The family of the minor girl have alleged that the accused had extorted Rs 50,000 from her and when she failed to give them more money, they circulated a …
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Rajasthan: Nine-Yr-Old Dalit Boy Passes Away After Alleged Assault by Schoolteacher
The accused, Chail Singh, reportedly saw Indra drinking water from an earthen pot "reserved for upper-caste teachers", and proceeded to beat him up.
An Ode to My Ghetto, Hasanpura-C
A poem on the ghettoisation of Muslims.
Making the Illegal Legal? Amendment in Rajasthan Raises Questions About Child Marriage
A recent change to Rajasthan’s marriage registration Act has drawn a wave of criticism and caused confusion.
The Cost of Your Periods
My interaction with school girls in Alwar about sanitary pads, menstrual cups and taboos associated with periods in India.
Musings on Art, Caste and Rape in Churu, Rajasthan
Another day, another brutal gang rape of a Dalit woman. This time by a group of policemen who beat her brother-in-law to death first. Inured usually to such news, …
Internet Shutdown: The Government’s Answer to Periods of Crisis
India leads the world in the number of shutdowns in a year, with Rajasthan being second on the list, after Jammu and Kashmir.
How an Internship Changed Everything for Me
My internship involved travelling to rural Dausa and creating awareness about higher education for women in the constituency.
What My Personal Family History of Migration Taught Me About Identity
We can never truly understand the world around us unless we shed all our identities.