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Mind The Gap: Big Tech's very bad week

India, March 30 -- A landmark trial against Meta and YouTube brought by a 20-year-old woman who blames the platforms for social media addiction that began when she was six, has ended with the jury fin... Read More


Transgressing rights of self-identification

India, March 28 -- The post went out just hours after Parliament passed the bill. "I can't be strong all the time," it said. "It took me years to become the person I am today. And now it feels like ev... Read More


Mind The Gap: Identity under scrutiny

India, March 23 -- The backlash was immediate and visceral. Just hours after the amendment to the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019, was introduced in Parliament on Friday 13, Anish... Read More


Mind The Gap: Journalism as resistance

India, March 16 -- In a country where official policy has literally erased the presence of women, the existence of Zan Times is proof of subversion-and resistance. The exiled media organisation led by... Read More


When falling in love becomes a radical act

India, March 14 -- Monalisa Bhosle, the garland-seller at the Mahakumbh mela who went viral on social media, got married this week. Big deal? Well, yes, when you consider the name of the bridegroom, F... Read More


Mind The Gap: Women won't go back

India, March 8 -- Has there ever been a better time to be a feminist? The question might seem strange at a time when women's rights are arguably under their most serious threat in a generation. Gains... Read More


Mind The Gap: More than 'just' a housewife

India, March 2 -- Even if a wife doesn't earn, she contributes to the household. The Delhi high court's recognition of the role of homemakers, can only be welcomed. Hearing a case of maintenance by an... Read More


Why a social media ban makes sense

India, Feb. 28 -- Four states are talking about it and on the sidelines of the AI Impact Summit, IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw conceded that the government is mulling "age-related restrictions on socia... Read More


Mind The Gap: The problem with rape judgments

India, Feb. 23 -- Justice B.V. Nagarathna, set to become India's first woman chief justice in September 2027, had some marriage advice this week. "Before marriage, a boy and a girl are strangers. What... Read More


Mind The Gap: The hero we need: Merci Gisele

India, Feb. 16 -- In an increasingly grim and ghastly world of Jeffrey Epstein, impunity for rapists, and gender pushbacks, Gisele Pelicot is a beacon of hope. She doesn't like that expression, she's... Read More