Rape Culture Is A Contract We Never Actually Signed

Rape culture is a contract we never actually signed. It’s a contract that says Hey, sure, you can totally say and do anything you want to my body — you deserve ...

Entering The Mind Of My Rapist: An Exercise In Extreme Empathy

The essential dilemma after a date rape is also the essential dilemma before the novelist: Who’s in charge of the narrative, and what is his or her perspective? My ra...

The Brave New Bollywood Heroine

Last month, I conducted a round-table interview with Anushka Sharma, Varun Dhawan, Navdeep Singh, who directed NH 10, and Sriram Raghavan, who directed Badlapur. The idea w...

VICTIMS, WOMEN & THE LANDED VOICELESS

So here?? the thing!

As I entered home this evening, my housekeeper Leela Lhama opened the door, as usual.

She normally takes my laptop bag from my hand and...

Manisha Koirala To Support Nepali Women, Girls Affected By Quake

Bollywood star and social activist Manisha Koirala has announced her support for the UN Population FUND (UNFPA) as its Goodwill Ambassador for Nepal to work for pregnant wo...

Prannoy Roy Trashes ‘Tsunami’ Of Tabloid Journalism

Blasting the trend of ‘tabloidisation’ of Indian news channels, NDTV co-founder Dr Prannoy Roy has said that the credibility of TV news channels is at stake and...

India: Food Safety Is A Must For Sustainable Development

Food safety is a theme having high priority and relevance among governments, civil society, the private sector and intergovernmental agencies across the globe. Changing con...

Manisha Koirala, Gulshan Grover And Mahima Chaudhary For A Cause 'Mission Save Her'

Bollywood celebrities like Manisha Koirala, Gulshan Grover and Mahima Chaudhary have decided to lend their support to Indian-American pop singer Reggie Benjamin and his NGO...

World Baby Shower By Shakira And Gerard Pique A Big Hit For UNICEF

“Gerard and I are so happy to know that so many kids will benefit from the generosity of all of those who have participated in the World Baby Shower movement—an...