Women in politics; the name sake’s participation

Almost a month taken out from what has been a high-decibel, aggressive and communally-charged election season, several post-poll studies have made their way decoding and discussing every single aspect of the campaigns and most importantly, the results threadbare. Elections – the one (and maybe only?) place where we are never short of multi-layered and significant […]

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How Hindi cinema misrepresents the LGBTQIA+

Bollywood’s attempt at normalizing homosexuality could is doing more harm Following the abrogation of Article 377 in 2018, a move that liberated many closeted sexual minorities, the Indian film industry encashed the opportunity by bringing out movies depicting homosexual or transsexual relationships. Most of those films aim at normalising the hitherto-taboo subject and have gone […]

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Hijab- a choice or a mandate? A brief history

The school bell rang for recess and children huddled to eat their meals. One could feel the excitement in the air. Both teachers and students appeared to be relieved to be back in school. Studying in a physical classroom in the presence of a teacher, casually chatting in between classes, taking notes, and learning lessons […]

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The trials and tribulations of returning to school after the pandemic

While students are glad to be back, teachers think it’s going to take a while to bridge the learning gap The school bell rang for recess and children huddled to eat their meals. One could feel the excitement in the air. Both teachers and students appeared to be relieved to be back in school. Studying […]

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