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Indian President Pratibha Patil reads a emblem with South Africa's constitution written on it, inside Parliament in Cape Town, South Africa, Friday, May 4, 2012. Pic: AP

Indian sari now ‘the wrong drape’ for politicians

By Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay Wed, May 09, 2012 2:39AM UTC View Comments

We are in the season of wrapping up Pratibha Patil’s presidency as her term comes to an end in two and half months, on July 24. For reasons that are not difficult to discern, this is a tenure about which the popular perception is that the negatives far outweigh positives. There is, however, one criticism...

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Troubled domestic help industry in India a maid to order disaster

By Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay Fri, Apr 06, 2012 3:43AM UTC View Comments

The incident involving the doctor couple in New Delhi arrested after being accused of locking up and starving a 13-year-old maid while vacationing in Thailand is not the first of its kind. It is also unlikely to be the last in India. Looked at from a linear perspective, the case is a simple one: an...

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Rising incomes put HK wives at par with husbands

By Elmer W. Cagape Sat, Nov 26, 2011 11:10AM UTC View Comments

A survey among 517 working women between 25 and 34 indicated that 3 out of 10 married women earn more than their husbands. But before men start to harbor feelings of low self esteem, interviewees, mind you, included mostly white collar workers, professionals and top company executives. Since the group doesn’t include housewives or blue...

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India: Women’s reservation boosts reporting of crimes

By Subir Ghosh Sun, Oct 02, 2011 8:17PM UTC View Comments

Encouraging victims to report such crimes is a crucial first step, both in understanding the magnitude of the problem, and in ensuring justice. The study shows the key role that local women representatives can play in facilitating this process. Photo: CWGL / Flickr (CC 3.0)

Reported violence against Indian women is on the rise, but not for the reasons you might think. A recent study argues that this increase reflects growing willingness to report violence against women, rather than an increase in the incidence of crime. There’s a reason for this too: more women are involved in Indian politics than...

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Women recount horrors of the Indo-Naga conflict

By Subir Ghosh Sat, Sep 24, 2011 2:49PM UTC View Comments

All women victims had suffered a deterioration in their health, lived through starvation, suffered humiliation, physical assault, even rape. But they were concerned about the education of their children and stated that they did not wish the coming generations to undergo the kind of horrific experiences they did. Photo: C-NES / Kausiki Sarma

They had three sons. They were not rich, but “were quite contented”. In the mid-1950s, her husband responded to the Naga movement and joined the Naga army. He rose through the ranks to become an important officer. His wife and children stayed behind in the village to fend for themselves by labouring in their fields....

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