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VIDEO | Revolution on the horizon: Vivek Sultanvi performs ‘Zamaane ki haalat badal ke rahegi’
Ramesh Ranjak’s poem discusses the lasting impact of poverty and the difficult living conditions faced by millions.
Ashutosh Sharma
Gender
How underprivileged women in a Delhi slum are breaking the glass ceiling
Women at Tajpur Pahari discover the power of having information at their fingertips and find out how to use technology to empower themselves.
Ismat Ara
Social reform
Goa Assembly unanimously backs Bill to protect widows
Opposition leader Yuri Alemao moves private member’s Bill against widow ill-treatment.
Amey Tirodkar
Vaikom Satyagraha @100
Vaikom Satyagraha, Periyar, and Tamil Nadu
As the Satyagraha turns 100 this year, a look at the Periyar factor that propelled it.
Siddarth Muralidharan
Same-sex Marriage
In legal fight for love, petitioners look to SC for same-sex marriage sanction
A five-judge bench of the Supreme Court is set to hear the petitions on April 18, 2023.
Saumya Kalia
News
Dalits, Muslims stage protests in Karnataka against reservation rejig plan
The BJP decided to meddle with the reservation policy to win over voters ahead of the May 10 Assembly election.
Vikhar Ahmed Sayeed
Gender
Coloured with hope
Milestone moments from the initiation ceremony of 13 young transwomen after gender affirmation surgery.
Pattabi Raman
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Coloured with hope
Moments from the initiation ceremony of young transwomen after gender affirmation surgery.
Pattabi Raman
Hathras rape-murder case: A doomed investigation to begin with
The victim’s family has decided to approach the Allahabad High Court for justice.
Ismat Ara
Watch | Manual scavenging: India’s continuing shame
As per official figures, there are at present 58,098 “eligible manual scavengers” across India.
Ashutosh Sharma,
Frontline News Desk
Why women get fewer jobs and earn lower wages than men in India
Regressive social norms and inadequate investment keep them unemployed and underemployed.
Ashutosh Sharma
Assam government’s drive against child marriage a ham-handed attempt
Fear, threat, and intimidation have the least impact in changing socio-psychological behaviour.
Vidya Reddy,
Sannuthi Suresh
The continuing shame of manual scavenging
Budget 2023’s claim to end the practice might be just another in a long line of hollow promises.
Ashutosh Sharma
‘Ayali’ focusses on child marriage in Tamil Nadu
Discussing puberty, the original series examines the inter-generational trauma of women in India.
Siddarth Muralidharan
Satyashodhaka Yuvajana Sangham: Agent of change in Telangana
Inspired by the ideals of Jyotirao Phule, the collective furthers the fight for equality and rights.
Ayesha Minhaz
Supreme Court stay on Haldwani evictions draws attention to need to codify housing laws
With a rise in evictions across India, experts call for new laws that protect the right to shelter.
Ashutosh Sharma
The Great Land Grab in Jammu and Kashmir
The UT administration attempts to provide land it claims to own to industrialists from other States.
Ashutosh Sharma
With no place to call home, the Gutti Koya tribe fights for survival
Displaced from Chhattisgarh and seeking refuge in Telangana’s forests, they face a grim future.
Ayesha Minhaz
Long forgotten: India’s pretrial and undertrial prisoners
The country’s jails teem with poor and marginalised people detained without justification.
Ashutosh Sharma
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