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The Story Of Friends Who Came Together As ‘Feeding Hands’ During The Lockdown

We salute citizens who’ve managed to think beyond their personal worries and have braved themselves up to defeat the hardships millions of people are facing during the time of COVID-19 fear epidemic...
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“Are Women, Independent Of A Patriarchal Family, Not Citizens Of The Country?” Asks Manisha Gupte

We all speak about how social change is important, how women need to be empowered, how health needs to be accessible to all strata of society, etc. Fortunately for the world, there are some people who...
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Counselor Renu Mathur Helps Sexual Assault Survivors Cope With Grieving

Traditionally, the act of grieving is associated with the loss of a loved one. As a society, we tend to link grief solely with death. Our understanding of the subject depends on Dr. Kubler-Ross’s pr...
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Filmmaker Sarah Thomas Calls Out Normalized Misogyny In Entertainment Industry

“One filmmaker said I should have colour-graded the film because the faces were too gruesome. A line that hit me hard, what he is referring to as gruesome is their daily truth and his words were tr...
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Journalist Kalpana Sharma Raises Questions That Remain Unresolved By #MeToo Movement

If you run a quick search on rape statistics in India, the first result reads, ‘Rape is the fourth most common crime against women in India.’ The popular headlines and the number of articles tha...
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Filmmaker Leena Manimekalai On Shame As The Dangerous Tool Of Violence Against Women

“Through the entire process of making ‘My Story Is Your Story’, Rahanas helped me resolve a lot of fears, dilemmas and questions I have piled inside me as someone who has faced abuse too,” sha...
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Remedial Trainer Roseline Gomes On The Psychology Of Patriarchy Behind The Marital Rape

66% of married women have experienced physical or sexual violence when the husband is an alchoholic; only 10% of married victims of sexual violence seek help. The statistics on marital rape tell a ...
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LGBTQI+ Activists On Politics, Violation Of Human Rights, And Misogyny Within The Trans Community

Update: On Tuesday, the Rajya Sabha passed the Transgender Persons’ (Protection of Rights) Bill, 2019, even though several Opposition members urged the House to send the Bill to a committee for fu...

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