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Custom v. Constitution: Why Punjab and Haryana High Court struck down a 40-year-old curb on a widow’s right to sell land
January 28, 2026 11:58 am
Widow property rights: The Punjab and Haryana High Court said that customary law like Riwaj-i-Am that curtails a woman's proprietary rights solely based on gender and withstand scrutiny of Article 14 of Constitution of India.
Madhubani Bar Association refutes gender bias claims of lawyer Anita Jha, says district magistrate examining issue
January 22, 2026 2:01 pm
Madhubani Lawyer Chamber Dispute: The association president said women lawyers sat in a hall beside the hall meant for male laywers, which was built on Anita Jha's application during the relevant time, but she doesn't sit there.
'Somehow I am disappointing someone by not having a son': Soha Ali Khan gets candid about gender discrimination in society
January 04, 2026 3:17 pm
Parents may feel compelled to adhere to cultural practices, even when they conflict with their personal beliefs or modern values.
How to raise a boy: Raising a boy is not about protecting the world from him or him from the world
November 17, 2025 5:20 pm
We tried to raise both our children in the school of humanism. We could not control what they saw online or heard from friends, but I could curate what they encountered at home: A thoughtful article, a film watched together, a lively conversation around the dinner table
‘By virtue of being a woman, I’m called pushy’: Deepika Padukone on the backlash over her demanding an 8-hour workday; how gender double standards affect working women
October 10, 2025 4:27 pm
Her statement raises important questions about how women asserting boundaries, whether at work, home, or in relationships, are often labelled as ‘difficult’ or ‘demanding’
Breaking the bias: How India's daughters are recasting success in science and innovation
September 29, 2025 1:19 pm
History of Indian science demonstrates that when women are included, the country doesn’t just achieve equity, it achieves excellence
It's the age of the performative male, and we are all living in it
September 12, 2025 6:43 pm
A new archetype of masculinity is sparking satirical contests on campus and debate online – what virtues are authentic and what are not
How to raise a boy: What grandparenting boys taught me about love, patience and play
September 14, 2025 12:13 am
It’s not parenting 2.0. Being a grandmother is less about control and more about connections -- even when things get rough
The pocket problem: How fashion still fails women one outfit at a time
September 01, 2025 5:46 pm
Functionality in women’s clothing still has a long way to go. Until then, the fight must go on, one pocket (preferably a pair) at a time
The killing of Kavin Selvaganesh: When caste dictates whom to love
August 25, 2025 4:48 pm
Crimes against inter-caste couples have been framed largely as a cultural issue rooted in traditional and parochial practices, obscuring the fact that both caste and patriarchal violence are still an everyday reality in “modern” life
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