New Delhi, Oct 16 (EFE).- India is anticipating the verdict from the Supreme Court this week regarding the legality of same-sex marriage amid the imminent retirement of one of the judges involved. The case, which began in April, has pitted 20 petitioners against the Indian government. Justice Ravindra Bhat, a member of the five-judge bench …
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Punjabi Writers, Activists Say Self-Proclaimed Sikh Leaders Can t Take Away Women s Rights The anxiety over women entering into marriages of choice has deep-seated patriarchal and casteist roots, wherein a woman is perceived as property, and handed over from her parents to her husbandâs family, safely within the community and caste, with little say in the matter.
The 18-year-old Sikh woman from Kashmir who was brought to Delhi by community leaders . Photo: PTI
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New Delhi:Â A group of Punjabi writers, social activists, academics, public intellectuals and others have issued a statement expressing concern over what some community leaders have recently said about Sikh women marrying Muslim men.
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By Gayatri Khandhadai Published on 18 January 2021
25 January 2021
This article is part of the latest issue of Arrow for Change, a publication showcasing various perspectives and voices on the right to freedom of expression and speech, particularly around the issues of the right to seek, impart, and receive information and ideas. The following piece is written by Gayatri Khandhadai, APC s Asia policy regional director.
Discussing religion is seldom an easy task with differing opinions around the table. This is just as true, if not more so, on the internet. The internet and other information and communications technologies (ICTs) have become an integral part of our lives, and numerous aspects of our daily functioning largely intersect with online spaces. Online platforms, more particularly social media, have provided an alternative medium for not only