Opinion | Iran To Trump: When Female Body Becomes A Battleground

Shuma Raha | Thursday November 07, 2024

The Iranian woman who stripped at a university campus recently became a symbol of resistance. But, the impulse to control women's bodies is hardly confined to medievalist theocracies: the US has voted Trump back into power.

Opinion | Hema Committee Report: Can Kerala Government Rise Above Lip Service?

Shuma Raha | Monday August 26, 2024

Damning as the Justice Hema Committee Report is, will it lead to substantive changes within the Kerala film industry so women who work in it are not coerced into providing sexual favours?

Opinion | Why Do 'Crazy', Childless Cat Ladies Scare Men So Much?

Shuma Raha | Friday August 02, 2024

People like Vance in India will have to get used to the idea that as women attain greater levels of education and financial independence, many more will choose not to have babies. And we are fast reaching a stage when we don't give a damn.