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BAPS goes to Paris

India, Sept. 14 -- Days after the consecration of the BAPS-or, to use its full name, the Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha-temple in a Parisian suburb, a delegation of some 100 peop... Read More


A woman's place in the city

India, Sept. 7 -- Shot in the city that is home to the dargah of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti, Ana Sagar and a Brahma temple, the roughly six-minute film asked an existential question: Where are the girls... Read More


Everyone loves the baby. Who cares for the mother?

India, Aug. 31 -- Lindsay Clancy does not dispute killing her three children aged eight months, three and and five years. The former labour and delivery room nurse who lived in Duxbury, Massachusetts ... Read More


Judge work, not looks, of women in public life

India, Aug. 30 -- Back home after a trip on government work to Ukraine, a male plastic surgeon had some advice for Danish Prime Minister (PM) Mette Frederiksen. Not the ongoing war, not leading her na... Read More


The radical idea of women who play just for fun

India, Aug. 17 -- To deal with the grief of the sudden death of her husband at the age of 44, Ancy Alexander's counsellor suggested she try some physical activity. It would, she explained, take her mi... Read More


Tales of 'brilliant' men, and 'perfect victims'

India, Aug. 16 -- Name the crime in which the accused man, even after conviction, continues to be platformed, celebrated, and rehabilitated. You will see him at literature festivals, surrounded by a ... Read More


A conviction, an acquittal, and other cautionary tales

India, Aug. 10 -- Three observations on the Bombay high court judgment which on Thursday overturned the earlier acquittal of editor Tarun Tejpal on rape charges. The first: justice for rape survivors... Read More


Women at the forefront, again

India, July 27 -- Anoosheh says she knows exactly why she spent 15 to 16 hours a day at the Jantar Mantar protest. The class 12 student moved from Uttar Pradesh to the capital two years ago to study a... Read More


Hallelujah! The government says yes to sex ed

India, July 20 -- In a remarkable and welcome turn of events, the central government on Monday told the Supreme Court that it is ready to introduce comprehensive sexuality education in schools and col... Read More


Women are choosing classrooms over chores: 'What next?'

India, July 19 -- A teacher in school once told Rupal Dhall she should become a lawyer because she was so argumentative. That remark planted the seed of a dream. Earlier this year, Rupal graduated wit... Read More