In In Focus

Sex and Gender- Being on the margins

By     13th September, 2016

To begin with, we were told that you are born with a certain genitalia which determines whether you are male or female. Then, we were told that the…

In In Focus

The Subtle And Dangerous Way Women Are Shamed For Their Choices That Goes Unnoticed

By     9th September, 2016

The piece is a part of a collaboration between Breakthrough India and Youth Ki Awaaz for the #StandWithMe campaign. Join us as we seek to get conve…

In In Focus

If You Won’t Eat Your Lunch In The Toilet, Why Should A Baby Be Breastfed There?

By     9th September, 2016

The piece is a part of a collaboration between Breakthrough India and Youth Ki Awaaz for the #StandWithMe campaign. Join us as we seek to get conve…

In The Breakthrough Voice

New Surrogacy Bill: A Black day for Surrogacy Industry

By     8th September, 2016

“Mai ek maali hun. Mere pet me ek chhota sa paudha hai. Use paani aur khaad dungi. Phir wo fal uske maalik ko de dungi. Mera uspe koi haq nahi hai….

In In Focus

Breaking the stigma around menstruation

By     25th August, 2016

We are a country full of ironies. While we unfailingly worship the goddesses for nine days every year during navratri, we shun women and their bodi…

In In Focus

This college ruined the term ‘alma mater’ for me

By Neetika Vishwanath   24th August, 2016

Most people always associate with the college they study in especially the undergraduate college, your first step into the adult world. It is even …

In In Focus

I did not say a clear NO : Relevant or irrelevant?

By     24th August, 2016

Before I talk about ‘the incident’, I would like to begin my experience by sharing a wonderful conversation I had with my father on consent. I was …

In In Focus

4 Days, 100 Haiku Entries: How Calicut Medical College Students Smashed Menstrual Taboos

By     23rd August, 2016

The piece is a part of a collaboration between Breakthrough India and Youth Ki Awaaz for the #StandWithMe campaign. Join us as we seek to get conve…

In In Focus

Seeking consent

By     22nd August, 2016

As children, very often we are told to go hug someone or give someone a kiss. Very often, you have people pulling your cheeks. A lot of this happen…

In In Focus

Harassed then shamed

By     22nd August, 2016

On 16th December 2012, the busy roads of National Capital witnessed an atrocious case of sexual assault, verging on international attention and pub…