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Baldev Singh: On the Trails of a Serial Killer

Omkar Khandekar

Over two years Baldev Singh murdered at least 16 people and then, after more than a decade, abruptly turned himself over to the police

An Open Letter to the Indian Man

Tishani Doshi

I send this out as a comrade in equality, as a lover not a misandrist: Will the real Indian man please stand up?

THE SERIAL RAPISTS OF SHINOR

Omkar Khandekar

Recently the Vadodara police arrested seven men for raping a newly married woman. They soon realised something startling—these regular householders had systematically targeted and raped eight women over one year

The Age of Criminal Reason

Madhavankutty Pillai

An adult for some crimes—and a juvenile for others?

A Thing of Evil Beauty

Madhavankutty Pillai

And yet, lingerie mannequins in Mumbai have a right to life

A Tale of Two Rape Cases

Madhavankutty Pillai

And the questions they raise about the definition of rape where consent is given

Fathers, Brothers and Other Demons

Neha Dixit

Priya was raped by her father and brother for nine years—and her mother knew all along—till she saw on television the protests against the 16 December gang-rape