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Smt. Lakshmi R Hebbalkar, Hon'ble Minister for Women and Child Welfare, Disabled and Senior Citizens Empowerment in the Government of Karnataka
Minister Madam: Firstly, during the tenure of the previous BJP government, people were shaken by price rise. People had reached a point where it was difficult to survive
Tracing the Movement
Dalit radicality in the name of Ambedkar is threatened of decay and cooption, thereby running the risk of receding into the landscape of caste
Museum of Untouchability
The practice of untouchability and the heinous crimes that are committed in the form of brute killings, rapes, and public beatings are still in practice. How about a space that depicts all of this?
MURDER, RAPE, HUMILIATION
Atrocities against Dalits are taking place regularly across India. Here's a snapshot
Songs and Sensibilities
Gaddar, a poet and a communist revolutionary, died on August 6
The English Goddess "English is the milk of a lioness, only those who drink it will roar." -BR Ambedkar
Rule of Peshwa is gone/Mother English has come./In such a dismal time of ours/Come Mother English, this is your hour. /It is all for the good of the poor/Manu's dead at English Mother's door. /Knowledge is poor man's refuge and shade/It's akin to comfort mother-made.
A Cry from the Heart
The first Dalit autobiography to be published, Baluta created a stir when it appeared in Marathi in 1978. Set in Mumbai and rural Maharashtra of the 1940s and 50s, author and poet Daya Pawar depicts the stark reality of caste violence and untouchability in this classic. It also celebrates the resilience, dignity and courage of the Dalit community and their fight for equality in an unequal society
Let's Cosy Up To Challenge 'Love'
Intimate relationships without social recognition is gaining ground in many cities of the country
Journey Of Many Desires
The heart sees beauty, kindness, courage and compassion in more than one person and desires to connect with them
Barbie Is Enough
Self-aware in both Birkenstocks and high heels, Greta Gerwig's Barbie is an unforgettable cinematic experience
Disabled Mindsets
It is not uncommon for persons with disabilities to be haunted by questions of love due to the attitude of others
'Open' Secret
Why some urban Indians are seeking sex, love and togetherness, but not necessarily from the same person
Unbounded Intimacy
Alternative forms of relationships make the world less patriarchal and less traumatic
Let's Talk About Sex PLEASE
THE anthem from the 90s is one of the more memorable harbingers of the sexual revolution that gripped a generation of millennials
Eternally in Love
Only the brave let love flow without restraint for it is neither a claim nor a construct
Spectrum of Connections
The present standards of dating or loving are restricting us from loving many people in their many forms
Beyond THE BODY
The asexual community urges people to understand that they are equally capable of giving and receiving love
Cycle of Violence
The tension and barbarity between the Meitei and Kuki communities shows no signs of abating
A Durable Settlement
Manipur has suffered unbearable losses due to political machinations. How long will settlement, reconciliation and healing take?
Humans... 'Like Us'
India’s ad hoc refugee policy is structured around the politicised binary of good refugee, bad refugee’, with religious nationalism becoming the arbiter
The Endless Wait
Afghan refugees in India fear ending up with nothing
Beyond The Binaries
The Bihar Museum Biennale at NGMA Bengaluru was a gentle reminder on the need to re-imagine gender, inclusivity and museums in a digital world
Striking Difference
The narrative around refugees and asylum seekers across the globe appears politically insinuated. Because data tells a different story
Addresses Without Homes
Climate change Is driving mass human displacement and forcing the need to establish climate governance policies that go beyond the traditional perception of who is a refugee”
No Refuge In Sight
What does life after displacement mean for Rohingya women in India
THE LOST HOME
The absence of a refugee policy is making Afghan refugees in India more and more uncertain about their future
Forced Displacement
Post-memory doesn't mean the end of the previous memory, but signifies continuity in the representation of the past and the influence of memory in the present
A Safe Haven
Host countries must adopt policies that support refugee women and girls who often have to face sexual violence and abuse during displacement
The Forgotten Narrative
The sorrow of the world’s largest migration ever, The Partition
Reminders of the Partition
Objects have memories and Delhi's Partition Museum taps into them