India is a diverse country where people conforming to different ethnicity, and cultures have been living together since antiquity. To respect the said diversity and the consequent emanation of diverse norms and practices for the regulation of family
Gender & Society
A Study on the Guardianship Law from the Gender Perspective
- Introduction
Guardianship can simply be defined as a legal relationship where court assigns a person or an institution to look after minor or incompetent adult, the arrangement can also be created by naming such person and institution in
Violence & Pleasure
Often women making choices involving their bodies in a sexual context is condemned by many ideologies. Unfortunately sexual autonomy has dealt with stifling amount of criticism. Along with these criticisms on women’s choices with regards to their body,
Gender, Sexuality & Crime: A Twenty First Century Trend In India
We as citizens of our country that our country is an independent country as we gained independence on 15th august 1947.
But are we really independent? Are we free from the stereotypes, prejudices? Are we
Charting The Course Of Gender Equality In Decision-Making
Jean Jacques Rousseau, who championed the cause of individual liberty and political equality disappoints by expressing reservations in awarding women their bereaved equality in equality with men. Rousseau averred that the mutual duties of the two sexes cannot
Wage for Housework – Another Feminist Movement?
Today was the “Meeting Day”- when Geeta was supposed to go to the meeting centre, do home visits, and meet pregnant women. The 27-year-old is an Anganwadi Worker (centre for basic health care- under Anganwadi Services scheme) in
Discarding Westernization Of Human Rights Through Religious Theologies
Overview
Non-developed or third-world nations often reject the international system of human rights as being a reflection of global hegemony created by powerful nations of the western world. In contemporary times, concepts such as cultural relativism have emerged against
Karl Marx: A Classless Society & The Case For Feminism
Introduction
This year Karl Marx would have celebrated his 202nd birthday, originally a journalist by profession, he was known for radical nuances in his writing and strong criticisms against the political and cultural establishments of his day, which eventually
Exposing the Infrastructural Failures of Online Dating and Modern Matchmaking
Marriage has been recognised historically and culturally, as a site of extreme gender inequalities and masculine domination. [1] One of the main avenues through which patriarchy is reinforced in marriages is through the politics of spousal selection. With
A Futuristic Problem In Need Of A Modern Solution
When considering the sustenance of the right to live in the realm of human rights, article 21 under the Indian constitution poses a potential problem.
The problem? The future.
No matter what essentialists say, the future is going