Tehelka stands on the wrong end of an outrage this time. Tarun Tejpal stands accused of sexual harassment of a young journalist during their iTHINK festival. While I don’t downplay […]
Tehelka: a bad lapse of judgment and awful misreading of Vishakha guidelines Read More »
I believe that the women’s rights struggle is evolving from a phase of being controlled by men within the family to being exploited by men outside the family, and feminist
Consumer Feminism: The dark side of the women’s rights struggle Read More »
Disclaimer: I see Kashmir as a part of India as a geographic reality. If it becomes free, I will see it as free. I refuse to cater to bullshit that
A democratic solution for Kashmir Read More »
In June, the CIC, which ensures the RTI Act is implemented and public queries are answered by government departments, ruled that the six major national parties (NCP, Congress, BJP, CPI, BSP, CPI(M)) are public authorities under the Right to
UPA special: One tune in Supreme Court, another in Parliament Read More »
Banwari Lal Singhal, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator from Alwar city constituency wrote a letter to the chief secretary asking for skirts to be banned in school uniforms. From the
BJP MLA Banwari Lal Singhal Read More »
Dear Sir, I wish to write to you on an issue of vital interest to our country, the freedom of speech on the internet. We have a sizable population on the internet,
An open letter to the Chief Justice of India Read More »
Silent Marches are mushrooming everywhere. Quiet, apologetic, they don’t want to inconvenience you, they will not cause anyone any trouble, they only want to quietly say their thing and dissolve
A lecture at University of Texas, Austin by P. Sainath, sponsored by the University of Texas School of Journalism, the South Asia Institute, AID-Austin and the Society of Professional Journalists
Transcript: Sainath on Mass Media v. Mass Reality: Part 5 of 5 Read More »
The Lokpal debate is the rage all over again, and the clutter being thrown into the thinking is escalating. It suits many, because the less people are able to think,
Decluttering the Lokpal Read More »
