The Ceiling Of Democracy

To question the legitimacy of the elections in the state is not to caste doubts on the process itself, but to inquire the exigencies under which the state is being made to play this role in the democratic republic of India

Rohingya and the Citizenship Crisis

The issue of political recognition of the “stateless” people is not just a function of the virulent kind of religious nationalism that has taken over the state. It is also an extension of the refusal, by the government, and the constitution, to acknowledge the…

“The Well of Misery”

The removal of a short story about Dalit women in the 1930’s by the University of Madras from its undergraduate syllabus is the latest in a series of regional and academic repression of free speech and expression.

My grandmother’s Jayalalithaa

My view of Jayalalithaa has always been colored by how my grandmother (87 years) and her generation viewed her. They were strong women, dominant, no-nonsense and efficient. And in Jayalalithaa, they found a kinship, a public face for their kind of ‘feminism’. A feminism…

The UNHRC — A Satirical Play

The irony of countries that systematically violate human rights laws, forwarding a resolution at the UNHRC condemning human rights violations in Burma, is the reason why the UN and its rights bodies need urgent overhauling

When Look West meets Look East: India-Myanmar Relationship

A primer on the several hurdles that plague the balance and counterbalance walk between India and Myanmar.

On November 8th, Myanmar will hold its first open, multi-party elections since 1990. The…

The Women of Sriperumbudur

Nokia India’s shutdown of its factory, and the resultant unemployment status for the women who worked there should prod us into asking questions about how serious we are about closing the gender gap in our workforce