India
How the 1947 Partition of India Affected Future Generations
“There are also stories of grandchildren who have seen their grandparents sleep with knives under their pillows, perhaps stemming from a survival instinct developed during the days of Partition.”
‘For Them I Am a Prey’: The Hidden Exploitation of Punjabi Women in Italy
In the heart of Italy’s farming industry, less than 100 kilometres from Rome, women of Punjabi origin face exploitation and workplace harassment.
Dead Babies Married in a Wedding Ceremony Decades After Their Deaths
Folded ornate clothes represented the couple in the ceremony.
Inside India’s Handjob Spas
“Many believe that the risk of contracting STIs is far less if it’s just a handjob as opposed to going to a place where you know it’s just sex.”
These Teenagers Are Learning How to Make Bombs on YouTube and Hurling Them at Schools
“The interrogation reports have left us shocked as these minors seem to have become experts in making a low-intensity bomb in minutes.”
Can Flavoured Condoms Actually Get You High? We Asked an Expert.
News of students bulk buying flavoured condoms to get a cheap high went viral this week. But how does this even work?
He Was Looking for a Hookup on Grindr. He Walked Into a Sextortion Gang.
Scammers are increasingly taking advantage of the secrecy and vulnerability of India’s queer community through online apps.
I Was Goddess for a Day, as an Eight-Year-Old
In a country where gender discrimination starts in the womb itself, a chosen few pre-pubescent girls are briefly elevated to the status of goddess.
A 17-Year-Old Student Died, Then Hundreds Stormed Her School and Set Buses on Fire
Police call it a possible suicide, while the school maintains it was an accident. The teenager’s parents accuse the school management of a cover-up.
No Justice For These Sex Workers, Even With the Supreme Court on Their Side
In India, most sex workers belong to marginalised castes, making them doubly vulnerable to abuse and violence from police.
Can I Be Charged for Posting Drug Jokes Online in India?
In India, you might be “legally” safe but the ordeal of having to prove your innocence might not be worth the cost of trying to seem funny.
Inside the Heartbreaking and Controversial Hunt for a Tigress Who Allegedly Killed 13 People
Indian forest officials labelled Avni as the most dangerous man-eater in post-independent India. The man who led the controversial operation to capture her answers a few questions and raises still more.