A Revolution is Not a Dinner Party
Does the word “revolution” mean the same thing to the Kurdish liberation movement and to American leftists who supported Bernie Sanders? A little history... In the 20th century, it was…
On the Conflicted Space of “Chitmahals” between the Indo-Bangladesh Border: Arpita Chakraborty
There are more than two hundred geo-political enclaves in various continents across the globe. "Chhits" or Enclaves are small fragments of land owned by one country, inside the geographical boundaries…
No Nation For Women : Pinjra Tod
“As a woman I have no country. As a woman I want no country. As a woman, my country is the whole world.” – Virginia Woolf An Adivasi school-teacher and…
Rebuilding Kobanî : After Liberation From ISIS, The Fight Isn’t Over Yet
"The battle for Kobanî was not only a fight between the YPG and Daesh, it was a battle between humanity and barbarity, a battle between freedom and tyranny and between…
When Does the Violation of Women’s Bodies Become a “Red Line”?
Two years ago I was on vacation in Maine when I started getting really, really mad. I’d been working to track sexualized violence in the Syrian war for a long…
Three Years Later: Women struggle for Justice and Freedom from Fear
Statement by Women’s, Students’ and Progressive Groups, India: As 2015 comes to a close, we remember the tumultuous times in December 2012 when thousands of people – young and old…
60 Adivasi Women of Kerala Form Group, Bring Solar Power to Their Village
The adivasi women of Edamalakudi, Kerala’s remotest panchayat, have formed a headload workers’ group and helped light up their villages with solar power. By P. Sainath When 60 women in…
Why I Think Indian Women Should Not Fast On Karvachauth
Yesterday, my neighbour came to me, enquiring if I knew some good parlour near the colony, and I told her of one. She asked me curiously if I was going…
A Brief Meditation on the Women Supporters of ISIL
The name ISIL (Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant) elicits many reactions from us – primarily those of fear, devastation, and (very rarely) relief. Fear, of course, because it…
Vidrohi: A Rebel Poet On The Streets Of Delhi
There is a poet on the streets of Delhi called ‘Vidrohi’ - the rebel. He roams around the old city, spouting Molotov cocktails of words.The citizen name of the ‘Vidrohi’…
Visible Work, Invisible Women – To market, to market
By P. Sainath The bamboos are about three times the height of the women who have brought them here. Each woman has carried one or more to this weekly haat…
Chivalry
Men taking that extra step to protect the women in their lives. It's all out of respect, nothing to do with power or dominance. Women love it, it makes them…
Visible Work, Invisible Women – A Lifetime Bending
By P.Sainath She paused, exasperated by the midday sun in Vizianagaram. But remained bent over. She knew she would resume work in moments -- in that very posture. Working in…
Anti-feminism backlash: A sign that the patriarchy is aware of its imminent demolition
Feminism is ruining everything. In the past few weeks alone it has single-handedly threatened to ruin a poor convicted rapist’s hopes of returning to role-model status and celebrity career, allegedly destroyed masculinity, and…