Sexual assault in India isn’t just an act of gender-based violence; it is also one that reinforces caste and power equations and the structural biases inherent in society. As if to underscore this point comes the Justice Hema Committee report—heavily redacted and released this week, five years after it was submitted to the Kerala government…
My three other co-passengers on the 10-hour journey were men, and around 10pm, they decided to retire for the night. One of them latched the door, and now there were three men and a woman in a cubicle with thick glass window panes and a bolted latch that needed a bit of muscle to open….
Candlelight vigils, rallies and protests took place in cities across the country on Wednesday night as people came out against the brutal rape and murder of a trainee doctor at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College. Doctors are pushing for a healthcare workers’ safety bill, meeting ministers and policymakers. Last week’s crime has shaken people to…
