Category: Women in Hinduism & India

On Open Defecation, Hygiene and India Shining – Part I

Here is something to jolt you out of your mid-week complacency. In a two-part series on “hygiene & sanitation in India”, I will carry excerpts from various, recent articles on this subject to highlight...

Remembering Devi Ahilya

This post is dedicated to Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar – perhaps the greatest of any warrior queens we had in history. Many of you must have heard about her….but unfortunately her story is largely...

Should prostitution be de-criminalised in India?

*** CAUTION: Explicit Content & Strong Words *** This post (and poll) was prompted by an exchange of thoughts between Rohit and Incognito on the Hinduism and Homosexuality post. The comments were triggered by...

Taliban in India…

Courtesy DNA (emphasis mine) …Four girls’ colleges affiliated to the Kanpur University — Juhari Devi Girls’ Degree College, SN Sen Degree College, DG Girls’ College and AN Degree College — have prohibited jeans, danglers,...