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Bathani Tola and the Cartoon Controversy by Anand Teltumbde

Why has there been such a silence from dalit leaders over the Bathani Tola judgment acquitting all those accused of killing 21 dalits? At the same time, what explains their loud protests over the Ambedkar cartoons in the textbooks? Has the elevation of Ambedkar as an icon relegated the dalit leadership to a politics of empty symbolism? Is the issue of a lack of accountability in the judicial system towards...

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One dishonourable step backwards

-The Economist HOW should one judge the lot of women in India, a country that is in many ways progressive, modern, tolerant and yet by turns repressive and hostile? Women hold the highest political positions (the presidency, speaker of parliament, leader of the ruling party, leader of the opposition in parliament, several chief ministers of large states) and in theory they are protected by a variety laws promoting equality. Though development indicators...

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Call for law against ‘honour killings’-Ananya Sengupta

A government panel has recommended the enactment of a “comprehensive, standalone law” on the so-called “honour killings”, handing equal punishment to the killers, plotters and the instigators at kangaroo courts. “The current provisions in the Indian Penal Code are inadequate in dealing with these acts of crime,” says the Planning Commission’s steering committee on women’s agency and child rights for the 12th Five-Year Plan. Its report, posted on the plan panel’s website...

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Age of consent 16 in most liberal countries-Manoj Mitta

Going by just the number of countries, the global average for the age of consent is 16. The government's proposal of criminalizing consensual sex with any person below 18 will put India in the company of countries such as Rwanda, Uganda, Chile, Peru and Egypt, none of whom can be counted among liberal democracies. While the age of consent across the world ranges from 13 to 18, the bulk of the...

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Man kills daughter for refusing to marry boy of his choice

-The Hindu In a case of honour killing in the city, a man killed his teenage daughter after she refused to marry a boy he had chosen. The 19-year-old girl wanted to marry another boy she was in love with. Police said Mohammad Kitabuddin Abdul Gafur Shah smashed Tabassum Khatun's head against the wall in a fit of rage. He has been arrested and booked for murder and tampering with the evidence. “He...

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