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Allow Daughters to take responsibility legally

Virag Dhulia — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 16:04:47 +0000

Seeing the news article, Moms held for bid to swap babies, I noticed one interesting thing, “One of the women, who has two daughters, wanted a male child while the other, who has a son, wanted a girl”. One might argue that it is such...

Women Empowerment – A myth or a Reality?

Rubina Fakhr — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 08:39:01 +0000

No eyebrows are raised today at the thought of women going out to work. Plenty of lip service is paid to the idea of equality of men and women. And yet no one would deny that working women or non working women have to face problems just by virtue...

Rape - A Social Analysis

Virag Dhulia — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 14:18:12 +0000

The concept of Rape has often been used by gender obsessed radical feminists to over sensitize women’s issues and draw concessions for women from the society. I will not go into the details of what Rape stands for legally and does not stand...

The tip of the iceberg melts

Virag Dhulia — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:44:19 +0000

That, marriage has become tumultuous, for Indian men, is no longer a hidden fact as evident from the huge media coverage given to men’s rights activists recently. And the myth about marriage, as projected in Indian context – “Blissful for...

Modern life is at stake under border dispute

Asokananda Prosad — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:05:34 +0000

We the people in and around interior of a country have very little idea about how so many people spend their lives on both the sides of a border in between two countries. Social life fails to win over political understanding. How miserable...

Bachelorhood Revisited

Virag Dhulia — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:22:42 +0000

Reading the article “Good or Bad, Hard to Say!” suddenly struck a chord with me regarding the deteriorating status quo of the institution of marriage in India and its fatal repercussions on men. Marriage, at least in India, has always...

Shallow Perceptions

Syed — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 08:51:12 +0000

Recently while watching a beauty pageant, a colleague of mine in all seriousness remarked, “what a disgrace such contests are on women kind”. My curiosity to probe his, mind prompted me to oppose his view point as I always had a strong...

Do prostitutes deserve respect?

Shiv — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:06:40 +0000

I will say why not? At least I have no answer to this. I wonder why despite being the oldest profession & an indispensable one prostitution does not command respect. The situation was not like that before. In indra sabha the apsaras did...

Strong Objections to NCW's recommendations on Maintenance

Virag Dhulia — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:50:49 +0000

To, Dr. Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister of India, South Block, Raisina Hill, New Delhi,110011 Date : 14-Oct-09 Sub: Objections to NCW’s proposed recommendation to amend Section 125 , 127 of the Code of Criminal Procedure dealing...

Ladies First Please!

Shujaat — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:13:28 +0000

The female version of the homo sapien species. Always trudging forward in every aspect. And leaving their male counterparts with open mouths and wide eyes in bafflement as they leave them behind, stranded. No. Its not one...