Category Women Rights
Elaben (1933-2022) was the voice of the invisible women of India’s informal economy Elaben, as she was called, founded SEWA, one of the biggest women’s cooperatives and national trade unions registered in 1972 that was born out of a textile… Continue Reading →
by- Shraddha g. It’s one thing to play a sport for recreational purposes, and another to turn it into an effective tool of resistance against patriarchy. Be it any sport, football, cricket, kabaddi or rugby, there is no escape from… Continue Reading →
Courtroom porn and social media have turned innocent bystanders into a mass of mudslingers. By Monica LewinskyMay 31, 2022 Photos from Getty Images. Unless you’re a troglodyte, you’ve been exposed to something about the Depp v. Heard trial in the… Continue Reading →
POSTED ON APRIL 25, 2022 A church priest was arrested on Sunday for allegedly raping an 11-year-old Dalit girl in Uttar Pradesh’s Baghpat district. The arrest came two days after the incident following which the victim’s mother lodged an FIR…. Continue Reading →
‘There is no let up on the crushing of the movement’ April is observed as Dalit History Month as the birth anniversaries of Dalit icons Babasaheb Bhim Rao Ambedkar, Jyotirao Phule and Sant Ram Udasi along with the death anniversary… Continue Reading →
Sri Lanka is facing the worst economic crisis in its post-independence history. Widespread food and fuelshortages are crippling the lives of people. Such a situation that has already lasted several weeks is nowresulting in widespread protests which are being repressed… Continue Reading →
A lecture series hosted by SASAS Germany and DBAV Women, Trans, Non-binary People’s Collective in collaboration with Rosa Luxemburg Foundation Dalit, Bahujan, Adivasi, Vimukta, and other anti-caste communities in South Asia, have long-standing histories of fighting against caste oppression. In… Continue Reading →
I look at my little girl and think of the world I’m leaving her to embrace; the society that is actively working against her rights.” Rob GalvinApril 1, 2022 It was Tuesday, March 8th, International Women’s Day in New York… Continue Reading →
by Arman Khan | , 2022, Beyond the religious code of conduct, the hijab takes on many forms Thirty-four-year-old Mahira, a software engineer, describes the hijab in a rather unique way when I ask her if she can envision a… Continue Reading →
Comrade Mallu Swarajyam– The Iron Lady of Telangana Highlights The Iron Lady led the Telangana armed struggle to liberate this region from Nizam rule and fought against landlords in the interest of the poor She awakened the tribals in Warangal,… Continue Reading →