women
The Many Perceptions of Rape
Shubhangi Swarup
Doctors are surprised if the victim co-operates with them, for policemen wives cannot be raped by husbands, the defence tries to prove that the victim is a major because anyone over 16 is thought to have given consent, judges worry about marital prospects of victims…everyone expects this crime to fit into their picture
Veil of Vulnerability
Radhika Shaikh, a Hindu, teaches orthodox Muslim women the art of self defence.
What Ails Women
An alarmingly large number of urban Indian women are reporting a similar set of ailments. What’s up?
I Can’t Think Straight
Except for the great kissing scenes, this ‘coming out’ movie takes too straight a turn.
Inconvenient Martyr
That a headscarf can cost someone her life is disturbing enough. That the world media looked the other way is worse
Give My Body Back
A new mother recounts the invasion of her body, the birth of the stranger and how there seems to be no respect for her breasts anymore
In Black, Red and Green
The war-torn nation’s hopes, fears and nightmares before a national election
Talibanesque Code
A Ramakrishna Mission school in West Bengal and its outrageous attitude towards its lady teachers
Half Life
After two decades of bloody conflict in Kashmir, thousands of women are not sure whether they should call themselves married or widowed
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