Vriksha Mate ‘Saalumarada Thimmakka’: Remembering India’s Mother of Trees
In an immense loss for the nation, India bids farewell to a true gem, Saalumarada Thimmakka, the legendary ‘Vriksha Mate’ or Mother of Trees, who...
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The Ananya Bhat Case: A Life of Struggle and Contested Truths
Since the publication of Sujatha Bhat's account of her daughter Ananya's alleged 2003 disappearance from Dharmasthala, numerous developments have unfolded that reveal both the complexities...
The Shadow of Dharmasthala: Padmalatha Pays the Price of Defiance
On December 22, 1986, 17-year-old Padmalatha left her home in Boliyar for what should have been an ordinary day at college. She was studying 2nd...
The Shadow of Dharmasthala: The Vedavalli Tragedy
Dr. B.R. Harale's weathered hands tremble slightly as he speaks at yet another protest meeting, his 76-year-old voice breaking when he sees the photograph of...
The Shadow of Dharmasthala: Unraveling the Soujanya Case
On October 9, 2012, as rain fell steadily over the temple town of Dharmasthala in Karnataka's Dakshina Kannada district, devout 17-year-old Soujanya attended her regular...
स्वतंत्रता सेनानी ऊषा मेहता और उनके संघर्ष से प्रेरणा
इस धरती पर यदि सबसे ज्यादा अन्याय किसी के साथ हुआ है तो वो हैं महिलाएं। महिलाओं को हर जगह से गायब करने का काम...
Political Leaders From Congress and BJP Agree On The Need For POSH For Political Parties At International Conference by School of Campaigners
An international conference around gender justice was held on January 10, 2025 under ‘School of Campaigners’ program by Access Polity. The one day conference saw...
International Conclave on Strengthening Democracy at TERI, Gurgaon
With the advent of the 21st century, the democratic needs of developing countries rose above the basic tenets of food, clothing, and shelter. Individual rights...
Manipur – Will the Central Government Stand In the Witness-Box Please?
A victim in a Meitei relief camp in Imphal, who lost her family members during the ethnic tensions between Meiteis and Kukis in Manipur, that...
Missing Manipur, Dead Democracy: An Account of Government Failure & People’s Misery
Manipur: Silence is the loudest sound. As we entered Imphal Valley, the capital city of Manipur, I felt an eerie silence that couldn’t be mistaken...
Iraq’s Law Makers Decide To Lower The Consent Age For Girls To 9
Are we moving forward or thousands of years back vis-a-vis women’s rights? Iraq’s Parliament is discussing a proposal to reduce the women’s consent age from...
Lives Under Construction: Women Road Builders at 13500ft
In the distant, dusty valleys of Ladakh, there sits a 2-year-old boy all alone with a dry & grubby face covered with a bedsheet tent...