2016-10-12 04:40
On October 7, 2016, the Law Commission of India released a questionnaire for public opinion on the implementation of Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in India for all religions. They have asked for… Read More
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2016-07-23 08:03
Off late there has been a lot of discussion on Marital Rape. Rape is defined as, ‘Any Sexual intercourse without ones consent’. Rape is a deplorable act, within marriage or outsi… Read More
2016-04-03 07:17
Recently the Mumbai family court rejected the claim of a wife for Maintenance from her husband under section 24 of the Hindu Marriage Act (HMA). As per section 24 of the Hindu Marriage Act:… Read More
2015-10-25 10:34
Men’s Rights a concept which sounds alien in this modern era. We hear so much about rights for various groups, that we have ended up trampling on the most basic fundamental rights for… Read More
2015-09-14 17:58
Today a comment was made by one of the ministers that all violence is male generated. It is sad to find such comments coming from ministers of India. Let’s try to analyse the statement… Read More
2015-09-10 17:43
Does anything else needs to be said….
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2015-09-06 18:56
As per Article 15(3) of the constitution of India a special enabling provision was made towards the upliftment of women – “Nothing in this article shall prevent the State from ma… Read More
2015-08-25 19:21
Audi Alteram Partem in simple words means ‘hear the other side’. It is the most fundamental principle of Justice which states that no one ought to be judged without been given an… Read More
2015-08-19 17:56
This is the part 2 of the previous article titled Higher Education: Gender Biasness Myth. It is been said that women in India are not allowed to study, which is not correct as enumerated by… Read More
2015-04-03 04:04
In simple English a sorry is defined as a feeling of sorrow, regret, or penitence. The important word here is, the realization, that the offense one has done is wrong, and due to which one h… Read More
2015-04-02 18:15
I just came across this article titled, Woman booked for ‘raping’ son’s teen pal, wherein it is stated that she spiked the minor boy’ss drink and then raped him (oh!… Read More
2015-04-02 08:22
Recently I came across a news article titled, India votes against gay rights for UN employees. The UN had provided certain benefits for same-sex partners of UN staff and a resolution for opp… Read More
2015-04-02 08:22
Recently I came across a news article titled, India votes against gay rights for UN employees. The UN had provided certain benefits for same-sex partners of UN staff and a resolution for opp… Read More
2014-11-05 16:27
Note: For Mature Audiences Only.
Recently there was a news article that a proposal was to be put before the Supreme Court Panel for legalization of prostitution. The news article can be fou… Read More
2014-10-20 16:16
This is Part 2 to the Vaastav Foundation – The Crisis Angels of My Life. This article is written for Who’s your Crisis Angel? An Indi-Change activity with http://incr… Read More
2014-10-19 13:54
Vaastav Angel saving souls
Vaastav Foundation, is an NGO based out of Mumbai working towards equal human rights for both the genders. The organization assists families in distress and crisis… Read More
2014-08-31 16:02
In the recent landmark judgement by the Apex Court, it was directed that there should not be any automatic arrest for cases under section 498A of the IPC until provisions of Section 41 of Cr… Read More
2014-08-09 17:44
As per a HelpAge India report, daughter-in-law emerged as the major abuser of the elderly. Now abuse of a daughter-in-law is protected under various special laws of the country, whereas no s… Read More
2014-07-30 17:29
The total number of frivolous cases and acquittals (as a percentage of cases reported) during a year has been consistently over 50%, nearing 70% in a few years and touching 71% for 2003. Su… Read More
2014-07-24 20:52
The burning issue these days is should the Juvenile Rapists be hanged?
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Let us understand a bit of law for a better grasp of the issue as per Section 83 of the Indian… Read More
2014-07-19 17:09
Below is the chart showing percentage increase of arrests for serious crimes for men and women from 2001 – 2010.
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Source: NCRB Software for analysis… Read More
2014-07-19 17:09
Below is the chart showing percentage increase of arrests for serious crimes for men and women from 2001 – 2010.
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Source: NCRB Software for analysis… Read More
2014-07-19 15:53
Over the past few days, I have many requests from people wanting to know ‘How to Start a Blog’. For the benefit of all, I am writing this post:
What is a Blog?
In simple words it… Read More
2014-07-17 20:25
I am providing below the graph for decadal incidences of 498A cases:
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Frivolous Cases are sum of a) cases withdrawn by the govt. during investigation, b) cases w… Read More
2014-07-16 15:58
[WARNING! For matured audience only. If you are not above 18 years of age please leave this page]
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I came across a very interesting ‘Research’ article tit… Read More
2014-06-21 17:20
Marriage may be defined as a ‘Sacrament’ between two persons. In other words it is not a contract between two individuals but a sacrosanct relationship between two human beings p… Read More
2014-06-15 18:01
Today I read many bloggers blogging on the topic of Virginity, and is it a character certificate. Many posts which were on the topic stated that people who seek virgins are uneducated, shoul… Read More
2014-06-09 19:13
CraftInImages, a production house in the domain of theater, movies and celebrity / model /portfolio management, is organizing a comical play on the eve of father’s day – Kaun Ban… Read More
2014-06-08 17:57
Today while coming home I found a massive traffic jam on the road. On inquiring, I found out from one of the observer, that there was a road accident where a motorcycle was hit by a bus. The… Read More
2014-06-08 17:57
Today while coming home I found a massive traffic jam on the road. On inquiring, I found out from one of the observer, that there was a road accident where a motorcycle was hit by a bus. The… Read More
2014-06-06 19:36
Adultery may be defined as a voluntary sexual intercourse by a married person with a partner other than his/her spouse. Therefore, the definition of adultery brings out a few ingredients, wh… Read More
2014-06-04 19:08
Today, I will just be providing some select rape statistics of certain states of India. I will let the readers analyze the data.
State
Year
Cases Reported
Frivolous Cases
% of Frivolo… Read More
2014-06-02 18:15
This is an interesting question; is video conferencing allowed in Indian Courts? Can a witness testify by way of video conferencing and does such a testimony have similar weight as a physica… Read More
2014-05-25 06:02
I recently came upon an opportunity to interview Amit Deshpande, a social worker, working towards equal human rights for both the genders. This selfless gentleman worked for a social cause w… Read More
2014-05-13 17:17
In the recent past there have been a lot of debate on the reservation of women in the Parliament and a bill on Women’s Reservation has been promulgated in the parliament. There have be… Read More
2014-04-14 19:09
One of the measures for empowerment is taken to be control over one’s own earnings. A person having control over their own earning is considered to be empowered enough to make decision… Read More
2014-04-06 15:12
Education is the pillar for economic growth and development. As a nation develops, the share of Industrial and Services sector increases in the GDP. Employment opportunities are generated an… Read More
2014-03-20 17:40
In the past, there have been many debates that women are not allowed to study due to the patriarchal mindset. Let us try to break this myth of women’s higher studies.
The measure that… Read More
2014-03-19 17:31
Recently on the 10th SIF Anniversary the inaugural edition of the magazine was released. The pdf link to the magazine is here. My IrBm Arguments in the media article series were published in… Read More
2014-03-16 14:39
I was recently reading a newspaper article where it stated that ‘India will take around 56 years to achieve female youth literacy‘.
On reading the headline, I was quite intrigued… Read More
2014-01-31 16:08
I was recently reading a news article wherein lawyers and activists had demanded that a trial court judge should not be allowed to preside over rape cases as he had a patriarchal morality. O… Read More
2014-01-15 16:06
Decision making by women is considered as a yardstick for women empowerment and it is stated that in a patriarchal society women generally donot have decision making powers. It is believed t… Read More
2014-01-14 16:22
In recent past I have read news articles wherein gender ratio is linked to patriarchal societies. This seems to give an impression that patriarchy is a reason for lower gender ratios in stat… Read More
2014-01-09 19:20
In the recent census data for 2011 about 1.05 mn men were found to be homeless with over 600 thousand in cities. Around 1.8x times more men were found to be homeless in the urban areas as co… Read More
2013-12-16 16:39
The number of joint housing loans taken by men and women for purchase of property have fallen by over a staggering 99% in the period of 2009 – 2012, an RTI by Vaastav Foundation has re… Read More
2013-12-14 06:39
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This is a short update to the detailed analysis of the Protection of Women Against Sexual Harassment at Work Place Act. As per news reports, the Act was no… Read More
2013-12-12 15:44
This is the third part to the series of Irretrievable Break-down of Marriage (IrBM) Arguments in the media[i]. The Part 1 and Part 2 of the article can be found here and here.
Another inter… Read More
2013-11-04 04:06
I just came across the news article that In India, Maharashtra tops list of women arrested for crime. As per the NCRB data from 2001-2010 for arrests, the growth rate for arrests of wom… Read More
2013-10-29 19:09
The Constitution of India secures to all its citizens Justice, Liberty, Equality and Fraternity. One such law in question is 498A of the IPC which is called the dowry protection law in… Read More
2013-10-16 14:27
This is in continuation to the earlier posts which can be found here- Part 1 and Part 2.
One of the justifications advanced for women leaving the work force is that they join the part-time l… Read More
2013-10-10 17:49
India, as all developing countries is plagued with the problem of rampant ‘Child Labour’ being employed even by established companies either directly or indirectly. Children are… Read More
2013-10-06 05:02
I recently got a response to my article ‘Women in Work Force’, that women are leaving the work force because they need to take care of the children.
The justification seems logi… Read More
2013-10-02 05:40
The working population in India is typically classified as 15-59 years age group. As a general philosophy every able bodied person is liable for their own upkeep and maintenance. Which impl… Read More
2013-09-25 16:55
Domestic Violence may primarily be defined into 4 classes, a) Physical Abuse, b) Emotional & Verbal Abuse, c) Sexual Abuse and d) Economic Abuse.
As per section 3 of the The Protec… Read More
2013-09-11 18:52
In recent media debate pro IrBM school of thought have brought out 2 points of view. The first point of view is that women also assist in building the matrimonial assets. Their labour in th… Read More
2013-09-09 04:56
I just came across a media article stating that 46% of the Indian women (between the ages of 18 and 29) are married before the age of majority. WOW, a whopping 46%.
In the 2011 SRS Census S… Read More
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