5+ hour, 11+ min ago  (620+ words) Sonakshi Chaudhary'is Associate Director, Policy & Partnerships at The Quantum Hub, with over a decade of experience working across gender, labour, and social protection. Her work spans research, policy advisory, and communications, with a focus on women's economic empowerment, digital inclusion,…...

4+ hour, 8+ min ago  (302+ words) When I was growing up, my grandmother used to hum a song as she went about her day. As I grew older, I learnt that it was a lullaby. I never got a chance to ask her about the song…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (279+ words) What if the danger is seldom the moment? What if fear and threat are woven into the fabric of culture, into everyday life? How does one defend oneself from that?" It is safe to say that mainstream narratives and practices…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (428+ words) The mid-twentieth century was a period of transition. Many countries in Asia and Africa were liberated from colonial rule. The axis of global power shifted away from Western Europe towards the United States and Russia. The pace of modernity and…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago  (1386+ words) Dharanesh Ramesh is a native of Coimbatore and a postgraduate student of Gender and Development Studies at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Hyderabad. Rooted in the belief that stories shape structures, his study and work explore the intersections of…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago  (659+ words) In a 2023 custody dispute before the Delhi High Court, a mother's "independent lifestyle' and irregular working hours were used to question her suitability as a primary caregiver by the opposing counsel. She worked, and an attempt was made to punish…...

6+ day, 4+ hour ago  (132+ words) To say that women's clothing "distracts" is not a neutral observation. It is an epistemic claim about causality, responsibility, and the body. It suggests that the problem lies not in the gaze that sexualises, but in the body that is…...

6+ day, 5+ hour ago  (535+ words) Growing up in Kashmir, one encounters distinctive forms of religious participation that are otherwise uncommon. This is particularly true when it comes to Shia women during Muharram, the first month of the Islamic calendar, which is often commemorated with communal…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (396+ words) This critique is not against welfare itself but against welfare lacking rights. It highlights schemes that promote women's inclusion without acknowledging them as workers entitled to wages, social security, and collective representation. This distinction is crucial in practice, yet welfare…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (455+ words) India has witnessed several cases like the Bois Locker Room case exposing how minors circulated morphed images of girls without consent normalizing objectification in peer groups. The rise of artificial intelligence further fuels the problem. "Someone sent me a link,…...