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Nandini Rathi
Nandini Rathi is a former journalist with indianexpress.com, now based in the US.
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On International Women’s Day, we need freedom from homophobic, sexist ‘censor board’Subscriber Only
March 08, 2017 12:56 IST
CBFC has been quite okay about casual objectification of female bodies but unbending against any genuine exploration of gender and sexuality. This Women’s Day, we wish to free sex and sexuality from its regressive control.
Wed, Mar 08, 2017
Pranab Mukherjee’s emphasis on ‘space for dissent’ couldn’t have come at a better timeSubscriber Only
March 03, 2017 17:16 IST
Lately, attention has shifted away from the understanding that diversity of expression (in speech, language, lifestyle, religion, caste, class etc) is at the heart of the idea of India and is inevitable to being a nationalist in the true sense.
Fri, Mar 03, 2017
Telangana govt’s diktat on ‘married women a distraction in colleges’ is squarely regressiveSubscriber Only
March 02, 2017 18:06 IST
To begin with, it is squarely undemocratic, if not also constitutionally illegal, for state-run institutes to discriminate against a section of eligible students on the basis of their marital status.
Thu, Mar 02, 2017
Without any concept of right to offend, India cannot expect to become cultural capital of the worldSubscriber Only
March 02, 2017 15:30 IST
It is easy to intimidate scholars, academicians and students engaged in discussions -- especially on any subjects related to India's fault lines along the lines of religion, caste, tribal groups and states with troubled histories.
Fri, Mar 03, 2017
Gurmehar Kaur’s old placard came in handy for trolls to slam her for SaveDU campaignSubscriber Only
February 28, 2017 18:50 IST
One placard, pulled out of context from a 10 month old anti-war video, stunningly and wholly hijacked the attention away from her cause of decrying ABVP violence in Ramjas. Suddenly the discourse became that of Kaur ‘supporting’ Pakistan.
Wed, Mar 01, 2017
Why body shaming Ayesha Takia is not acceptableSubscriber Only
February 25, 2017 19:18 IST
It is the system of unfair expectations that needs to be tackled -- not victims of it that need to broken.
Mon, Feb 27, 2017
Indians could easily be collateral damage within the jump in US hate crimesSubscriber Only
February 24, 2017 19:08 IST
According to a FBI report, 2015 – the year Trump began his heavy-on-immigrant-and-Muslim-bashing presidential campaign – saw a 67 per cent jump in hate crimes against Muslims.
Sat, Feb 25, 2017
Injured in Kansas race attack, Ian Grillot’s sisters set up GoFundMe campaign for treatmentSubscriber Only
February 24, 2017 14:00 IST
The campaign has seen a huge outpouring of support from the community, including several Indian-Americans, who rightly see Grillot's actions as heroic and driven by the noble urge to stand up for the wronged victims.
Tue, Feb 28, 2017
Is Rangoon’s Miss Julia inspired by Fearless Nadia? Here’s the story of the stunt queenSubscriber Only
February 22, 2017 20:13 IST
Fearless Nadia became what no woman in Bombay cinema had ever been before -- the hero.
Thu, Feb 23, 2017
Attack on Malayalam actress: media didn’t cover up privacy, sought sensationalism in coverageSubscriber Only
February 21, 2017 18:37 IST
The ethics is knowing when to hold back and how to perform damage-control. In sexual violence cases, that should be done by strictly prioritising survivors over sensationalism.
Tue, Feb 21, 2017
At JNVU, an attempt to gag intellectual exercise through bullyingSubscriber Only
February 19, 2017 17:26 IST
What Professor Ranavat set out to do was her job, because teachers are responsible for providing opportunities for students to open up their minds to all point of views -- even if some of them cause discomfort.
Sun, Feb 19, 2017
Delhi man run over multiple times: What has made bystanders in our cities so insensitive?Subscriber Only
February 18, 2017 18:09 IST
These incidents call into question how desensitised we as bystanders have become to ignore the dire need of victims of violence and accident.
Sat, Feb 18, 2017
Tamil Nadu ruckus: People might have not seen what happened inside House, but they know for sureSubscriber Only
February 18, 2017 16:14 IST
What was witnessed from afar on TV screens was in fact behavior befitting goons, rather than elected representatives of the people.
Sat, Feb 18, 2017
Attack on Lal Shahbaz Qalandar shrine was an attack on everything Sufism stands forSubscriber Only
February 17, 2017 16:08 IST
Sufi shrines are visited both by minority Shiite and Sunni Muslims, but radical militant groups like the Islamic State consider the practice to be against Islam
Fri, Feb 17, 2017
Proposed Lok Sabha bill to prevent extravagant and wasteful expenditure in weddings: Pros and ConsSubscriber Only
February 16, 2017 14:55 IST
A legal fix for a social issue is a hard sell in pragmatic situations, as it proposes to regulate a strictly private affair of citizens.
Fri, Feb 17, 2017
A tough cookie, Valentine’s Day continues to irk conservative societiesSubscriber Only
February 14, 2017 15:57 IST
Ultimately, the landscape of relationships, love and marriages is unmistakably changing in a globalized, technologically enabled, more educated India. And it is gathering pace.
Tue, Feb 14, 2017
Ambassador drives itself into oblivion, but India can never forget its favourite carSubscriber Only
February 11, 2017 19:32 IST
The trademark Ambassador, sometimes known as the 'national car of India', is etched in the hearts and memories of those who grew up in pre-liberalization India.
Sat, Feb 11, 2017
From Raees to Jolly LLB 2, films remain everyone’s favourite whipping boySubscriber Only
February 10, 2017 19:15 IST
Are our honorable democratic institutions and professional committees so weak that a few shots within a movie should worry them?
Mon, Feb 13, 2017
Are our educational institutions promoting scientific temperament? Think againSubscriber Only
February 08, 2017 15:56 IST
The nation is supposedly trying to do away with these social ills – and yet these outdated ideas are propagated unquestioned, with textbook dignity afforded to them.
Wed, Feb 08, 2017
From dowry to killing: The shocking oversights in Indian school textbooksSubscriber Only
February 07, 2017 22:19 IST
Even a line drawing of a dead kitten is present, which makes you wonder who drew it and who let that pass into print, uncensored?
Wed, Feb 08, 2017
Kailash Satyarthi’s Nobel Prize citation stolen, but his is not the firstSubscriber Only
February 07, 2017 13:22 IST
Kailash Satyarthi's 2014 Nobel Prize medallion has been stolen today from his Delhi residence. But it is not the first time the prestigious Nobel keepsake has been burgled since the turn of the century.
Tue, Feb 07, 2017
14 days into Trump administration: Pat on the back to authoritarianism and blow for human rightsSubscriber Only
February 03, 2017 19:04 IST
Several authoritarian governments and their leaders appear to revel or at least eagerly dance to the tune of Trumpian United States.
Fri, Feb 03, 2017
It was not ‘dying together’ but murder; he was not a ‘jilted lover’ but a pathological criminalSubscriber Only
February 02, 2017 20:25 IST
News reports may call S Adarsh -- the stalker who set K Lakshmi ablaze -- a "jilted lover" and his crime "a crime of passion" due to “one-sided love”. But this was murder of an innocent, closely followed by the suicide of her psychologically disturbed murderer.
Sat, Feb 04, 2017
Silence of Muslim-majority Saudi Arabia, Egypt on Donald Trump’s Immigrant ban is loud. Here is howSubscriber Only
February 01, 2017 20:38 IST
While Iran and Iraq – two of the seven targeted countries -- have strongly criticized Trump's order and vowed to retaliate, the criticism for what is widely labeled as a “Muslim ban” from rest of the Muslim-majority countries has been subdued and slow to trickle in.
Thu, Feb 02, 2017
Attack on Sanjay Leela Bhansali made a mockery of democracySubscriber Only
January 28, 2017 17:55 IST
Is it our revered constitution or our goons who proffer rights upon the rest of us citizens?
Sat, Jan 28, 2017Journalism of Courage
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