Day October 29, 2014
In East Delhi, Trilokpuri residents continue to send young women away to safe havens, fearing for their safety. Nishita Jha Photo Credit: IANS The women are leaving, and Sultana Begum says, they are always the first ones to leave. “Why didn’t… Continue Reading →
Ram Puniyani The change in the ruling dispensation (May 2014) has more than one aspect which is likely to affect the very social-cultural-political map of India. Narendra Modi won the last elections with an electoral success, 282 seats for BJP,… Continue Reading →
By Alice Robb Political-correctness 101 dictates that we should avoid gendered versions of job titles: We’re meant to use “server” instead of “waitress”, “actor” for women as well as men. (Thank God the nineteenth-century “doctoress” never caught on.) But sometimes, for… Continue Reading →
AMANTHA PERERA Women sleep on a crowded train in Myanmar. Globally, some 1.2 billion people live on less than 1.25 COLOMBO (IPS): Millions still live in poverty and even those who have gained the security of the middle-income bracket could relapse… Continue Reading →