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Narendra Modi – Repeats every female stereotype he condemns #Gender #Womenrights

AND BROTHERLESS SPINSTERS?, In the course of a high-profile speech Narendra Modi, putative great leader, ended up repeating every female stereotype he condemned, points out Rajyasree Sen April 13, 2013, Times Crest Narendra Modi has been a busy man for… Continue Reading →

#Kolkata- Loose women and other urban Indian tales #Vaw

I am writing this to share a recent incident that brought me face to face with many issues I feel are of wider importance, and to use this as a collective sounding board for possible future action. My idea is… Continue Reading →

An open letter to Shri Manna Dey- Call for endorsements

Dear Manna da,                                                                                                           Last week brought us shock by the West Bengal Police’s brutal assault on a peaceful demonstration of students in Kolkata, killing a young activist, Sudipto Gupta, and inflicting serious injuries to many students. While the victim was… Continue Reading →

Hindu outfit forces artist to take painting off exhibition #Censorship #FOE

Bella Jaisinghani, TNN | Apr 9, 2013, Painter Eleena Banik had painted Goddess Kali without the usual garland of skulls and another of Goddess Durga wearing a fig leaf cover of strawberries. MUMBAI: Activists of the Hindu Janjagruti Samiti (HJS) Saturday forced a Kolkata-based… Continue Reading →

Maharashtra’s role exposed during Emergency in India #Vaw

April 9, 2013, TNN Documents released by WikiLeaks have also revealed that Maharashtra had proposed a “compulsory sterilization legislation’’ during Emergency. Wikileaks has a document dated September 10, 1976 classified as “Limited Official Use’’ and marked to: Department of Health… Continue Reading →

A dangerous connivance

  GARGA CHATTERJEE, The Hindu It is worrying that West Bengal’s political class remained tactical spectators to the Kolkata rally organised by Muslim groups in support of Bangladeshi war criminals West Bengal looked to the Shahbag protests in Dhaka with… Continue Reading →

Six encounter cases in Manipur not genuine: Panel to SC

New Delhi, April 4, 2013, Agencies   A Supreme Court-appointed committee probing six cases of alleged extra-judicial killings in Manipur informed the court on Thursday that these were not genuine encounters and the victims, including a 12-year-old boy, did not have… Continue Reading →

SFI activist’s death in Kolkata : Protests break out in Chennai, New Delhi

POLITICS NEWS, Posted on Apr 03, 2013 a Meenakshi Upreti, CNN-IBN New Delhi: Protesters took to the streets in New Delhi and Chennai after a Students Federation of India activist Sudipto Gupta was killed in Kolkata allegedly by the police during a… Continue Reading →

Rescued from Mumbai brothels, 18 escape from Bengal shelter #Vaw

Nine were caught trying to catch city-bound Gitanjali Express Jayatri Nag [email protected] As many as 18 girls, including two minors, ran away from a shelter home in Kolkata on Friday. These women, rescued from various brothels in KamathipuraareaofMumbai,weresenttoWestBengal for rehabilitation. Being… Continue Reading →

Sun TV Sexual Harassment Case- Response from Women Journalists #Vaw

To, The Board of Directors, Sun TV Network Limited Corporate Office Murasoli Maran Towers 73, MRC Nagar Main Road,  MRC Nagar, Chennai – 600 028 30.03.2013 *Sub: Response to Mr J.Ravindran re. Sexual Harassment Case at Sun TV* Dear Board… Continue Reading →

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