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TRIGGER WARNING: Mentions of Sexual Harrassment and Sexual Violence
Gender-based abuse on the internet is a reality today. In the name of freedom of expression, perpetrators of violation of online privacy are indulging in infelicitous behaviour. A rampant number of cases of highly inappropriate content is being reported daily, but … Continue Reading
Let’s bust some myths today.
Racism doesn’t only equate to discrimination based on colour. It includes any kind of discrimination based on the false association of superficial physical differences—skin colour, the shape of our eyes, shade of hair, etc.—with moral and intellectual qualities. Similar to other socially defined terms, racism … Continue Reading
Trigger Warning: mentions of sexual assault, violence against women, casteism, and sexism.
Manisha Valmiki, a 19-year-old Dalit woman, was allegedly raped by four upper-caste men on September 14, in Hathras district of Uttar Pradesh.
She was grievously injured and had multiple fractures and injuries. She lay in … Continue Reading
I’d been with my books, reluctant to study despite the threat of upcoming exams hanging over my head; when an old friend I knew from my school days called. What I hadn’t expected was an impassioned rant about the oppression that she was subjected to at her college, a premier … Continue Reading
Fashion has always been at the forefront of adapting to the changing world. When Billy Porter stepped out on the 2019 Academy Awards red carpet wearing a glittering and sumptuous gown by Christian Siriano, the look was quickly stamped into the best-dressed hall of fame. Social media could barely contain … Continue Reading
I was ten years old when I first learned the ordeal of what women go through as a starting point of maturity. I still remember sitting with all the women of the family as they explained to my sister this part of womanhood and the importance it holds. Surely … Continue Reading
‘Casual Harassment’.
It’s both a vague but also scarily real term that needs to be talked about. Before you ask why, before you dismiss me as a ‘whiny feminazi’, you should know something: many girls, including myself, have had to live through it.
Imagine this (any millennial can) – You … Continue Reading
Last Thursday, like most mornings this year, people woke up and checked Twitter to learn about the latest disaster. But instead of being amused by the usual trending Trump witticism du jour, US politics gave us a rare good headline, as a video of a woman representative giving a polished, … Continue Reading
Over the last couple of weeks, there has been a nationwide outrage regarding the incidents of animal cruelty that have come to light. Across all media platforms, people have come out in large numbers in support of animal rights, deeming the recent events as horrific and unjust. Several petitions and … Continue Reading
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