stunting And Wasting Are Rampant Among UP’s...
Varanasi: A slew of initiatives, some dating back to nearly 50 years, have not succeeded in saving the children of Uttar Pradesh from acute malnourishment, shows an investigation centred in Varanasi’s...
View ArticleTangled In Red Tape, The Disability ID Card Process Is Steeped With Gender...
Mumbai: Khushi, 18, was elated to get admission to her dream Delhi University college to study English literature. Then, the teen, who was diagnosed with a visual impairment at birth, ran into a tough...
View ArticleI Spoke To 3 Women Who Faced Emotional Abuse About Moving On
Trigger warning: emotional abuse, death It has been rightly noted that the margin between faith and delusion is a slim one. Similarly, the line of distinction between various kinds of violence is...
View Article“91% Of Parents Approve Of Corporal Punishment In Schools”
(TW: Child abuse, domestic violence) The Right to Education Act 2009, prohibits ‘physical punishment’ and ‘mental harassment’ in schools. In 1992, India became a signatory to the United Nations...
View ArticleHitting A Child Is Disrespecting A Child
(TW: Child abuse, domestic violence) We offer so much consideration and understanding to adults. We accept that they make mistakes. We say that teachers and parents are not perfect and they’re trying...
View ArticleMany Girls Won’t Be Able To Read Simple Sentences In The Coming Future
Among the many pressing issues our country is facing, gender inequality, especially while discussing equitable access to education, remains significant. Encouraging the promotion of gender equality and...
View ArticleWhy We Can’t Let Schemes Remain Just Plastic Cards: Some Data Points
India’s social security system is fractured and there are different attempts, tokenistic or otherwise, being taken from time to time. One such recent attempt (post covid response) was the introduction...
View ArticleHow To Move Beyond Tokenistic Plastic Cards & Ensure Social Security?
This article proposes a tripartite solution-ing model (between NGOs, State BOCW Welfare Board and District Labour Commissioner’s office) to unlock unspent funds of State (BOCW) Welfare Board. This is...
View ArticleBonded Labour In More Comprehensive Manner
After getting acquainted with the term bonded labour and the types of bonded labour (BL) system predominates in India it’s a high time for us to understand what the Indian data and the international...
View ArticleSolution (Tentative) To Bonded Labour
Mr. Rajan Shah, Bihar JVI Manager says “Boned Labour is a system, and it can never be eradicated.” Solution to something is very much needed but when the situation is very complex how you want it to...
View ArticleShould Love Be Compelled Or Propelled
What makes us actually want to love, or be loved? Is it a complete void, or the empty spaces within ourselves we choose to avoid, which compels us to love or to be desirous of love? In the last two...
View Article“मैंने लोगों को कहा की मैं अनॉर्गेज़्मिक हूं”
सिर्फ़ टिटनी की उत्तेजना से होने वाले ऑर्गेज़्म/ कामोन्माद को क्लिटॉरल ऑर्गेज़्म/कामोत्तेजना कहा जाता है और योनि में प्रवेश करके या किसी वस्तु से योनि को उत्तेजित करके होने वाले ऑर्गेज़्म/कामोत्तेजना को...
View ArticleInclusivity, Diversity And The Faux Promises Of Better Workplaces
Until very recently, mental health was not something Indians took very seriously. Even now, the nation is slow in its progress — there is a severe lack of inclusive and integrative policies for...
View ArticlePinkwashing And The Saga Of Stigma, Stress & Stereotypes
Growing up as a gen-z kid, while I heard people use ‘gay’ as an insulting slang, I also had access to a lot of knowledge and support to grow queer and proud. I have had my fair share of harassment and...
View Article“मेरे गाँव में आज भी महिलाएं बिना पर्दा किए नहीं निकल सकतीं”
प्रथा के नाम पर महिलाओं को शोषित किये जाने वाली सोच को समाप्त करने के लिए सरकार ने ना जाने कितने कदम उठाए, परंतु यह समाप्त होने का नाम नहीं ले रही है, इन्हीं में एक घूंघट और पर्दा प्रथा भी है। इज़्ज़त के...
View ArticleThanks To PCOS, I Was Bullied For Not Being Beautiful Enough
For someone who has had major self-esteem and body image issues for most parts of her life, this article in itself is a courageous step. To be honest, I am kind of proud of myself that I am finally...
View ArticleMany Girls Won’t Be Able To Read Simple Sentences In The Coming Future
Among the many pressing issues our country is facing, gender inequality, especially while discussing equitable access to education, remains significant. Encouraging the promotion of gender equality and...
View Article“हैरसमेंट को आखिर गंभीरता से क्यों नहीं ले पाता है हमारा समाज?”
एडिटोरियल नोट: लेख में हमने इव टीज़िंग के स्थान पर हैरसमेंट का प्रयोग किया है। एक संस्था के तौर पर हम ऐसे किसी भी शब्दों का प्रयोग करने से बचते हैं, जो एक महिला को या किसी भी समुदाय को कमज़ोर बताए।...
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