Despite receiving 60,000 signatures, SFI-Delhi’s campaign calling for concessional metro passes for students seems to have been ignored by central authorities. When the students took to the streets of Nirman Bhavan, peacefully protesting to showcase their demands, they were allegedly…
Reckoning with Sharda Sinha’s demise is accepting the loss of a cultural icon. We remember her as a tune to our memories and the soul of Bihari folk music. The “Kokila of Bihar” (Nightingale of Bihar) has rested, she passed…
The discourse surrounding cricketer Hardik Pandaya’s divorce from his wife transcends the bounds of mere gossip, shining a spotlight upon the undercurrent of misogyny in the cricket fanbase. When cricketer Hardik Pandya and actress Nataša Stanković announced their divorce, as…
The 2024 Paris Olympics arguably broke more hearts than espouse moments of elation for many. India could only bring six medals. It was particularly shocking as it was an Olympics where nations with far fewer resources, exceeded expectations. India is…
The crowded lanes near NG Acharya and DK Marathe College in Mumbai saw a flashback of the memories of 2023. Students took to protests after the college released a notice prohibiting women from wearing burqa/niqab/hijab and ‘revealing’ dresses to maintain…
A vile assault and murder has struck the nation’s tightest nerve. It must now wake up and smell the coffee to realise that empowering women goes beyond providing them an education. Even the most capable of us will need safe…
The ‘TradWife’ trend romanticises traditional domestic roles and exploits choice feminism to mask its anti-feminist agenda. While presenting itself with an idealised view of financial independence, it obscures the realities of traditional gender roles. Social media has time and again…