Narendra Modi’s accusations against noted human rights activist Harsh Mander condemned as being an attempt to distort facts and spread hate By Team FI Human rights activists and individuals issued a statement today condemning the verbal attack unleashed by controversial Hindu right wing politician Narendra Modi on social activist Harsh Mander. The statement signed by
Poem recited at the memorial meeting for Vina Mazumdar, on 11th June, 2013 in New Delhi, organised by Centre for Women’s Development Studies By Urvashi Butalia They don’t make them like her any more It’s a very particular kind of recipe You’d need an enlightened father You’d need a visionary mother It would help if
By Team FI As we often receive requests for tips about the kind of software one needs to install on their Windows PC, we decided to compile a list of 10 best free Windows software. We welcome your feedback about this list. 1. CC cleaner: One of the best free software, it cleans up unwanted
Vina Mazumdar, veteran feminist and much loved pioneer of women’s studies movement in India passed away in New Delhi on 30 May 2013. She was 86 By Vibhuti Patel With the passing away of Dr. Vina Mazumdar, fondly known as Vinadi, the Indian women’s movement has experienced an irreparable loss. Vinadi personified in her, a
Narendra Modi’s accusations against noted human rights activist Harsh Mander condemned as being an attempt to distort facts and spread hate
By Team FI
Human rights activists and individuals issued a statement today condemning the verbal attack unleashed by controversial Hindu right wing politician Narendra Modi on social activist Harsh Mander.
The statement signed by eminent activists including Medha Patkar, Shabnam Hashmi [...] Continue Reading…
Poem recited at the memorial meeting for Vina Mazumdar, on 11th June, 2013 in New Delhi, organised by Centre for Women’s Development Studies
By Urvashi Butalia
They don’t make them like her any more
It’s a very particular kind of recipe
You’d need an enlightened father
You’d need a visionary mother
It would help if you had an educated book loving driver
You’d need friends [...] Continue Reading…
By Team FI
As we often receive requests for tips about the kind of software one needs to install on their Windows PC, we decided to compile a list of 10 best free Windows software. We welcome your feedback about this list.
1. CC cleaner: One of the best free software, it cleans up unwanted stuff [...] Continue Reading…
Vina Mazumdar, veteran feminist and much loved pioneer of women’s studies movement in India passed away in New Delhi on 30 May 2013. She was 86
By Vibhuti Patel
With the passing away of Dr. Vina Mazumdar, fondly known as Vinadi, the Indian women’s movement has experienced an irreparable loss. Vinadi personified in her, a far sighted and strong willed thinker [...] Continue Reading…
Report of Rashida Manjoo, Special Rapporteur for the United Nations urges India to end the culture of impunity and the inequality and discrimination so as to eliminate violence against women in India
By Team FI
Rashida Manjoo, Special Rapporteur for the United Nation for violence against women, its causes and consequences, in the conclusive statement of her fact-finding mission in India, [...] Continue Reading…
Activist abused and threatened with rape on Rediff.com live chat that was organised to discuss anti-rape protest
By Team FI
Social activist Kavita Krishnan has demanded a public apology from the website Rediff.com in regard to the degrading and violent messages addressed to her during a chat organised by the news portal. Krishnan, Secretary, All India Progressive Women’s Association, was [...] Continue Reading…
To pay tribute to the man who left a legacy of justice is to promise to keep the fight ongoing
By Farah Naqvi
On April 22, 2013, India lost a man who stood taller than others. In a lifetime of work he unwaveringly upheld the values of our Constitution and deployed them to uphold rights of those most weakened, most marginalized [...] Continue Reading…
With the sad demise of Justice Verma, the Indian women’s movement has lost one of its most noble defenders
By Team FI
Justice J S Verma, the much respected jurist who died of multiple organ failure on Monday at the age of 80, was cremated yesterday with state honour in New Delhi. He was the former Chief Justice of India and [...] Continue Reading…
Report on child rape says sexual offences against children in India have reached an epidemic proportion with 336% increase in past decade
By Team FI
India saw an alarming increase of 336% in child rape cases from 2001 to 2011 – from 2,113 recorded cases in 2001, to a startling figure of 7,112 cases in 2011, says Asian Center for Human [...] Continue Reading…