WILL TRADITION EVER TRANSITION

“Even a stopped Watch showscorrect timetwice a day” bespoke an optimist.

It is a matter of contemplation whether the same holds true for the march of ti...

Out With The Old…?

Our society has been in a constant flux for change. There is a greater adaptation afoot in a nation like India because of its many contradictions, complexities and voices. ...

How Will The Global Financing Facility Deliver For Sexual And Reproductive Health And Rights?

Sexual and reproductive health must be at the forefront of the health agenda. Despite family planning being the most cost-effective public health and development interventi...

March Marches On

“Beware the ides of March,” warned the Soothsayer in Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar. While a tragedy of such terrible proportions did not befall the screen, ...

Emmy Noether Revolutionized Mathematics — And Still Faced Sexism All Her Life

Emmy Noether was one of the most brilliant and important mathematicians of the 20th century. She altered the course of modern physics. Einstein called her a genius. Yet tod...

Unfreedom, A Film That Was Banned By The Censors, Is Now Using That As Its USP

We’ve done it again. Only two days after India failed its LGBT populace by voting against benefits for same-sex partners for UN staff, it was reported on Saturday tha...

Kerry Washington Stands Up For LGBT Rights

“Scandal” star Kerry Washington stood up for same-sex rights in a fiery speech Saturday night that brought a cheering crowd to its feet. Washington made the rem...

Soon Consumers Will Be Regulators…

A few years ago, global consumer goods giant Unilever found itself in a sticky situation. A new advertisement for its margarine Flora, had sparked a huge row. The ad showed...

Geena Davis Warns 700 Years Needed To Reach Gender Parity In Kids? Media

Actress Geena Davis last week told a standing-room only event on gender and the media at the United Nations that the paucity of female characters in entertainment media for...