On April 18, 12-year-old Jamlo Makdam of Bijapur district in Chattisgarh died about 14 km from home after walking for days from Telangana where she worked in the chilli fields.
Under Lockdown: The Intimate Politics of the Body
The poem on the politics of living in closed spaces.
Brands Have an Opportunity to Reset the Narrative – but Without Being Gimmicky
These are difficult times and brands are required to be creative. The need of the hour is to put the community first.
‘Feeling Suffocated’: Woes of the Elderly During Lockdown
A majority of India's elderly are living alone and in case of an emergency, there is no one to check on them.
Why We Need to Talk to Men
Though men are raised with a sense of entitlement, they too are slotted in fixed moulds early on in life.
How the Coronavirus Crisis Is Finally Putting the ‘Social’ Into Social Media
Zoom and other apps have become a virtual lifeline during the COVID-19 crisis. Perhaps the problem isn't the technology but a culture that prioritises profit making over people making.
How COVID-19 is Hurting the Aspirations of Young, Broke and Skilled Indians
With laying offs, pay cuts and leaves without pay, and not enough cash-flow in the economy, a lot of young people find themselves facing a future riddled with uncertainty …
Earth Day at 50: A Look to the Past Offers Hope For the Planet’s Future
When the current crisis passes, we must seize the opportunity to re-imagine a different kind of future – just like the Earth Day protestors did back in 1970.
Dirty Dishes in the Sink: Of Mundane Chores and Muffled Cries
If we cannot shed the patriarchy imbued in our minds, we will just be our mothers – sacrificing our dreams in lieu of dirty dishes.
The Colour Pink, Feminism and How I Came to Love Cooking
I didn’t hate the colour pink because I didn’t like it, I hated it because it was supposed to be a colour I should have liked as a girl.