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Kavita Krishnan
Kavita Krishnan is a regular Scroll.in contributor
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NYT’s report has been weaponised against Indian journalists. I had warned the paper about it
The newspaper must ask hard questions about whether it has allowed itself to become a tool for authoritarian propaganda and criminalisation of journalism.
Kavita Krishnan
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Kavita Krishnan: One year after the Russian invasion, what should solidarity with Ukraine look like?
The best form of support for us here in India is to make the effort to prepare basic information and analysis to counter Moscow’s propaganda about the conflict.
Kavita Krishnan
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Kavita Krishnan: The Left must change course – it is speaking the same language that tyrants do
The idea of multipolarity championed by the Left has become a rallying cry for despots, disguising their war on democracy as a war on imperialism.
Kavita Krishnan
Trending
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‘Supporter of BJP met me’: Surat candidates on the various reasons they withdrew from the election
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What Sudhir Kakar (1938-2024) had to say on violence, secularism, and religion in India
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Microcontrollers in EVMs, VVPATs do not recognise party and candidate, observes Supreme Court
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‘Extrajudicial killings, arbitrary arrests’: US government report flags human rights abuses in India
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For better or for worse? Shifts in gender norms in India – in 12 charts
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Kavita Krishnan argues in her new book that more autonomy means more safety for women in India
An excerpt from ‘Fearless Freedom’ by Kavita Krishnan.
Kavita Krishnan
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Two women, two policemen: The Ishrat Jahan and Pragya Thakur cases are a study in contrast
By asking us to accept the fates of Jahan and Thakur, Hemant Karkare and DG Vanzara as normal, the BJP is appealing to the worst prejudices of Indians.
Kavita Krishnan
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Indefinite strike by Bihar’s ASHA workers is another reminder that they are overworked, underpaid
The ASHA unions in Bihar are demanding government employee status and a minimum wage.
Kavita Krishnan
Video
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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Civil offence for Hindus, crime for Muslims: The triple talaq ordinance is plainly discriminatory
Deserting one’s wife without a valid divorce is now a criminal offence for Muslim men but a civil offence for men of other communities. The ordinance must go.
Kavita Krishnan
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‘It’s like blackening faces’: Why I am uneasy with the name and shame list of sexual harassers
We cannot afford to throw away due process and adopt vigilantism.
Kavita Krishnan
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Period leave debate is a reminder that workplaces must provide for women’s needs
A Mumbai media firm’s offer of a day’s leave during menstruation has polarised opinion. But it is backed by cold facts and feminist scholarship.
Kavita Krishnan
The Reel
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In ‘Tahader Katha’, the many partitions endured by a freedom fighter
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Watch: Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman in ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ trailer
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Start the week with a film: A legend returns in ‘Bob Marley: One Love’
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In Cannes-bound ‘In Retreat’, a Ladakh that has rarely been seen before
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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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Threats to Gurmehar Kaur show how politicians use the deaths of soldiers as fodder for jingoism
Soldiers and their children pay the actual costs of war, while politicians reap the harvests from those wars.
Kavita Krishnan
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After Bengaluru, this is what women should say loud and clear to men
What we need is a commitment to defending women’s unqualified, fearless freedom and a zero-tolerance policy for victim-blaming.
Kavita Krishnan
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Strange silences, skewed concerns: The heartbreaking disappearance of JNU student Najeeb Ahmed
The inaction of the police and university authorities is baffling.
Kavita Krishnan
The Field
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IPL 2024: Delhi Capitals hold their nerve to beat Gujarat Titans in a high-scoring thriller
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Boxing: Preeti to headline India’s 50-member squad for Asian U-22 & Youth Boxing Championship
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Watch, highlights ISL 2023-24: Odisha FC beat Mohun Bagan Super Giant in first leg of semi-final
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Archery, World Cup Stage I: Indian men’s and women’s compound teams through to finals
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ISL 2023-24: How first-time head coach Petr Kratky helped Mumbai City FC pick up the pieces