Godna, the fine art of tattoo painting, is practised by Dalit Dusadh women. Its approach, raw material, and themes are nothing like the more popular Mithila artwork

There is little conversation around violence against women and other marginalised groups on the internet

The bulldozers arrived with no notice, women allege, leaving them stranded without shelter or belongings

Data debunks false claims about ‘missing women’, the real problem lies elsewhere

Many athletes are not even aware of what constitutes sexual harassment and those who complain meet with apathy from government sports bodies, says Jagmati Sangwan, activist and former athlete

Gendered laws and emotional issues between transgender persons and their often estranged families are problem areas

Feminists have critiqued the use of criminal law in ‘rape on the promise of marriage’ but the issue of intersectionalities cannot be ignored

The country is partitioned. India is independent. Crowds of people are pouring in from East Pakistan—from Jessore, Khulna, Barisal, Faridpur, via Kushtia and the border at …

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The Jaharveer festival is an important event in the life of Mathura’s Valmikis, marking their distinct culture and identity

A craft brought by the missionaries changed the lives of Dalit women in multiple ways before it became the domain of a dominant caste