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#MeToo is riding a new wave of feminism in India
San Francisco Chronicle· 1 day agoIndia had a tradition-bound society with strict gender norms and expectations. A new and powerful anti-sexism movement began in India, long before the present ...
He frolicked in forests as a kid. Now he's saving them from a coal mine plan
WUSF 89.7· 7 days agoAlok Shukla, the youngest of eight siblings, grew up in a village in Central India. “The forest is...
Narendra Modi Fell to Earth After Making It All About Himself
New York Times· 13 hours agoThe Indian leader used his singular persona to lift his party to new heights. When everything became...
Overlooked No More: Hansa Mehta, Who Fought for Women’s Equality in India and Beyond
New York Times· 6 days agoThis article is part of Overlooked, a series of obituaries about remarkable people whose deaths,...
#StopThisShame, #GirlsAtDhaba, #WhyLoiter and more: women’s fight against sexual harassment didn’t...
Houston Chronicle· 1 day agoWhile the success of #MeToo testifies to the power of social media in putting the spotlight on the culture of misogyny across the world, as a scholar who studies feminism, I know it’s not the ...
My Father’s Fate, and India’s
The New Yorker· 6 days agoThe armed forces, which had previously been insulated from politics, were exploited by Modi and his party for political gain. India’s Election Commission...
Why a third term for Modi could be ‘catastrophic’ for India’s 200 million Muslims
The Independent via Yahoo News· 3 days agoAs results are all set to be announced in the world’s biggest election, Muslims in India tell Shweta...
What does the death of a jailed Jesuit priest say about India's democracy under Modi?
KPBS San Diego· 4 days agoTwo days before police finally came to arrest him, the Rev. Stan Swamy recorded a video of himself...
US activists worry about ‘losing major asset’ TikTok as potential ban looms
Al Jazeera· 6 days agoMichael Mezzatesta is a climate educator based in Los Angeles, California. For the last two years,...
Will a Female President Improve the Lives of Mexican Women?
US News & World Report· 2 days agoAcknowledging the significance of the occasion, Sheinbaum said: “For the first time in the 200 years of the republic I will become the first woman president of Mexico.” Women ...
