Ira Trivedi

Double standards: Female students protest 7 pm 'rape prevention' curfew Delhi universities imposed on them

Wary of Delhi's disturbing reputation for sexual violence, universities force women to return to their dorms as early as 7 pm — while their male counterparts can stay out much later.

The sexual revolution in India keeps coming. And coming.

At least once a year we are informed India is in the throes of a sexual revolution. The word revolution itself has become promiscuous in its usage. But just because the Internet and cellphones make hooking up easier, does that a revolution make?

Beyond Rushdie: Nine questions from the Jaipur Literature Festival

Do glamour and literature make good bedfellows? Or should they stop hooking up? As Diggi Palace opens its doors to the Jaipur Literature Festival here are eight questions to think about. (None involve Salman Rushdie).