‘There is Room for Everything in Art, As It Always Should Be’: Interview with Emily Smith
Why did you decide to be an artist? Please tell us a bit about your journey. I’ve been creating art for my entire life; it’s always been a part of…
Is There Some Space For Us Too?
I don’t feel it’s necessary to quote numbers to establish a fact we all know – this country produces the largest number of films. We are also proudly told that…
Emily Smith Turns Her Experience of Assault into Vibrant Paintings
Emily Smith writes on her site: "In the spring of 2015, I was assaulted by a stranger on my walk home from the gym. I was left unconscious on the street…
Stop Killing Civilians in Kashmir : Citizens’ Protest in Delhi
Hundreds of students, trade union activists, women's rights groups, lawyers and queer groups gathered today at Jantar Mantar, wearing black bands, and condemned the violence being unleashed on unarmed civilians…
How safe are public spaces?
“I was waiting for the bus dressed in a kurta and jeans, when one among a group of men loudly said, “So sad, her dad must be so poor that…
Soni Sori Continues To Receive Death Threats Despite Police Security
Multiple threats continued to reach Soni Sori's house after the recent attack on her, despite three high ranking police officials being stationed there. On the 25th of February around 8…
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…
Jadavpur University Protesters Hold Off ABVP Clash, Police Impose Section 144
Almost a thousand students marched on the Jadavpur University campus today, condemning Hindutva crackdown at JNU and the arrest of JNUSU President Kanhaiya Kumar, who has been sentenced to judicial…
Will JNU Crackdown Prove To Be The Undoing Of Hindutva Fascism?
By Tathagata Bhattacharya The state assault in India to stymie the tradition of dissent, a hallmark of democratic student politics around the world, cannot be seen in isolation from the…
JNU Teachers, Journalists Beaten Up In Court By Lawyers As Police Watched
February 15, New Delhi: Teachers and students who turned up at a Delhi court in support of JNUSU President Kanhaiya Kumar were manhandled, beaten and forced out of the courtroom…
Soni Sori Receives Death Threat From Bastar Police
Adivasi activist Soni Sori received an official death threat from Bastar police on 4th February: "Soni Sori, should you dare to step into Bijapur, we will kill you, we will…
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…
The Myth of Indian Independence: Why The Utopia Remains A Utopia
Independence is an on-going process. Associating the 15th of August every year with the unfurling of a tri-coloured flag and echoing the national anthem in unison, does not constitute freedom,…
Transpeople Assaulted: Kolkata Police Victim-Shames, Lets Perpetrators Go Scot-free
On 23rd October, around 1:30am, five transpeople (Anurag Maitrayee, Krishti Sarkar and 3 others) were travelling from Shyambazar to Jatin Das Park via metro to do pandal hopping at Maddox Square…