Indians honour the one definition of ‘modesty’ is behavior, manner, or appearance intended to avoid impropriety or indecency. This covers the Islamic custom of keeping the girls and women covered from the eyes of men and the public. The Hijab controversy in Karnataka is one of the manifestations of a breakdown of an unwritten contract […]
Tag: women
Why ‘Long Covid’ With Brain Fog, Chronic Pain And Fatigue Are More Common In Hyderabadi Women?
Presently, we are in less afraid about Covid scare as the lockdown ends, restrictions relaxed and normal life restored. But the fear of long term Covid is still hanging on head in many people, especially women who are becoming a soft target to this disease. When 30-year-old Shilpa Rao, a Tollywood makeup artist in Hyderabad, […]
Nightmare For Junior Colleges With ‘Mensurating Girls’ In Telugu States
Presuming menstruation is an excuse, most colleges commit human rights violations, and the government needs to step up. Around 13 years ago, Sowmya, who grew up in Kakinada, was a student at a junior college in Guntur. She was a teenager, studying intermediate (class 11 and 12) while staying at a hostel, away from her […]
Why Indian Women In Their Early 30s Fret About Ageing?
Anxieties about sex, marriage and career suck the fun out the late 20s to mid-30s. The cake has been cut, the beer has been drunk, and by 2am all the guests have filed out of Nidhi’s JNU hostel room. A PhD scholar, she has just turned 27, but as she sits on the edge of […]
Why ‘Distressed Women’ Aren’t Aware Of ‘Sakhi Centres’ In Hyderabad?
The Sakhi centres in the state were established around 2015 to provide round-the-clock help to women in distress. A search for the Sakhi centre situated in Secunderabad, which promises 24X7 help to women in distress, will prove challenging for women in Hyderabad. Neither does the place show up on Google maps nor is it easy […]
Deadly Consequenses Ahead As India’s 2-Million-Tonne ‘E-Waste Recycling’ Works
India generates more than two million tonnes of e-waste annually, and also imports undisclosed amounts of e-waste from other countries from around the world – including Australia. The world produces 50 million tonnes of electronic and electrical waste (e-waste) per year, according to a recent UN report, but only 20% is formally recycled. Much of […]