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The Bureaucratization of Gender in Ramrajya Through the Trans Act 2026

AcquilinApril 16, 2026May 7, 2026

Existing as a visibly trans person in this country has never been easy. During British colonial rule, eunuchs (an outmoded term for hijra, kinnar, intersex people, feminine men, and gay...

Gender History

On International Women’s Day

adminMarch 5, 2026April 11, 2026

Comrade VI Lenin, Pravda, March 4, 1920 Capitalism combines formal equality with economic and, consequently, social inequality. This is one of the principal distinguishing features of capitalism, one that is...

Gender

POCSO: Prevention of Criminals being Seized for Offences

AnoushkaJanuary 8, 2026February 4, 2026

On November 28th, Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru of Chitradurga Murugha Mutt was acquitted of sexual assault of two minors by a trial court in Chitradurga district. The victims, 2 girls aged...

Gender

Reflections on Banu Mushtaq’s Heart Lamp

AratrikaSeptember 2, 2025October 2, 2025

Banu Mushtaq’s ‘Heart Lamp’ is a collection of twelve short stories in English translated by Deepa Bhasthi from a mix of languages common to Malnad. Her recent awarding of the...

Gender

Buried Truth of Dharmasthala

SachinSeptember 1, 2025February 18, 2026

On July 3rd Karnataka was shaken by a chilling confession. A former Dalit sanitation worker from Dharmasthala revealed that, under coercion, he had buried scores of bodies over the years...

Gender

The Struggle for Half the Sky- Part III

AratrikaJuly 11, 2025August 11, 2025

The second article in this series discussed the economic basis of patriarchy under feudalism and its manifestations in terms of marriage relations and sexual exploitation of women from oppressed castes....

Gender

The Struggle for Half the Sky- Part II

AratrikaApril 12, 2025June 12, 2025

The introductory article in this series discussed the economic basis of the origin of patriarchy in society. It was shown how the rise of patriarchy is intertwined with the rise...

Gender

International Working Women’s Day

adminMarch 9, 2025April 9, 2025

The gist of Bolshevism and the Russian October Revolution is getting into politics the very people who were most oppressed under capitalism. They were downtrodden, cheated and robbed by the...

Education Gender

Why Are Colleges More Interested in Controlling Students Than Educating Them?

HBMarch 9, 2025April 17, 2025

On February 24, Mount Carmel College students faced public berating and intimidation under the guise of discipline. Around 300 students were scolded for personal choices such as relationships, smoking, drinking,...

Gender

The Struggle for Half the Sky- Part I

AratrikaJanuary 29, 2025March 13, 2025

The question of the emancipation of oppressed genders or abolishing patriarchy has been one of the prime questions in the communist movement since its inception. In this series, we will...