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Kavita Krishnan
Kavita Krishnan is a regular Scroll.in contributor
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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
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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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‘What a sham’: How newspapers reported the passage of Citizenship Bill
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Show civil disobedience against Citizenship Bill and NRC, former IAS officers urge Indians
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From Vajpayee’s founding speech to Modi’s deeds, the BJP has deviated from its stated ideals
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‘Dangerous turn’: US commission seeks sanctions against Amit Shah over Citizenship Bill
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Rohingya refugee crisis: It’s not Muslims versus Buddhists, says writer Bertil Lintner
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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.
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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.
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Video
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Watch: UK Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn reads mean tweets about himself by the fireplace
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Watch: Five speeches in Parliament during the Citizenship Amendment Bill debate
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Watch: Assam, other parts of North-East erupt in protests against the Citizenship Amendment Bill
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Watch: Reality TV star Payal Rohatgi issues public apology to Sonia and Priyanka Gandhi
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Watch: Indian in US blasts Hasan Minhaj for ‘not respecting Modi’, then poses with him for a photo
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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
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A road to empathy and solidarity: A reading list on Kashmir
To move ahead, we need a new imagination.
Kavita Krishnan
The Reel
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‘Chhapaak’ trailer: Watch Deepika Padukone as an acid attack survivor
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‘Wonder Woman 1984’: The superhero is reunited with lover Chris Pine
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Women cinematographers speak up: ‘The mainstream is hostile, diverse pool is simply not available’
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How ‘Inside Edge’ season 2 squanders its first-mover advantage
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Mubi’s streaming service in India only the beginning: ‘We can’t wait to start producing’
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By trying to silence campus activism, education policy report is ignoring voices of India's students
The world over, student movements have been instrumental in bringing about social change.
Kavita Krishnan
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'Those who sought to defame and tarnish JNU tend to live in an echo chamber'
Kavita Krishnan's rejoinder to Amita Singh's claims that a Scroll piece tying her to a controversial university dossier were 'a figment of hateful imagination'.
Kavita Krishnan
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Sex and sedition: What the JNU dossier tells us about the right-wing imagination
The report compiled by 11 teachers about activities on the campus is both sinister and side-splittingly silly.
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The Field
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I-League: Punjab FC stun champions Chennai City, East Bengal thrash Neroca to claim first win
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Rohit Sharma wants India to focus on winning series, praises Kieron Pollard for transforming WI
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Indian football team captain Sunil Chhetri signs three-year deal with sports brand Puma
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Pakistan will no longer play home matches at neutral venue, says PCB chairman Ehsan Mani
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Patience is very important: Hardik Pandya focussed on mental recovery with an eye on T20 World Cup