Valentine’s Day At DU: Worshipping A Virgin Tree And Objectifying Women
Hindu College boys’ hostel organises the ‘virgin tree puja’ and the male students belonging to the Anga wing of the hostel in St. Stephen’s take the Angha oath on the night of Valentine’s Day, every year.
What Symbiosis Law School, Hyderabad Teaches Us About Due Process in the #MeToo Era
A case in point as to why due process not only fails women, but suppresses and intimidates them, is that of Symbiosis Law School, Hyderabad (SLS-H).
IIT Madras Students Protest Against Anand Teltumbde’s Imminent Arrest
Ambedkar-Periyar Study Circle (APSC), a student’s collective at IIT Madras, staged a protest against the imminent arrest of Anand Teltumbde – in other words, the State-sanctioned curbing of free speech.
HCU Students Strike Back: Our Velivada Shall Stand To Challenge Your Brahmanism
On 6th January 2019, Mr.Podile Apparao, the Vice Chancellor of the University of Hyderabad destroyed the portraits of the highly respected and esteemed leaders for Dalits of this country displayed around Velivada.
Harassments On Indian Campuses And The Apathy Of ICCs
In a college in Delhi University, an ICC member got charged for assaulting his girlfriend, who got caught in the college CCTV footage.He is still a part of the ICC.
12 Times 2018 Was Shook By Students’ Campaigns And Campus Movements
Students led protests and campus movements are important in any educational space because it reaffirms the democratic practice of dissent.
TISS Mumbai Hosts Its First Bahujan Arts Festival
Last sunday TISS, Mumbai observed it’s first Bahujan Arts festival, which centred the works and narratives of artists coming from SC/ST/OBC and other marginalised backgrounds/artforms.
TISS Hyderabad Students Protest Against Arbitrary Administrative Decisions
It is extremely hypocritical of the management of TISS, Hyderabad, which teaches the values of social justice and inclusion to its students to systematically deny the same values in practice.
KIIT School Of Law Mobbed By Engineering Students Over Sexual Harassment Row
Students of KIIT School of Law were mobbed by engineering students after a BTech student was forced to apologize after harassing a female law student.
What Happened In SRM College: The Rampancy Of Sexism In Educational Institutions
Twenty four hours after the incident at SRM college, with no apology issued from the management’s side for letting this traumatising incident take place.
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4 Reasons Why All Is Good About Sex And The City
Fifteen years ago, with its last episode, Sex and the City gave a whole new definition to female solidarity. While the underlying flaws in the series cannot be overlooked, it can also not be denied that the show has been an integral part of the popular culture.
Sant Ravidas And His Fight Against Casteism
Ravidas, also famously called as Raidas, was a cobbler, saint, poet, philosopher, and social reformer, all rolled into one, who employed bhakti as a method of social protest against the centuries-old system of untouchability. Some mistake his trajectory of spiritualism for sanskritisation.
How Harmful Is Patriarchy To Men And Boys?
Due to widespread patriarchy, boys often end up ignoring the possibility of sexual assaults and when they happen, they find it hard to believe it to be true. The toxic masculinity has internalised the idea that men can’t be raped or harassed.