Manual scavenging is a brutal occupation often imposed on the most disenfranchised dalits. Hazardous and with poor income and dignity, it often kills manual scavengers entering toxic drains without protection. This is a problem, but the answer needs to see the bigger picture.
Manual scavenging deaths in India, realities and the right and wrong questions to ask Read More »
Dear Friends, We are living in times where groups which win the battle of media often succeed in serving their purposes/propaganda. Our founders had expected that media shall stand as a
‘In Solidarity with the emerging Democratic, Progressive voices in Indian media’ Read More »
Just two days ago, we were laughing our heads off at “wget” jokes because the prosecutor in Bradley Manning’s trial asked him about using the Linux command “wget” as though
Fact checking Rahul Kanwal’s accusations about Somnath Bharti Read More »
In a way, the story of what’s going on around Niyamgiri is the classic story of India. Only we aren’t used to seeing dark skinned tribals who have never seen
Impressive collection of knives – in tribal backs #DongriaKondh #Niyamgiri #Vedanta Read More »
Dear Mrs Dixit, I have read your comments on the Delhi gangrape. I applaud your honesty in admitting failure, in admitting the dangerous condition of Delhi for women and your
Open Letter to Chief Minister of Delhi, Mrs. Sheila Dixit Read More »
I get a lot of these myths about women. Astonishing, because women aren’t yet so rare that people can’t simply look around them and find out truths. Here goes. Women
Those torturous women Read More »
There is this group of men and women on the internet who seem to have a deep and abiding contempt for the Section 498A of the IPC – the Dowry
Debunking the “Misuse of Dowry Act” misogynist bandwagon Read More »
Here are some supplies needed desperately at the sites of disaster in Sikkim. I imagine the needs in Orissa will not be all that different. The earlier post on helping
Things needed for disaster relief and how easy it is to help Read More »
I am rather troubled in this moment. All around, I see tremendous rigidity and an inability to learn. Be it something like the slutwalk, or a political problem in Kashmir…
An intellectual deficit in Indian Society Read More »
