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#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.

Taming the Snake in The Sarson: Punjab’s Protesting Farmers and their Global Community of Support

In 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.

On 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.

Accounting for Afghanistan: Where do we go from here?

Heer Nimavat speaks to Afghan research scholars about Afghanistan, before and after the Taliban coup.

A Gold Medal In Misogyny: Gender-Based Discrimination in the Olympics and Beyond

While this year's Olympics saw athletes perform in extraordinary circumstances, what stood out was the rampant sexism and misogyny.

Fahashi 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.

We Are Talking About This: Bade Bhai and the Corrosion of Expression

In the past month, freedom of expression in India has found itself in a nose-dive spin so sharp that even Rihanna couldn't ignore.

A Snake in the Sarson: How Punjabi Farmers Found themselves at the Gates of Parliament

A nuanced explainer on the farmer protest towards Delhi, how exactly did we get to this point? and what is at stake?

A Suitable Judge: Courting Gender Equality, from Amy Coney Barrett to Indu Malhotra

A dissection of women representation in the top courts with the selection of Amy Coney Barrett to the US Supreme Court.