Category: Women and children
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The Influence of Bollywood on Women’s Rights
Indian Cinema is the best platform to analyse and assess women rights. The reason is that Indian Cinema reflects Indian society in the most exaggerated way. People get more fascinated with the more relatable cinema. The various dilemmas arise when we try to understand women’s role in Bollywood. The dilemma about whether the inclusion of…
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Feu(Dalit)y: A Tale of Indian Society Against Dalit Women
“Our struggle does not end so long as there is a single human being considered untouchable on account of his birth.” – Mahatma Gandhi India has been well acquainted with multiple cases of sexual violence against its women. Despite the numerous laws in place for the protection of women, the invisibilisation of such crimes points…
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Sexual Harassment in Virtual Reality: Is it real?
Imagine you are in a virtual reality archery game. Your avatar is a simple disembodied floating helmet with two hands clutching a bow. While you skillfully mow down a wave of the undead, another player BigBro442 identifies you as female by your voice and before you know it, he is making overt gestures in the…
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Child of a Prostitute: In need of Care and Protection
Introduction Prostitution has been such an occupation which is generally exercised by those who have not been able to take care of their family members by any other means and then, this becomes the only way to earn their livelihood. Many women in our society are still involved in the business of prostitution and even…
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Re-thinking Child Abuse, Determinants of Parenting and Neglect
INTRODUCTION In India, child abuse is at its infant stage as a social issue that requires attention and intervention. The bodily, sexual or mental abuse, particularly by the caretakers or parents, is generally known as child abuse. [i]Child abuse is a corrupt deed committed by an individual and is treated as a crime. An act…
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“Marry me later” – On the proposed marriageable age for Indian women
INTRODUCTION Women’s legal age to marry has always been a matter of great concern in India over the past few decades. After the adoption of the Indian constitution in 1950, the Child Marriage Act has undergone various modifications. Since 1978, the minimum legal age for marriage has been 18 for women and 21 for men…
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