Becky Blab

The TOI has an interesting response to Sarah Palin’s nomination: the examination of political tokenism of women in India.
“A patriarchal ethos dominates both the societies, American and Indian, but they operate in different ways. In India, despite the patriarchal ethos, powerful women leaders have emerged,” says political scientist Imtiaz Ahmed.
The most famous examples are BSP [...]

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This is a quota that is unlikely to be embroiled in a debate about merit dilution and fairness. Kerala became the first Indian state on Tuesday to reserve a government job for HIV positive candidates, marking a new sensitivity for those afflicted with the killer virus.
The Kerala State Aids Control Society (KSACS) announced that it [...]

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(Carrying on from the previous list of laws needing to be updated). Health Minister A Ramadoss declared that he is behind the legalisation of homosexuality in India. (For other news coverage of it, click here).
Addressing a 250-strong India session at the International AIDS Conference here on Thursday, he strongly campaigned for the changing the law [...]

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Click here to read more about the Hunger Project’s work in India.

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Govind from Sambhali Trust Jodhpur, which works to empower Dalit women and girls, shares some snippets of his meeting with the maharani:
“Women’s rights are tied to matters of family influence, education, cultural identity, and individualism” she responded, “I would like to see all Indian women achieve their goals and aspirations and I feel that proper [...]

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