This post is written by Ishita Goyal, a student of Symbiosis Law School, Noida. Her research interests include sstudy of social behavior and law. To quote the words of D. Bhoopaty, “cinema is widely considered a microcosm of the social, political, economic, and cultural life of a nation”. It is true that the impact of the […]
What has become of Sri Lanka and Why?
Religious extremism in India: Hereto and the aftermathReligious extremism in India: Hereto and the aftermath-This post is written by Sanchari Bhattacharjee and edited by Bilal Khan. The author and editor are students of Christ University, Bengaluru. Sri Lanka- The island nation known for its tourism and tea is experiencing one of the worst economic and […]
Gender violence and pandemic: An alarming match made in India!
Are Indian family WhatsApp Groups promoting salient misogyny? This blog is written by Taqdees Fatima, a student of Ambedkar University, New Delhi. Taqdees frequently writes on issues such as gender violence, women studies amongst others. Thomson Reuters released a report in 2018, that categorised India as the most dangerous country for women. The report received […]
Gender neutrality and power dynamics in public spaces
This post has been written by Brinn Pierce, a student of International Development Studies at University of Sussex, UK. Her research interests include gender and sexuality. The binary bathroom system is a near-complete colonial construct. Our society has long ago accepted this system as fact. In truth, It has helped create this fact, and in […]
How has the pandemic amplified doomscrolling?
The post is written by Ashima Gupta of Law College, Dehradun. Doomscrolling????As we all know the meaning of ‘Doom’, it means darkness and evil and the word ‘scrolling’ means that an individual cannot stay on one article and heshe keeps scrolling to the different articles. The practice of doomscrolling has gained momentum during the time […]
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 […]
Ask “Why?” : A case for ethnic minorities
This post is written by Dr. Allswell Eno is the founder of The Black of Respect Campaign. We see, hear and read it all the time, don’t we, especially in the American media – “black woman”, “black female”, ” black man”, “black male”, “black boy”, “black girl”, “white woman”, “white man”, “white female”, “white […]
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. […]