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Kavita Krishnan
Kavita Krishnan is a regular Scroll.in contributor
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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
Trending
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Yes, India’s Constitution has been hijacked – but not by the Supreme Court
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Tigers are being farmed in South Africa – often for their body parts
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Vikas Khanna’s new novel: A chef visits India to rekindle her love for cooking after losing her son
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Australian Open, mixed doubles final live: Sania Mirza-Rohan Bopanna vs Luisa Stefani-Rafael Matos
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Oscar-nominated film ‘The Elephant Whisperers’ is cuteness unlimited
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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
Video
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‘Tennis misses him’: Novak Djokovic asks spectators to applaud for Roger Federer at Australian Open
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Watch: US Embassy in India celebrates Republic Day with a performance of 'Vande Mataram’
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Satire: ‘Came to protest but ended up watching the film, says ‘interviewee’ on boycotting ‘Pathaan’
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Watch: Pet dog’s hilarious reaction as ball goes flying when he chews it too hard
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Watch: Fifty-seven-year-old does push-ups with a toddler on his back
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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 Reel
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‘Gandhi Godse – Ek Yudh’ review: Sincere, plodding effort to debunk WhatsApp myths about the Mahatma
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‘Pathaan’ review: Shah Rukh Khan lights up an entertaining spy thriller
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Oscar-nominated film ‘The Elephant Whisperers’ is cuteness unlimited
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Three Oscar nominations for India: ‘All That Breathes’, ‘RRR’ and ‘The Elephant Whisperers’
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Shriya Pilgaonkar interview: There’s no big or small role but the depth you bring to the part
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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
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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
The Field
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Australian Open, mixed doubles final live: Sania Mirza-Rohan Bopanna vs Luisa Stefani-Rafael Matos
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ICC Under-19 Women’s T20 World Cup semifinals preview: India vs New Zealand, Australia vs England
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Hockey World Cup, India v Japan classification match as it happened: Abhishek shines in 8-0 win
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WPL: RCB chairman says franchise withheld overseas investment to bid for Women’s Premier League
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ICC Awards: Pakistan’s Babar Azam, England’s Nat Sciver named cricketers the year for 2022