March 2024

On 21 September 2023, Indian legislators passed the first legislation considered in the country’s new Parliament building: the Women Reservation Bill, 2023. The bill, which passed both houses of Parliament almost unanimously—with just two votes against—will ensure that women occupy at least 33 percent of the seats in state legislative assemblies and the Lok Sabha, […]

Weighed down by my own expectation of an ideal life my heart was sinking deep in sorrow. The ray of little moments couldn’t shine on my soul. I wasn’t happy… I had no reason to be sad but the ongoing mundane life left me with no reason to be joyful. I was scared I might