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Swati Parashar
Swati Parashar is Associate Professor in Peace and Development Research, Gothenburg University, Sweden. She tweets @swatipash.
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Why engineers need the artsSubscriber Only
September 03, 2022 04:10 IST
Manish Paliwal and Swati Parashar write: To design solutions in multiple, changing contexts, integrated education is essential
Sat, Sep 03, 2022
Nobel Peace prize to World Food Programme recognises hunger as violation of human rightsSubscriber Only
October 13, 2020 03:04 IST
Amidst all the media attention to the exceptional violence of wars, terrorism and genocides, we tend to forget the millions of hunger victims who die in a slower, less spectacular form of violence. Hunger is not inevitable: It is man-made and there are victims and perpetrators.
Tue, Oct 13, 2020
Supreme Court order on coparcenary rights is enormously welcomeSubscriber Only
August 20, 2020 03:00 IST
Even as we welcome the court decision, we remain sceptical about its implementation and its actual benefits to women. An overhaul of social attitudes and simplification of litigation processes will be necessary.
Thu, Aug 20, 2020
Mohammed Rafi: The finest of the bygone eraSubscriber Only
July 30, 2020 19:04 IST
Mohammed Rafi will remain the voice of India, but his songs belong to the entire world that embraced him and to all those who are filled with hope and optimism for the future, whenever they listen to his melodies.
Fri, Jul 31, 2020
‘Adi Darshan’: The only way to save the planetSubscriber Only
January 21, 2020 12:01 IST
Our survival will depend on whether we are able to abandon our mainstreaming impulses and learn from our Adivasi communities, with genuine humility and in the spirit of reconciliation.
Tue, Jan 21, 2020
Gopaldas ‘Neeraj’: The Romantic Rebel Subscriber Only
January 04, 2020 13:28 IST
Neeraj was born as Gopaldas Saxena, in the village of Puravali, in Etawah district in Uttar Pradesh, on 4 January 1925 and went onto to become one of the greatest Hindi poets of all genres of poetry.
Sat, Jan 04, 2020
This is a war on womenSubscriber Only
December 03, 2019 14:14 IST
In case it has gone unnoticed, there is a familiar pattern in these ‘well-known’ or ‘high-profile’ rapes and murders that have received more media attention than the others... they could all have survived the murderous attacks after the rape, had they accepted their fate.
Tue, Dec 03, 2019
Why Zaira Wasim’s actions have far reaching consequences for young Muslim womenSubscriber Only
July 04, 2019 19:09 IST
What makes Zaira Wasim’s case different is the very lengthy confessional style explanatory letter which she shared through her Instagram account outlining her decision to quit her profession, which she argues, enabled an ‘environment that damaged her peace, iman and her relationship with Allah.’
Thu, Jul 18, 2019
Don’t blame the mandateSubscriber Only
May 31, 2019 00:05 IST
Doordarshan can hardly influence voting, people’s aspirations have changed.
Fri, May 31, 2019
Why are children’s bodies battlefields of communal and family wars?Subscriber Only
April 15, 2018 09:39 IST
Children’s bodies are ‘feminised’ the same way as women’s bodies are. Bodies become frontlines where men fight their wars, bond through gangrapes and communicate messages of hatred towards other communities.
Sun, Apr 15, 2018
Patthalgarhi challenges the Republic in its own backyardSubscriber Only
April 08, 2018 11:25 IST
This is a challenge to the state in the form of nonviolent resistance, but also an opportunity to rethink the exclusive development model
Sun, Apr 08, 2018
The ‘Gharwapasi’ of Padma Bhushan Father Camille BulckeSubscriber Only
March 17, 2018 20:36 IST
In a state where religious conversion has always been a highly sensitive and contentious issue and anti-conversion laws have been introduced by the government; people of all religions attended the ceremonial reburial of Father Bulcke’s remains to mark his final resting place in his karmbhoomi, Jharkhand, 35 years after his death.
Sat, Mar 17, 2018
Development’s new ally in tribal India: Sabka Vikaas, Sabka VivaahSubscriber Only
March 01, 2018 13:35 IST
Several tribal communities have a long history of live-in relationships where couples cohabit out of wedlock and even have children. Most of these arrangements have thrived on gender equal norms where tribal women enjoy a degree of freedom and bargaining power.
Thu, Mar 01, 2018
The case for colonialism raises an academic furoreSubscriber Only
September 30, 2017 21:05 IST
The Third World Quarterly recently carried an article by Bruce Gilley, a professor of political science in the US, which not only glorifies colonial rule but also advocates the case for recolonizing ex-colonies
Sat, Sep 30, 2017
Hyper masculine ire is reserved for women who dare challenge orthodoxiesSubscriber Only
September 30, 2017 10:37 IST
Sri Lanka has the deepest chasm and embittered relationship between media practitioners and political authorities in South Asia, but neither Pakistan or Bangladesh fare any better
Sat, Sep 30, 2017
Hyper masculine ire is reserved for women who dare challenge orthodoxiesSubscriber Only
September 09, 2017 09:23 IST
Sri Lanka has the deepest chasm and embittered relationship between media practitioners and political authorities in South Asia, but neither Pakistan or Bangladesh fare any better.
Sat, Sep 09, 2017
Combatants for Life: Women LTTE CadresSubscriber Only
September 05, 2017 01:00 IST
Thirty years after the India-Sri Lanka accord, the silence of former women LTTE cadres speaks volumes of their social exile and anonymity.
Tue, Sep 05, 2017
When women are branded as witches and brutalisedSubscriber Only
August 10, 2017 00:19 IST
Marking the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples on August 9 is remembering that one of the most common forms of violence against tribal women is their branding as witches. These women are sometimes killed, but more than their murders it is their lives that are a relentless story of violence, abuse and terror.
Thu, Aug 10, 2017
Lording it over the bastionSubscriber Only
July 24, 2017 06:05 IST
In a country with unbridled displays of masculinity in politics, public life and most of all in cricket, women cricketers have not only proven that this game can be played without the vulgar aggression and sledging but that masculinity is simply overhyped. These are achievements bigger than any victory.
Mon, Jul 24, 2017
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