The Patriarchy’s Curfew Won’t Save Indian Women from Violence
When it comes to Indian women, let us not take away the agency of the living – and let them exercise choice – and the dignity of the dead – those whom the system failed.
Women’s Work and Wages Continue at Abysmal Levels
The latest official labour force survey shows 20% to 50% gap between the earnings of men and women.
Let Us All Defend the Constitution Against the Times
Perhaps we Indians may learn from the example of our beloved Israelis, and wake up to the unabashedly voiced desire to curtail the highest judiciary.
Let Me Make an Admission: I’m Privileged, Therefore I Am
The benefits that accrue from the accident of my birth in an upper caste household are emotional, psychological, social, and economic.
Was India the Mother of Democracy?
There are claims that the roots of democratic institutions can be found in ancient India. Studies have shown that such institutions existed not only in India but also in other parts of the world. No one society can claim it was the ‘mother’.
China Steps Up, a New Era has Dawned in World Politics
The agreement announced on Friday in Beijing regarding the normalisation of diplomatic relations between Saudi Arabia and Iran is a historic event. China’s mediation signifies that we are witnessing a profound shift of the tectonic plates in the geopolitics of the 21st century.
The Betrayers of Assange
This is not about the survival of a free press. There is no longer a free press. The paramount issue is justice and our most precious human right: to be free.
How to Grow Old
The great British philosopher, mathematician, historian, and Nobel laureate Bertrand Russell (May 18, 1872–February 2, 1970) contemplated the question of what could be the measure of a life well lived in this wonderful short essay penned in his eighty-first year.
Hindu Monks Calling for Violence Against India’s Minorities are Betraying Their Sacred Vows
The commitment of offering fearlessness to all should be understood as an obligation to join in building communities where all live without fear.
How Secular Parties Played Their Part in Rise of Communalism
Although communal forces were dealt with sternly in the first few years after Independence, limiting them to the fringe, they have, over the years, received tacit support from the political class, helping them grow their base over the last few decades.