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Being Neutral in Times of Oppression is Same as Supporting the Oppressor
By Anjali Kumari TW: Description of violence, sexual violence Archbishop Desmond Tutu once stated, “If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor”. There is no clear definition of oppression given by scholars, but according to the Social [...]Read more
Burnout: How Workplaces Play a Role in Our Lives
By Anjali Kumari Everyone is discussing burnout, from celebrities to working-class people. Many assumed that this new technological era would reduce our workload, but it appears like we are heading towards a new pandemic – burnout. It began with the American dream [...]Read more
Steps to Take towards Sustainable Development
By Anjali Kumari The term ‘Sustainable Development’ first came to light in 1987 when the Brundtland Report explored the consequences of environmental deterioration. A meeting was organized by the United Nations and chaired by the then Norwegian Prime Minister Gro [...]Read more
Being an Ally to the LGBTQIA+ Community
By Anjali Kumari Since time immemorial, people have associated sex assigned at birth with gender identity. However, sex – female, male and intersex, is something that is categorised as a set of biological attributes in humans, whereas gender identity is not confined [...]Read more
Unlearning Biases: Why It’s Important To Re-evaluate Our Upbringing
By Imaan Haque Growing up in a conservative Muslim family, I was always told that queerness is something exceptionally sinful. There was no space to even talk about homosexuality, or anything even remotely related to it. Naturally, as a child, I adopted many of these [...]Read more
Should One Strive for Women’s Equality or Equity?
By Evanshi Mavani There’s a viral image circulating on social media that displays two people in two distinct circumstances. In the first, both individuals are given an equal-sized box to assist them in seeing over the wall. However, because of his superior height, only [...]Read more
Public Street Harassment: The Shadow Behind Every Woman
By Imaan Haque An inevitable facet of traversing the world as a woman is the ceaseless harassment levied on us in public. In India, a woman is sexually harassed every 12 minutes. Street harassment comes in many forms: eve-teasing (including making passes, obscene gestures, [...]Read more
Pushpa: The Limits of Indian Cinema?
By Evanshi Mavani Trigger Warning: Mention of sexual violence For years now in Indian cinema, there’s been nothing as exhilarating for the masses as seeing a hero crush his enemies, save his girl, and live happily ever after. However, it’s 2022, and surely, we can [...]Read more
Women in Male-Dominated Workplaces
By Akanksha Pandey For eons, the egregiously gendered segregation of work across cultures dissuaded women from venturing beyond the socially deemed prudent role of a “caregiver” at home, in the manifold avatars of a mother, wife, daughter or a sister. Her mobility [...]Read more
Role of Self-Help Groups (SHGs) in Empowering Indian Women
By Akanksha Pandey “When women participate in the economy, everyone benefits” – Hillary Clinton “Empowerment” remains the warp and woof of most affirmative actions sanctioned by governments to bolster historically marginalized communities. And, although the concept itself [...]Read more