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Shilpa Phadke
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What are the ways in which women’s participation in the Indian workforce can be increased?
An excerpt from ‘Women’s Participation in Future Growth’, by Uma Ganesh and Shilpa Phadke, from ‘India’s Pathway to Success: Winning in the Next Decade’.
Uma Ganesh & Shilpa Phadke
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Mere populism? Kejriwal plan to make transport free for Delhi women could actually transform city
The move holds the possibility of making the Capital friendlier, approachable and more accessible for women.
Shilpa Phadke
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‘A service, not an enterprise’: Privatising Mumbai’s BEST buses means unraveling a system that works
Protests against the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s privatisation plans are growing.
Shilpa Phadke
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‘Knowing we’re mortal gives us purpose’: Nobel laureate Venki Ramakrishnan on his new book
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In Amit Shah’s Gandhinagar, three Lok Sabha candidates allege they faced pressure to withdraw
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‘We are living in perpetual fear’: Prajwal Revanna video leaks spark panic among women in Hassan
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Gen Zers and millennials are still big fans of books – even if they don’t call themselves ‘readers’
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Banana republic in the making?: A South Asian perspective on India from Kathmandu
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What Kirron Kher could learn from women who actually use public transport
The BJP MP said a young woman gang raped in Chandigarh last month should not have boarded an autorickshaw with three men already inside.
Shilpa Phadke
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#MeToo: There is power in speaking and being heard, and every enraged voice counts
The hashtag protest against sexual harassment confronts a problem that is global in scale, and mounts a powerful digital feminist challenge.
Shilpa Phadke
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The condom-counting MLA has earned a laugh, but his antics betray a deeply entrenched sexism
The anxiety over thousands of condoms being used on the JNU campus reflects the long-held fear about the education of women.
Shilpa Phadke
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Eco India, Episode 259: How future-proof innovations can revolutionize the way we protect nature
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Video: What will it take to bring back peace to Manipur?
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‘Physical building of WhatsApp University’: Satire on viral video of Galgotias University students
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Watch: Meet Sparkles, the new avatar of Boston Dynamics’ robot dog with a special costume
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Watch: Diljit Dosanjh invites young fan on stage, dances with him during his sold-out Vancouver show
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Kiss and tell: Why we started a campaign calling for Park Mein PDA
Public spaces are being snatched away by the moral police. There's a need to reclaim them.
Shilpa Phadke
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To halt moral policing, we must support our grown-up kids' right to share rooms with their partners
Despite assurances by Mumbai Commissioner Rakesh Maria, the authorities continue to violate the right to privacy and free choice.
Shilpa Phadke