Vrinda Shukla

The writer, 31, is an IPS officer serving as DCP in Noida, Uttar Pradesh. Views are personal

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Dowry cruelty and legal apathy: Why India still loses one woman every hourSubscriber Only

July 31,2025 15:15:58 PM

The gravity of the scale of domestic violence, affecting lakhs of women, must not be undermined merely because it doesn’t cause sensation as cases of rape or murder do

Thu, Jul 31, 2025

Kolkata rape and murder: When the law fails womenSubscriber Only

August 21,2024 07:05:39 AM

It is no surprise that the first accused apprehended in the Kolkata rape and murder case had a history of violent assault of his wife. Yet, there was no appropriate legal response at the time despite two complaints

Wed, Aug 21, 2024

Mission Shakti was launched in October 2020 to make improvements to women’s safety, dignity and empowerment in a state that has been infamous for its feudal mindset towards women and the consequent violence and exploitation faced by them. It is based on two founding pillars. (Express File Photo)

The Uttar Pradesh model for crimes against womenSubscriber Only

January 16,2024 07:50:34 AM

There is every reason to rejoice in this spectacular achievement of the UP government. There is robust global research to support the belief that only a time-bound justice delivery system is a powerful deterrent

Tue, Jan 16, 2024

Lessons from Kathal: Tracking India’s missing girlsSubscriber Only

June 09,2023 15:17:24 PM

Stepping up mobile surveillance services, empowering Anti-human Trafficking Units, linking the data of all missing children with orphanages, shelter homes, and incentivising police officers will go a long way in addressing the gaps in the system

Mon, Jun 12, 2023

Promise of marriage, Tinder and rape: How the law may be punishing innocent men and patronising womenSubscriber Only

October 27,2022 17:20:47 PM

Linking the legitimacy of sexual intercourse between consenting adults to their future marriage may have outlived its utility in the wake of the growing sexual liberation of young Indians

Mon, Oct 31, 2022

Sexual assault survivors must be told of all their optionsSubscriber Only

January 11,2022 04:01:13 AM

🔴 Vrinda Shukla writes: Doctors must provide emergency care, including medical termination of pregnancy, to victims of rape.

Tue, Jan 11, 2022

Ties that bind: Why India must expand foster careSubscriber Only

June 08,2021 03:15:25 AM

It is a viable, acceptable alternative to adoption and institutional care, especially now, given the plight of Covid orphans.

Tue, Jun 08, 2021

Digital space is serving as the scene of sex crime. We need to frame a responseSubscriber Only

October 08,2020 03:47:13 AM

The dissemination of nude photos and videos of a victim engaging in a sexual act deserves to be defined as a continued sexual violation for what is once put in the digital space can rarely be wholly retracted.

Thu, Oct 08, 2020

India’s digital divide makes the state distant from those who need it mostSubscriber Only

April 27,2020 03:45:39 AM

As educated empowered citizens, we must take it upon ourselves to serve as ambassadors of the digitally disconnected.

Mon, Apr 27, 2020

On question of veil or temple entry, what is essential is right to choose for oneselfSubscriber Only

April 29,2019 01:54:23 AM

Women don’t need saving; they need to be guaranteed their essential right to have a choice. The choice to pursue an unfettered education, to not be sold in marriage, to refuse unilateral divorce, to keep their bodies unmutilated, to worship, to access sanitary napkins and make reproductive decisions....

Mon, Apr 29, 2019

How a Naga tribe is challenging clichéd notions of advancement, backwardnessSubscriber Only

February 04,2019 02:29:01 AM

This new year, let’s embrace advancement by looking beyond the constructed narrative, shrugging off generalisations, and learning from one another’s transformative ideas and cultural wisdom, even those in faraway corners.

Mon, Feb 04, 2019