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Imperfect Images
The increased representation of women leaders in Bollywood is a heartening first step, but we await their more complex avatars
How Women LEAD
Glimpses of women-led constituencies in Uttar Pradesh provide insights into the way women legislators think and work within a patriarchal system
Natural Farming in the Ganga Basin
In the middle of a big farmers’ gathering in Bulandshahar, a hand rose, enthusiastically, to say a few words on Natural Farming
A Different Gaze
For residents of women-led panchayats in Rajasthan, 33 per cent is not just about numbers in Parliament and state assemblies, it represents a new vision, a new idea, and a different nazariya
Glass Ceilings, Lost Leaders
The political odyssey of Dakshayani Velayudhan, KR Gouri and K K Shailaja: Confronting the grip of patriarchy
Success and average don't have anything to do with each other
These quotes are applicable in most aspects of our life. However, in the world of investing, the pursuit of average can actually be fruitful for an individual investor
Breaking the yoke
Caste and class have remained at the core of exclusion even in the Panchayati Raj system where reservation for women was implemented more than 30 years ago
'Rough and Tough'
ALMOST all major women politicians in South Asia either inherited their position of power from fathers, husbands or male mentors or were backed by family wealth—from prime ministers Indira Gandhi, Sirimavo Bandaranaike, Benazir Bhutto, Sheikh Hasina and Begum Khaleda Zia to Indian chief minister Jayaram Jayalalitha, Mayawati and Vasundhara Raje Scindhia
Bihar's Electoral Secret
Nitish Kumar has created a women's vote bank by unveiling different schemes for women
33% Shall Not Cloud Over The 50%
The Women's Reservation Bill carries the ominous possibility of overshadowing all other forms of social demands
The First 'Iron Lady'
INDIRA Gandhi inherited her father’s position of political authority, but had an approach quite opposite to her father’s—in contrast to Jawaharlal Nehru’s largely democratic approach, she was authoritative and dictatorial
Consumed by Political Motivations
The Modi government had no time to get into the more demanding fundamentals concerning the implementation of the legislation
Mapping Women's Political Journey
India’s women-centric policies were conceived mostly under global influence, until the rising women voter turnout in the country changed the trend
In Defence of Reservation
The support for the Women's Reservation bill reaffirms India's faith in affirmative action even as it highlights its dichotomous allegiance to 'meritocracy' at the cost of inequity
Ravana's Women
Why does Hindutva only see women as Sita or Surpanakha and not talk about the warrior women of Ramayana at the receiving end of violence?
Letters from Death Row
The arts have a huge role to play in changing the atmosphere within prisons and in getting the world to engage with prisoners as people
From Thriving Domestic Travel To Chanderi Sarees, MP Has It All
Madhya Pradesh Tourism Board has taken several initiatives, including rural and agritourism, to boost local and inbound tourism
Jewel In The Crown
Forty-five minutes away from the national capital is a green island of serenity, ensconced in the green Aravalis. A 158-key resort, the newly launched Courtyard by Marriott Aravali Resort is a welcome addition to the staycation destinations for residents of Delhi-NCR.
From Spiritual Circuits To Stargazing, Uttarakhand's 'Bucket List Perfect' Plan
In recent years, initiatives such as rural homestays, adventure activities or sacred hotspots have been revamped to widen the tourism prospects of the state
My Mulaqat with Umar Khalid
Umar Khalid was arrested under the UAPA for his alleged role in the 'Delhi pogrom'. He has been languishing in Tihar Jail for more than three years
CASTE YOUR NEW VOTE
The recently-released caste data has already created political ripples in Bihar. But the real tectonic shift will happen when the socio-economic data is released
Silencing the Messenger
The NewsClick raids send a very important message of crumbling press freedom in the country
CM Dhami's resolve to make Uttarakhand a Global Tourist Destination
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, who visited London and Birmingham cities of Britain for the Global Investor Summit to be held in Dehradun in December, has succeeded in bringing in huge investment into his state. During the visit, investment proposals worth around Rs 12.5 thousand crore were signed. The CM has expressed hope that the investment target set for the Investor Summit will definitely be met.
A Blooming Paradise
Colourful dry leaves covering your way to the Magic Bullet Paradise’—a renowned nursery in the heart of the city—symbolise the new new’.
A Radiant Masterpiece
This movie doesn't just have its heart in the right place: it's so beautiful that it has more than one heart
THE POTATO STORY
I was halfway through my plate of potato risotto when my phone rang.
I Write, Therefore I am
_ This is an ode to the writers who imagined and chronicled in not-yet places, the ones who faced the dystopia in ads. This is inspired by the many speculative fiction books that predict apocalyptic times
A Not-yet World
\"People think-wrongly-that speculative fiction is about predicting the future, but it isn't; or if it is, it tends to do a rotten job of it. Futures are huge things that come with many elements and a billion variables, and the human race has a habit of listening to predictions for what the future will bring and then doing something quite different. What speculative fiction is really good at is not the future but the present-taking an aspect of it that troubles or is dangerous, and extending and extrapolating that aspect into something that allows the people of that time to see what they are doing from a different angle and from a different place. It's cautionary.\" -From the introduction to Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 by Neil Gaiman
Tracking Election Trends
An analysis of election results prior to 1971 indicates that issues determined their outcome, irrespective of whether polls were held simultaneously or separately. But the 1951-71 political situation was entirely different from the present
From Concept To Reality
THE Government of India recently constituted a High Level Committee (HLC)—headed by former President of India, Ram Nath Kovind—to examine the issue of simultaneous elections. This announcement triggered a wide debate in the national discourse.