The case of an eight-year-old rape victim says justice in India is meted out according to religion and class

by Rashmee

Posted on April 17, 2018 / The National


A brutal rape. National outrage. Repeat. The usual way it goes in India, some might …

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Delhi is due a crash course in gender awareness. Girls, some common sense

by Rashmee

Posted on January 3, 2015


Open magazine has an interesting piece on just how hard it is to be a …

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An ‘Uber rape’ isn’t Uber’s fault. Delhi’s lax taxi licensing is the problem

by Rashmee

Posted on December 18, 2014


December 16 was the second anniversary of that brutal gangrape of the 23-year-old physiotherapy student …

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Rape is women’s fault: Peeling back layers of the Indian Onion

by Rashmee

Posted on September 21, 2013


A short video satire on India’s customary tendency to blame women for ‘provoking’ rape and …

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The case for a matrilineal society? Papua New Guinea’s 60% rape rate

by Rashmee

Posted on September 13, 2013


“How Does a Country Develop a 60 Percent Rape Rate?” Katelyn Fossett asks in a …

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#IndianWomen: Life and love like Hindi film, #IshkqInParis

by Rashmee

Posted on May 26, 2013


It’s been ages since I saw a film (Lincoln was the last and that was …

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Frontier justice? Delhi rape accused dies in prison

by Rashmee

Posted on March 10, 2013


How could Ram Singh hang himself? It is disquieting to hear of the death in …

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India: Still waiting for the sexual revolution

by Rashmee

Posted on December 21, 2012


The brutal gangrape in Delhi of a 23-year-old woman has set off a particularly vicious …

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Rashmee has lived and worked in several countries in the past decade, including Afghanistan, India, Haiti, Tunisia, the UAE, US and UK