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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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At what age are people usually happiest? Here’s what a new study found
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How is India’s second wave of Covid-19 different from the first?
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Scania audit confirms Nitin Gadkari received luxury bus from Swedish firm for personal use: Reports
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ISRO espionage case: SC orders CBI probe into wrongful arrest of former scientist Nambi Narayanan
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‘Huge gatherings at Hindu festival as virus surges’: How international media reported Kumbh Mela
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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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Watch: The fight to protect grey seals, one of the world’s rarest species
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‘No one can stop corona deaths, when you’re at an age to die, you die’: MP minister Prem Singh Patel
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‘Religion will not save India, science will’: Doctor’s view on holding Kumbh Mela despite Covid-19
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Watch: Musicians Mick Jagger and Dave Grohl release surprise song offering post-lockdown hope
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Endless funeral pyres, crumbling testing facilities: Scenes from the Covid-19 crisis in Lucknow
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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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‘Game of Thrones’ at 10: Its popularity is rooted in a mix of qualities rarely seen in conjunction
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In ‘Launchpad’ on Disney+ Hotstar, six short films by new filmmakers
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‘F9’ trailer: Vin Diesel takes on John Cena in latest Fast & Furious saga
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‘Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard’: Ryan Reynolds, Samuel L Jackson, Salma Hayek in action comedy
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‘Army of the Dead’ trailer: In Zack Snyder movie, a heist in the middle of a zombie outbreak
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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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Asian Wrestling C’ship: Defending champ Sarita Mor reaches final; Seema, Pooja to fight for bronze
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Kohli named Wisden Almanack’s ODI player of 2010, Tendulkar and Kapil Dev for 1990s and 1980s
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IPL 2021, RR vs DC preview: Can Samson inspire his team to victory against Pant’s high-flying DC?
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Chess champion Viswanathan Anand’s father dies at 92
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Monte Carlo Masters: Djokovic, Nadal make smooth return in first match since Australian Open