India can lead the way in defanging the Defamation Laws

Women in India are fighting for their workplace equality and dignity. The recent issue of the hashtag #MeToo has ousted some powerful men in th...

‘Boy Erased’, a Film on the Memoir of Garrard Conley releases in India Tomorrow

Nicole Kidman's ‘Boy Erased’ will release in India on November 16. The film showcases a real-life teenager who is sent to a gay con...

Small Is In

There are so many small performance spaces in the city now that it is possible to experiment with content and presentation.

At a show of Love Matters, ...

Valuing Girls over Boys puts Young Girls at Greater Risk of Mortality

A new study on child mortality shows that sexism is cancelling out girl’s inbuilt biological survival taken as an advantage since the ear...

An Insurance Policy to Save Trees from Extinction

The world is losing plants at an unprecedented rate. Trees may have to be grown in test tubes in the future as one in five ...

Astana Declaration commits to achieve Universal Health Coverage

The United Nations Member States have promised to strengthen primary health care as an ‘essential’ step towards achieving universal...

#MeToo in Egypt: Women Voice Their Concerns

The #MeToo campaign saw women from around the world share their experiences of sexual harassment and assault and Egypt is no exception. In fact...

Pushing the Envelope on LGBTQ Cinema in India at Jio MAMI

Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival with Star in association with KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival will be organizing a panel discuss...

UK’s Human Rights Watchdog supports de-medicalising of the Gender Recognition Process

According to the Equality and Human Rights Commission, a person wishing to change gender doesn’t require a gender recognition certificate...