Society
Women's Rights and Gandhi
A brutal gang rape of a nun in Kandhamal, a suicide of a ninth standard student in the face of constant harassment in Jalgaon, a journalist shot dead in her car on her way home in Delhi…Incidents of violence faced by countless women daily. In these relentless times, peace and non-violence become quaint words of a man long gone. Political gain overrides peace; intolerance and fear go hand-in-hand. Geeta Mahajan, an activist who has worked on women's human rights for the past few decades speaks about these very threats to women's rights, communalism, violence, peace and Gandhi to Sajana Jayaraj. Read On...
Is reproductive technology being abused?
In India, it is illegal to determine the sex of the foetus. It is also illegal to choose one sex over the other. But with the advancement of reproductive technology and access to such facilities in developed countries like US, the heinous practice is taking a new path. Preeti Chandrashekar writes on latest reproductive technologies painting the new face of racism in the
Out in the open
There are more women out on the streets today than there were a decade ago. But have the public spaces adapted to the influx of women? How much say do women have in shaping the public space? How safe is it? Padmalatha Ravi, tries to find answers to some of these questions. Read on...
Women still in-dependent
A green legend
Conservation is a life long process. The legendary green lady of Karnataka, Saalumarada Thimmakka has lived by the tenet. Padmalatha Ravi interviews Thimmakka on her her journey so far and her beliefs. Read on...
A Couple Thing
Contraception still remains a necessity of the woman. Are men ready to take on the responsibility as well? There is indeed a change in attitude and hopefully this will pave way for newer researches says Divya Sharma. Read on...
Once upon a gender
Deep in the depths of the grimy attic, cooling their heels in the cobweb-shrouded box boldly labelled OUT, huddled several knots of almost-indistinct figures. The meagre light that filtered through the dust swirls just barely managed to pick out the chiselled features of Prince Charming, who dangled his legs over the box's edge, gazing blankly into space. Next to him, bent over her knitting, the Damsel in Distress stifled a bored yawn. A horse whinnied and its owner—instantly recognisable as the Knight in Shining Armour, from, well, his shining armour—absently stroked its mangy mane. The others crouched together in the fine dust that cloaked the clammy, mildewed interior of the box. Someone whimpered softly in his sleep. A tale of society, stereotypes and technology by Nandini M Read on...
Working women: Then and now
Being a career woman was a lot harder back in the 70s than it is now, feels Geetha B. She says the women these days have a lot more options and support to pursue careers and manage homes well. Read on...
‘Count on your experiences’
Forty-seven-year-old Kasturi Chandrasekaran is not your conventional “working woman”. Hailing from the suburbs of Madurai in southern Tamil Nadu, she stepped out of her house for the first time in 1995 at the age of 33, in order to ensure savings for the family of eight. For someone who has just finished class eight for an education, she has moved on from self help groups (SHGs) to the World Bank headquarters in Washington DC. Padmalatha Ravi finds out the secret behind her success. Read on...
