Caste Politics, Patriarchy, and the Legislative Void: Unpacking the different facets behind perpetration of So- Called Honour Crimes in India

In India, the concept of izzat (honour) carries immense significance, deeply ingrained in its socio-cultural fabric. This notion of honour is often tied to gender, caste, and familial relationships, with women’s bodies frequently perceived as the vessels of familial or communal pride. Men too, particularly those defying caste hierarchies through inter-caste or intra-gotra marriages, become […]

“Memory by Memory” Asserting Histories, Memories and Experiences to Thwart Queer Invisibilization

“You may write me down in history With your bitter, twisted lies, You may trod me in the very dirt But still, like dust, I’ll rise.” -Maya Angelou   I always wonder why is it so important to remember history and more than often I get the same answer- “Those who cannot remember the past […]

Marital Rape Dialogue with Sneha Mukherjee, Human Rights Law Network

The Dialogue Box organised a dialogue with Sneha Mukherjee on 7th August 2022. Mukherjee is a Human Rights advocate and activist practising in the Supreme Court of India working with the Human Rights Law Network, New Delhi. Over the last 8 years, she has represented women in cases relating to gender based violence, sexual and […]

The Defeat of Choice: Reflections on the abortion laws

This post is written by Bilal Khan, a student at Christ University, Bengaluru. In today’s cosmopolitan world, it is almost impossible to not register even slight changes in other countries. But the Supreme Court of the USA’s decision was anything but unnoticeable. On 24 June 2022 Roe Vs Wade ruling was overruled. But what does […]

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, […]