2018

Savita Halappanavar’s Death Led To The Change In Abortion Law In Ireland

Who was Savita? I am quoting the following lines from the preview of the book, Savita – The tragedy that shook a nation by Kitty Holland: “Seventeen weeks pregnant and facing a miscarriage, Savita Halappanavar and her husband Praveen walked into an Irish maternity ward in October 2012. Unwittingly, the couple also walked into that deeply …

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The Red Cottage

The cottage had red bricks and a roof with a chimney.   There was thick mist around. The sound of silence. The peace. Chandrika had seen this cottage before.  It was the same one she had imagined in the Enid Blyton books she loved as a child. Two teenaged children ran out of the car and …

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Break-Up Of Bromance – The Latest Fault Of The Indian Wife

Break-Up Of Bromance – The Latest Fault Of The Indian Wife Wives have traditionally been put second by husbands, after their in laws and his extended family, and now after a bromance too? Year 2011: A movie titled ‘Pyaar ka punchnama’ had released. After watching it, I had told a male friend how I did …

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A Senseless Tragedy Reveals The Misogynist Horror Of ‘Incels’

Yesterday morning I read the news of the horrifying van attack in Toronto. What kind of a person would do something like that, is the thought that came to my mind.  Later during the day there were viral videos circulating on the internet titled ‘The cop who did not shoot’.  Yes, the cop  could have …

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What do you feel about the recent amendment to POSCO Act?

The President has approved the ordinance to make the POSCO Act more stringent. Here is what you need to know: What is POSCO? Protection Of Children From Sexual Offences What are the amendments? Increase in minimum punishment from 7 to 10 years extendable to life imprisonment If the victim is under 16, minimum punishment has …

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