Taking a grim view of the recent developments at the Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi, the All India Muslim Personal Law Board has asked the Central government to clarify its position on the Places of Worship Act, 1991. The board, which […]
Transgender community living in a cis-gendered rigid society puts inexplicable pressure on their identity and mental health. According to Statista, 200 transgender people in India died by suicide in 2020. Writer: Mrinalini Kaushik Transwoman actor Sherin Mathew, at 27 years […]
Move to counter claims made by Hindutva groups relating to religion and culture, says VCK general secretary Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi founder Thol. Thirumavalavan has made a public call inviting those who identify with the party to write and compose songs, […]
When the Delhi High Court delivered a split verdict on criminalizing marital rape last week, it prompted dejection and fury among many. Not least for the fact that one of the judges, Justice Hari Shankar, felt that “Introducing, into the […]
Why are we not allowed to talk about the pain caused by centuries of humiliation, the destruction of temples, the humiliation of the jizya tax, and ultimately the forced partition of India? ABHISHEK BANERJEE Where do babies come from? We […]
An icon of Gujarati Dalit literature, Dalpat Chauhan, 82, has penned about 25 books, including novels, short stories, and plays, all delineating the lives of Dalits in Gujarat, drawn from his lived experiences of self, family, and community members. Gidh, […]
An interesting case study on the Kol people of Azad Nagar who bought their way out of slavery, this book talks of how revolutions can become fractured even after they have succeeded, and also raises questions on the place of […]
This article is a part of Siasat.com’s hate-crime tracker which chronicles atrocities against Muslims in India. Marziya Sharif The month of Ramzan was an important time for members of the Muslim community. It is supposed to be a time of […]
Savitha, Sangeena, Sathana, Geetha, Rossi, Seethal and Srija are part of the transgender communities in Pondicherry and Tamil Nadu. They are called ‘Thirunangais’, or ‘daughters of God’. India recognised the existence of a third gender in 2014 and decriminalised homosexuality […]
King Rao in Vauhini Vara’s thrilling debut novel, “The Immortal King Rao,” is not exactly royalty. But on a coconut plantation in his Indian village of Kothapalli, his prosperous Dalit family raises the auspicious firstborn son of a firstborn son […]
