sexual abuse

Holy Shame

S Prasannarajan

The transactional power of the church in the secular politics of Kerala makes the loneliness of the nun starker

Home Truths

Amita Shah

Muzaffarpur casts a shadow over shelter homes

Men Who Don’t Learn

Madhavankutty Pillai

On an impending meeting in which male Malayalam stars will embarrass themselves further

Sex and the Church: Sins of the Fathers

Ullekh NP

Charges levelled against four priests for using confessions to blackmail and rape a woman shake up the Orthodox Syrian Church in Kerala and bring clerical abuse to the fore again

A Conspiracy of Men

Madhavankutty Pillai

A Malayalee star accused of a sexual crime is welcomed back by his peers

The Fall of Man

S Prasannarajan

And a new moral system in the making

Sex and the Catholic Church: Sins of the Father

Shahina KK

Another case of sexual assault rocks the Catholic Church in Kerala

“Pink isn’t an idea, it’s a calling’

Divya Unny

The director of Pink, Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury, tells Open why he wants to make movies that reflect society today

As Parliament gets set to reconvene, a bill to protect children from sexual abuse is on the agenda. Author Pinki Virani has warned that the bill might end up as a ‘graveyard of good intentions’ unless parts of it are redrafted. She explains to Open where the draft bill falls short