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On Equal Pedestal

The New Year brought some cheer to homemakers in the country. It came from no less a place than the Supreme Court of India. Pronouncing a verdict in a motor accident case,

Dr Suresh Mathew Dr Suresh Mathew
18 Jan 2021

Homemaker’s worth : Unpaid, unseen & unrecognized

Picture this. A kuchha house with three rooms, an open kitchen with mud-smeared chulha (stove), three kids playing in the verandah and a man sitting on the cot smoking hukkah.

Jaswant Kaur Jaswant Kaur
18 Jan 2021

Articles

In spite of the enormous amount of unpaid work women do, the conception that homemakers do not ‘work’ and add to the economic value is a problematic concept

Joseph Maliakan Joseph Maliakan
18 Jan 2021

For the second consecutive term, the farmers feel cheated for having not consulted them on the farm laws while forming an expert committee of ‘pro-Government’ experts by the Supreme Court.

Manoj Varghese Manoj Varghese
18 Jan 2021

The degrading, discriminatory and stereotype term “house wife” is done away with a more dignified and neutral term “homemaker” by the Supreme Court of India.

Adv Jessy Kurian Adv Jessy Kurian
18 Jan 2021

A recent judgment of the Supreme Court said that the value of a woman’s work at home was no less than that of her office-going husband.

Anju Grover Anju Grover
18 Jan 2021

Dear Shri Dilip Ghosh, I was startled by your comments on Nobel-laureate Amartya Sen, whom you called a “land-grabber”.

A. J. Philip A. J. Philip
18 Jan 2021

Thousands of citizens from all walks of life and from everywhere have strongly condemned the illegal arrest of Fr Stan and demanded his immediate release.

Cedric Prakash Cedric Prakash
18 Jan 2021

The event that unfolded at the Capitol Hill in the United States of America in the wee hours of the morning of 7th January, 2021 has shocked and shaken conscious people all over the globe.

Dr Prakash Louis Dr Prakash Louis
18 Jan 2021

The Indian American community has expressed shock and is dismayed at the events that unfurled on Wednesday, January 6th on Capitol Hill.

Ajay Ghosh Ajay Ghosh
18 Jan 2021

Patriotism, love for one’s country and countrymen, is not rooted in the religion but in the ‘Nationhood’ which is not an outcome of religion

Ram Puniyani Ram Puniyani
18 Jan 2021

The National Peace Movement in collaboration with Rotary International has been organizing the National Peace Convention since 2015.

Jacob Peenikaparambil Jacob Peenikaparambil
18 Jan 2021

When will we act as prophets to the nations and work to bear lasting fruit and leave a legacy behind for the world to follow for years to come?

Varghese Alengaden Varghese Alengaden
18 Jan 2021

India has taken so sharp a turn in recent years that the very centre has shifted considerably. What led to this swing? Is it possible to trace the path to this point?

Lancy Lobo Lancy Lobo
18 Jan 2021

The 14 year old newly-married bride left her house in Sitapur to stay with her 18 year old husband in a Kanpur slum, Uttar Pradesh.

F. M. Britto F. M. Britto
18 Jan 2021

For nearly a year, the only reason many looked in newspapers or at TV screens was for news of the vaccine, and finally when the vaccine is ready to roll out, there is a waning of interest.

Robert Clements Robert Clements
18 Jan 2021