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The crisis in our community

April 25, 2013by Nila Leave a comment

(Published by The Hindu on April 22, 2013. To read the final edited version with comments, please click here.) Why “stopping rape” isn’t possible unless we change the way we […]

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Speaking Volumes: A woman alone in the forest

January 8, 2013by Nila 47 Comments

(Published in the Business Standard, 8th January 2013)  In times of trouble, turning to the great epics is always useful: their ancient bloodstained lines are reminders that we do not […]

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