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Mind the Gap: The price of justice

India, July 21 -- The 20-year-old student told her college principal that her head of department Samir Kumar Sahu was asking her for sexual favours and, when she turned him down, began harassing her a... Read More


Mind the Gap: Racing against the clock: Can Indian origin nurse Nimisha Priya be saved?

India, July 14 -- Time is running out for Nimisha Priya, the nurse from Kerala on death row in Yemen. The date for her execution has been set for July 16; it was communicated by the director general o... Read More


Learning to say no to an abusive marriage

India, July 12 -- Learning to say no to an abusive marriage This is an appeal to the parents of daughters. Marriage is not their final destination. It is career and financial independence. Girls are ... Read More


Mind the Gap: Another rape rocks Kolkata. But politicians are busy playing their usual game

India, July 7 -- Another day another rape and, of course, political points are flying fast and thick. Yet again, the BJP says West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee must resign. Yet again, Banerje... Read More


Mind the Gap: It's 2025. Why is male still the default gender?

India, June 30 -- Women are 73% more likely to be injured in a front-seat car crash. Yet, the dummy used in vehicle tests by the US highway traffic safety administration is modelled almost "entirely o... Read More


Mind the Gap: Maternity leave is a constitutional right. Now let's talk about paternity leave

India, June 16 -- In a landmark ruling that will have far-reaching implications, the country's top court has asserted that maternity leave is a constitutional right, regardless of the number of a chil... Read More


Marriage, and space for women saying No

India, June 15 -- A conniving wife (allegedly). Splashy wedding videos (visibly). Picturesque honeymoon (unarguably). And then, the plot twist, murder. The exclamation marks just insert themselves. Th... Read More


Marriage, and space for women saying No

India, June 14 -- A conniving wife (allegedly). Splashy wedding videos (visibly). Picturesque honeymoon (unarguably). And then, the plot twist, murder. The exclamation marks just insert themselves. T... Read More


Mind the Gap: What's in a name? Plenty if you're a married woman

India, June 9 -- When I got married, I switched from Khanna, the name I was born with, and took on Bhandare, the name my husband was born with. Pick your battles, I rationalized at the time. In any c... Read More


Mind the Gap: Sindoor and its aftermath

India, June 2 -- How many military operations can you name? Most will remember Operation Blue Star, when Indira Gandhi ordered troops into the Golden Temple in 1984, some might have heard of Operation... Read More