The activists claim that they were attacked with stones, lathis and rods.
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Sexual Abuse and a Crushed Childhood: When Your Own Home Is Unsafe
The child inside this 26-year-old woman never really knew what childhood means, but she will try to save the innocence of at least one kid out there.
‘He Was Sleeping During Riots’: Family of Boy Penalised Rs 2.9 Lakh Over Khargone Clashes
Alongside the boy in question, Madhya Pradesh authorities also issued a notice to his father to pay Rs 4.8 lakh for the damages to the properties he had allegedly …
At Least Six Children Killed in Myanmar After Army Helicopters Open Fire at a School
The miliary said it opened fire because rebels were using the building to attack its forces. The incident is being seen as the worst attack on children since the …
The Standard Playbook: A Raging Father and His Unimpeachable Son
The author's mother's recollection of a lived experience after reading the piece 'Remembering A ‘Holy’ Father and His Unholy Son'.
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.
Stomping on a Dragonfly: Surviving Male Child Sexual Abuse
This piece takes the reader back to a summer evening when I lost a part of my childhood.
Big Brother’s Cousins
'They pocket with ease, war profiteers each one...'
The Batman: Same Old Hypermasculine Heroes, Sexualised Women and Disfigured Baddies
Despite seismic cultural shifts since the last movie, the 2022 version of Batman seems to be trotting out the same old tropes.