Patriarchal - Different Truths

March 7, 2022
Luz Maria Lopez
Criticism, Gender

The Heritage of Latin American Women Writers

In Latin America, there is a tradition of women’s rights activism. Commitment to gender equality is not new in Latin America. In fact, Latin women’s empowerment has reached beyond...

June 15, 2018
IPA Service
Migration & Diaspora, Profile, Tribute

Marx Was a Great Scholar in Mathematics, Linguistics

Perhaps very few Marxists and admirers of Marx know that Marx’s contributions were not at all limited to economics and politics. Mathematics apart, his notes, manuscripts, and correspondences cover...

June 1, 2018
IPA Service
Crime, People

Police Fails to Prevent Honour Killing of a Dalit in Kerala

Kevin Joseph, the Dalit Christian boy, was brutally murdered for daring to marry an upper caste Christian woman, Neenu Chacko, at the end of a three-year-old romance, against the...

April 30, 2018
Swati Kumar
Crime, Gender

Crime against Women in India: The Black Dot of Shame

Our society is ruled by two “M’s” – Males and Money. Genders were never equal and I doubt that they ever will be in this country. Ours is a social...

April 2, 2018
Dr. Navodita Pande
Economy, Politics

Governance Affected by Failed Promises: Can More Jobs Mitigate Our Socioeconomic Woes?

The governance outcomes will remain below par till structural transformation is implemented. The top-down approach has the disadvantage of an overblown apex crushing the little people below. Change, sensitive...

March 5, 2018
Arindam Roy
Curtain Raiser, Edit

Still I Rise: Celebrating Womanhood on IWD 2018

Our Editor-in-Chief, Arindam, tells about this year’s theme of the International Women’s Day (IWD) 2018. He introduces three erudite editors and includes their editorials in this editorial. His thank...

March 4, 2018
Tapati Sinha
Gender, History & Culture, LGBTQIA+

A Historical Perspective of Transgender, a Different Community

In the earliest ages, these people were quite often thought to possess the wisdom that traditionally-gendered people did not, and were venerated for this. As civilisations transformed from matrilineal...

January 4, 2018
Sarala Balachandran
Poem

Her Shattered Dreams

An evocative woman-centric poem by Sarala that exposes the brutality of traditions, the patriarchal system, for Different Truths. She dreamt of a Beautiful life But all she got was...

December 22, 2017
Kabir Deb
Mass Media, Opinion

Why Such a Hullabaloo Regarding Condom Advertisements on TV?

Why are we prudes even after 70 years of Independence? Condom ads are to be shown from 10 PM to 5 AM, as instructed by the Union Ministry of Information and...

November 1, 2017
Mahima Sharma
Gender

Am I too Modern to Handle?

Women from cities are often perceived or tagged as notorious for being too modern. However, they have their connotations of the term ‘modern’. Mahima explores the meanings of modernity,...

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