Autumn of The Matriarch

Lillette Dubey’s Primetime Theatre Company completed 25 years in 2016, and the celebrations continue, with a series of new plays.

When she set up her group in...

Casting out Caste

The Cochin Devaswom Board of temples recently took a huge step towards an equal India, by appointing a Dalit priest at a temple. Kuzhuppully Umesh Krishnan of Matilakam bec...

#MeToo & #BalanceTonPorc - Women’s Global Fight against Harassment goes Online

The recent allegations against film mogul Harvey Weinstein have sparked a global conversation about the issue of sexual harassment in the workplace. Women, n...

WHO Guidelines for responding to Sexually Abused Children

Sexual violence can have psychological, emotional, and physical effects on children. These effects aren’t always easy to deal with, but with the right help and suppor...

Good touch Bad touch – Teach children as early as Possible

A lot of people have opened up on social media about their sexual abuse experiences after Harvey Weinstein's scandal broke. While men and women continue to share their trau...

Can Men be Allies among the many ‘Harvey Weinsteins’ in the Industry?

Anthony Bourdain is known as the strutting chef who kicked a drug habit, wrote a best-selling confessional Kitchen Confidential, and became an internationally recognized te...

The Right to Death

The Supreme Court on Tuesday opposed the notion of allowing patients to create a 'living will'. Known as an 'advanced medical directive' in legal jargon, the bill is meant ...

#MeToo – Do Sexual Harassers keep Good Science from Happening?

 Boston University (BU) is investigating sexual harassment complaints made against a prominent Antarctic geologist by two of his former graduate students. The women al...

Nepal sets example on acceptance of Gender Diversity. Will India follow?

Nepal sets example on acceptance of Gender Diversity. Will India follow?A 40-year-old has made history, becoming Nepal's first transgender person to be issued with a marria...