Activism

Children taught about climate change can influence their parents' views on it: Study

Climate-aware kids could be key to changing pesky behavioural patterns hurting the planet.

TM Krishna at Tata Literature Live 2018: To be political is to be engaged and empathetic

At the heart of both art and activism is the idea of vulnerability — of surrendering oneself and being fearless, said TM Krishna at Tata Literature Live!

Saudi Arabia expels Canadian ambassador due to 'interference' in internal affairs, freezes new trade with country

This decision comes after Canada demanded the immediate release of jailed human rights campaigners. The kingdom gave Horak 24 hours to leave the country.

Attack on Swami Agnivesh: A personal note on the man who escaped a violent mob in Jharkhand's Pakur

Swami Agnivesh is back home. "Alive," he points out when Archbishop of Delhi Anil Couto calls on him at the Arya Samaj offices he is staying at after his return from Ranchi and a brief stay at the Trauma Centre at Safdarjung Hospital

Gurugram student murder: Heartless NGOs lend no support to parents; prefer silence against 'mighty' private schools

Schools in India are growing insensitive towards children largely because parents have no support in their fight against mighty institutes like Gurugram's Ryan International School

Oscars' history of politics: From Brando’s no-show, Vietnam to #OscarsSoWhite and Time’s Up

2018’s ceremony might just be the most political Oscars we’ve ever seen, with movements like #MeToo, #TimesUp, and #NeverAgain bringing really serious and important issues such as assault, abuse, and gun control to the center of our sociocultural conversation

How Radio in a Purse is helping women across colleges talk about sexual harassment

Radio in a Purse, comprised of basic equipment such as audio recorders and headphones, is empowering students to have larger discussions about sexual harassment with anonymity | #FirstCulture

Sujatha Gidla's 'Ants Among Elephants' is a searing indictment of caste, untouchability in India

Sujatha Gidla talks about her memoir, Ants Among Elephants, caste-based discrimination and why she refused to participate in an event alongside Smriti Irani

Sardar Sarovar dam: Medha Patkar to go on indefinite fast on banks of river Narmada from 27 July

Medha Patkar, along with those affected by the Sardar Sarovar Project, will launch an indefinite fast to protest against alleged forced eviction of the affected families

First Lady: Gul Panag on donning many hats, breaking norms and empowering women

“It is unfair to say that only politics is male-dominated,” Gul Panag says in this week’s edition of First Lady with Meghna Pant.