The Lipstick PoliticoMar 206 min#MarriageStrike: On India’s Marital Consent Debate In the past few months, India has witnessed a rare public conversation on what it means to be married.
The Lipstick PoliticoDec 23, 20217 minTaming the Snake in The Sarson: Punjab’s Protesting Farmers and their Global Community of SupportIn a follow-up piece to our primer on the farm laws, Ashveer Pal Singh explores the aftermath of the repealment on the farmer's protest.
The Lipstick PoliticoNov 22, 20217 minOn Future Assets and Filth: Why Women’s Safety Isn’t a Priority Investment in IIT Guwahati Swonshutaa Dash and R. Butt reflect on the IIT Guwahati rape case where the accused was granted bail on account of being a future asset.
The Lipstick PoliticoNov 1, 20217 minAccounting for Afghanistan: Where do we go from here? Heer Nimavat speaks to Afghan research scholars about Afghanistan, before and after the Taliban coup.
The Lipstick PoliticoAug 13, 20217 minA Gold Medal In Misogyny: Gender-Based Discrimination in the Olympics and BeyondWhile this year's Olympics saw athletes perform in extraordinary circumstances, what stood out was the rampant sexism and misogyny.
The Lipstick PoliticoJun 6, 20217 minFahashi and Basic Feminism: Victim Blaming in Imran Khan’s Pakistan A. Mirza discusses how Imran Khan's statements reflect the dismissiveness of South Asia's leading powers on victim-blaming and rape culture.
The Lipstick PoliticoFeb 8, 20218 minWe Are Talking About This: Bade Bhai and the Corrosion of ExpressionIn the past month, freedom of expression in India has found itself in a nose-dive spin so sharp that even Rihanna couldn't ignore.
The Lipstick PoliticoDec 1, 20205 minA Snake in the Sarson: How Punjabi Farmers Found themselves at the Gates of ParliamentA nuanced explainer on the farmer protest towards Delhi, how exactly did we get to this point? and what is at stake?
The Lipstick PoliticoNov 1, 20208 minA Suitable Judge: Courting Gender Equality, from Amy Coney Barrett to Indu MalhotraA dissection of women representation in the top courts with the selection of Amy Coney Barrett to the US Supreme Court.