No Country for Women
Pic Courtesy: India Today In India we are reminded rather frequently that women still do not have an access to safe public spaces. The Bangalore Incident that happened on 31st December, 2016 which saw women out to celebrate New Year being groped, pawed and molested by hordes of men is a gruesome reminder of this very fact. While Delhi has been infamous as a rather unsafe place for women, the fact that other cities are faring well on this front is nothing but a well cultivate…
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Homemakers without a home: women and displacement in chars of Dhubri
The lives of char dwellers are marked by persisting underdevelopment, systemic exclusion, and frequent displacement. However, its impact is manifold on the lives of women. This brings forth the need to take a gendered look at the process of dispossession. Erosion which has led to a loss of habitat impacts women in a multiple ways. People living in these river islands often lose their homes to erosion and are forced to move. Home has a different connotation for women. In a s…
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This blog is authored by Parvin Sultana. She is currently working as an Assistant Professor at Pramathesh Barua College, Assam, India. She regularly writes on contemporary socio-political issues.
