sexual abuse

Child Sex Abuse and the Law

Pallavi Polanki

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

Surviving Child Abuse

Harish Iyer

Harish Iyer recounts his journey of self-discovery through years of pain and trauma

Brotherhood of Urchins

Shubhangi Swarup

On the streets, boys survive on a powerful code of absolute friendship. They become one, a swarm, a super organism that sometimes gapes through your car window