This post is written by Ritabrata Roy, PhD Scholar at University of Sussex, UK I. CONTEXTUAL BACKGROUND The state of West Bengal occupies a distinct place within the political demography of Indian sub-continent since pre-independence era. Throughout the three centuries-old colonial history of India, Calcutta (now Kolkata) which was the capital of Bengal also […]
The romance between Indian Ads and Sexism
This post is written by Ramsha Hashmi of Tamil Nadu National Law University, India The age old adverb in advertisement has been that “sex sells”. However, Indian advertisements have proved that misogyny, sexism and violence sell equally well. Lets take a deep dive into the sexist Indian ads over the years. The recent controversy around […]
Menstrual leave: A privilege or necessity
This post is written by Pratyaksha Singh and Aastha Sharma of UPES, Dehradun, India. “Gradually, my whole concept of time changed until I thought of a month as having twenty-five days of humanness and five others when I might just as well have been an animal in a steel trap.” ― Florence King Menstruation […]
Marital Rape : An Unidentified Crime
– This post is written by Manini Shah, a student of Symbiosis Law School, Noida Despite the increased attention that the topic of marital rape has garnered over the last two decades, the literature in this area is still sparse. When it came to the situation in India, the idea of Marital Rape was always […]
Journey from Classroom to Laptop screen: Transformation towards effective online teaching
Unpreparedness among teachers Since time immemorial we as teachers have been accustomed to teach in a classroom. Classrooms have been our area of interacting with young minds. As teachers we had the liberty to use black/white board, promote hands on learning, and use as many resources available in the class. But, this sudden shift of […]
The Dichotomy of Frame: An Artist and His “Precious” Mental Illness
This post is written by Siddharth Mathur, Designated Partner at Lex Protector LLP, India It is not uncommon for artists to suffer from depression. Finding your inner voice and expressing your raw emotions through a canvas can be an excruciating process. It can drain more than just physical energy out of a human body. […]
Broken Minds …..
This blog is written by Akanksha Ojha, student of Shardha University, India I have seen people always saying that their hearts are broken, but what happens if their minds get broken too. Sometimes, it is easy to handle broken hearts but when it comes to mind it becomes hell to even breathe as when […]
Fragile identity of India women in wake of ongoing communalism
This blog is written by Ramsha Hashmi, student of Tamil Nadu National Law University, India. Ramsha’s research interests include gender, communalism, religious studies. There was a collective sense of anger and disbelief when we first heard of Sulli Deals in July 2021. An app that puts Indian Muslim women for sale; however, […]
