This post is written by Bilal Khan, a student of English Honours at Christ University, Bengaluru. Bilal’s research interests include English and Cultural Studies. In one of our latest blogs, we discussed the ins and outs of the new Army Recruitment process, the Agnipath Scheme. Understandably, whoever is “reading” about the scheme is a person […]
All you need to know about Agnipath Scheme 2022
This post is written by Sanchari Bhattacharjee, student of Christ University, Bangalore The Agnipath scheme launched by the Ministry of Defence has taken the country by storm. With media houses reporting a multitude of news about the scheme, somewhere along the lines the public has lost the understanding of the scheme. This article aims […]
Hope After Despair ….
Responsibility of a bystander in sexual harassment cases
This post is written by Sanchari Bhattacharjee who is a student at Christ University, Bengaluru. Imagine working in your office cubicle, only to have your personal space invaded by a co-worker or the boss insinuating sexual favours, or think of yourself in a public space being touched inappropriately or lewd comments being directed your way. […]
The ‘Muslim Question’ in West Bengal’s electoral politics: A Critical Analysis of the Assembly Elections 2021
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
