Cross Connections

The problem with a film that has been in the news and resulted in violent protests is that it gets a pedestal, and the resultant pige...

Qandeel Baloch sometimes looked like Amy Winehouse; her death was as tragic as Amy's. Both were on drugs. Winehouse was on the hard s...

A woman breastfeeding her child can be a rather sublime sight, that is if she is not stared at. But does sublimity or subtlety even matter ...

What should have been the brilliant Serena Williams' moment has transformed into a J.K.Rowling defending Serena one. The tennis star ha...

Kamal Haasan recently played martyr. It is fairly common for the arrogant and liars to play martyr. It is the prime ticket to a clean s...

She was articulate, but helpless too. "My having a love child is a scandal, but X as a celebrity is considered bold," she said...

It is surprising that people are surprised only because a Buddhist monk got abusive. As with any other religious community, Buddhism would ...

One did not realise this was about competition, that too of the superficial kind. The celebrated anchor moving on to the sterilisation de...

Only because the police force represents the establishment, should we ignore how some cops, especially female, are treated by civilians? In ...

What happens when a Bollywood actor decides to speak out against objectification? The reactions are simplistic and extreme. The Times o...

What exactly are some Indian judges smoking? In a 141-page judgment that sentences a watchman to life imprisonment for the rape and murder...

The problem with the Preity Zinta-Ness Wadia case is with the word molestation. As a feminist and one who would err on the side of a woman...

I detest the term 'honour killing'. It assumes that somebody's honour is at stake and therefore the murder has social sanctit...

Twenty five percent of women make up the Modi cabinet. Are we sexist if we question the credentials of some of these women, as much as w...

Jashodaben goes to vote Dear Jashodaben: I hear you are in Tirupati to offer thanksgiving. Your prayers have been answered. Your husband...