By Somdatta Banerjee.

 

  Parvati Mondol was hoodwinked into the trade as a teenager. She was not provided with proper food to eat. She was in awful predicament. She was dragged into sex work. There was not a single day when she was spared from ....

The agitation seeking reservations for the Patel community with leaders of the community going on a fast unto death at Ahmedabad, is a phenomenon peculiar to India. Anyone would think that the Patels are the most progressive community with footprints in every country of the world. Th....

By SARMISTHA NEOGY

 

Below is a very common conversation which actually happened between my mom and a salesman few months back. It’s a very common sight especially during noon when these salesmen go door to door to sell their product. With so m....

By Somdatta Banerjee

Once Brigham Young, an American leader, said “You educate a man; you educate a man. You educate a woman; you educate a generation.”  Education of women since ages has always been a contentious issue. Still now there are many Indian families wher....