Why does the ‘break the bias’ theme of International Women’s Day 2022 mock Indian women?
The celebration of International Women’s Day 2022 with the theme ‘break the bias’ mocks Indian women who reel under patriarchy’s juggernaut.
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Is Amit Shah’s claim regarding crime decline in Uttar Pradesh under the BJP’s rule true?
Amit Shah claimed that crime decline in Uttar Pradesh under the BJP’s rule is remarkable. But his MHA’s NCRB data counters this narrative.
BJP’s promises to West Bengal’s women: Lies, lies and more lies
BJP’s promises to West Bengal’s women have everything in the basket one can ask for, except honesty and sincerity to implement them.
Licence to rape: Analysing the judiciary’s recent comments
From “will you marry her?” as a question to a rape convict to normalising marital rape, the judiciary’s comments provide a licence to rape.
Yogi’s West Bengal visit and speech on women’s safety nearly killed irony
Not just Yogi’s West Bengal visit and speech on women’s safety but even the TMC’s defence smells of hypocrisy due to lack of moral strength.
Yogi’s elusive “development” and “conspiracy” theory to dominate Hathras probe
Yogi is blaming those opposing his “development” programmes for the Hathras gangrape and murder. This shows how serious he is about justice.
Allegation of sexual assault on Gargi College students exhibits danger of fascism
The allegation of sexual assault on Gargi College students on 6 February 2020 shows that the Hindutva fascist rape brigade is rampaging with impunity.
Chhapaak film review: What’s‘adored’ in rhetoric and a detestation beyond surface polemics
A common viewer’s very common yet critical review of Meghna Gulzar’s Chhapaak. The film on a very important topic still misses some factors.
Jaya Bachchan’s lynching advocacy exhibits how mobocracy lures democracy
Jaya Bachchan has advocated the lynching of rapists to punish them. While saying that she didn’t clarify who will judge the crimes and who will lead a mob?
Priyanka Reddy case exposes Hindutva fascism’s hypocrisy
The gang-rape and murder of Priyanka Reddy is one of the goriest incidents but the Hindutva fascist camp’s attempt to communalise it is extremely heinous.
The tragedy of justice in Unnao rape case as accused MLA plays his cards well
The tragic accident that killed two aunts and injured the Unnao rape victim and her lawyer, exposes the complicity of the accused BJP MLA Kuldeep Sengar.
Tragedy of Kashmiri Women Exposed in Uri Gangrape and Murder
The recent incident of gangrape and murder of a 9-year-old in Boniyar, Uri, gloats in front of the people as an ugly reminder of how sexual violence against Kashmiri women isn’t monopolised by the Indian occupation forces only but also by the dominant patriarchal-feudal social order of Kashmir, which many would sweep under the carpet … Read more
Lies and Fake Propaganda in Modi’s 15 August Speech
On the 72nd Independence Day, 15th August 2018, we, the people of the country, again experienced a refurbished repeat telecast of the same show that’s going on for the last seven decades, forcefully making each Indian believe that they are “independent” and “free”, despite being knocked down by severe poverty, starvation, lack of health care, … Read more
Victim Bashing Soaring Since Mass Molestation of Women in Bengaluru
The mass molestation of women in Bengaluru during the New Year’s eve brought back the barrage of victim bashing pouring in from all quarters and we can also see the political stalwarts trying to catch fish in the murky waters. The trail of victim bashing is long in India and around the world, however, over … Read more