Rather than vigilantism, love policing and hate campaigns, a nuanced criminal justice system and new-age medico-legal apparatus, which acknowledge and address unique challenges, are more relevant to women's safety.
Author: Sanhati Banerjee
Inside the Four Walls of Intimate Partner Violence in India
Examining the many forms of abuse hidden away from prying eyes in homes across India.
A Symbol of Love: Romance, Secularism and Shah Rukh Khan
Delving into Shah Rukh Khan as the ambassador of love in the times of Hindutva hate and the symbolic import of 'mohabbat' for generations of Indian women.
Nusrat Jahan: How the MP and Actor Has Resisted ‘Who’s the Daddy’ Gender Politics
When Jahan resisted answering questions about who the father of her child is, she stood up for herself. Moreover, she denied the patriarchy its entitled chance to character assassinate …
Celebrity Math: Casting a Divided Tollywood in the Battle for Bengal 2021
With Bengali film celebrities flocking to the BJP and the TMC, battle lines resting on star power have been drawn in the state like never before.
‘Bengal’s Son’, the Disco Dancer: Mithun Turns BJP Campaigner
BJP has long struggled in the state to legitimise its campaign by associating with 'insiders', and it seems to have found an answer to a great degree in Chakraborty’s …
We, the Women of Our Land
'We will not toil without yield, we will not shed tears of pain, we will not bow our head in submission.'
Virat Kohli’s Paternity Leave and Indian Cricket’s Misogyny Problem
Kohli's much-trolled paternity leave counters a perception that sees male cricket players as devoid of domestic duties, familial obligations and parenting roles.
Frills and Faux Feminism in ‘Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives’
The very title is flawed—if the elitism and empowerment of wives is derived from their husbands and that too in a dynasty-driven industry, there’s not much to cheer.
Song of Sorrow: The Lost Children of India
A poem on the plight of children locked indoors during the pandemic.