Spotlight NCRB 2021 report: Dying young and jobless in IndiaDivya TrivediDaily wagers, the unemployed, and the self-employed accounted for the most deaths by suicide.
Northeastern India Proposal to lift prohibition in Manipur evokes ire of women activistsIboyaima Laithangbam
Khap Panchayats in Haryana Khap terrorT.K. RAJALAKSHMIin RohtakHaryana's caste panchayats continue to punish couples, practically unchecked, for breaking "brotherhood norms". (Published in the issue dated March 26
Gender Issues When to wed: Raising the minimum age of marriage Divya TrivediThe government has proposed increasing the age of marriage for girls to 21, but there are fears that this will circumvent more pressing issues relatin
Reservation Maratha reservation: quota confusionLyla Bavadam The twists and turns in the Maratha reservation issue and the impact it can have on electoral politics in Maharashtra.
Free bus travel for women Tamil Nadu launches free bus travel for women’s empowerment S. Raja Sethu Durai Tamil Nadu’s scheme facilitating free bus travel for women is laudable as it will boost their work participation rate, but the government must evaluat
Muslim Women Joining forcesPURNIMA S. TRIPATHIin MuzaffarnagarMuslim women try to break free of mullahs and their fatwas and chart a new course in the fight for rights.
Reservation For equity within castes Ilangovan RajasekaranA five-member Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court, by recognising that a creamy layer exists within the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, uph
Public Health ‘There is a crisis of health inequity’T. K. RajalakshmiInterview with David Sanders, one of the founders of the global public health movement.
Labour Rights Advantage unionS. VISWANATHANONE of the arguments in support of foreign direct investment (FDI) put forth by the advocates of neoliberal economic policies is that it will speed up
#MeToo Movement Day of reckoningT.K. RajalakshmiSocial media in India erupt with #MeToo complaints as women from various fields, including cinema and the media, out prominent personalities, includin
Devadasis Lives on the marginVIKHAR AHMED SAYEEDin Chikkodi and KushtagiDevadasis live a life of discrimination on the periphery of village society in north Karnataka. A new report and model legislation prepared by the NLS
Dalit Landlessness The importance of giving land to DalitsP.S. KrishnanElimination of landlessness among Dalits can boost the national economy and resolve the problem of unemployment.
Crimes against women Women’s organisations in Maharashtra want a holistic approach, not the Shakti BillAnupama KatakamThe Maharashtra government defers the Shakti Bill, a proposed law on crimes against women and children, after women’s rights lawyers and activists pro
An institute of Bodology to investigate the past The Bodos are constructing a comprehensive picture of the Brahmaputra civilisation.
