Issue 156

Pratima Singh: A Woman of Rare Courage
Story of a Daughter’s Battle against a Rapist and Murderous Father
A MANUSHI REPORT

Well Intentioned but Over Ambitious
A Review of the New Domestic Violence Act
MADHU PURNIMA KISHWAR

Making Laws Work for Women
The Potential of Existing Laws against Domestic Violence
FLAVIA AGNES

An ‘Outsider’ in the Family
Glimpses into the Lives of Domestic Workers in Kolkatas
MANALI DUTTA

Claiming the Right to Health Care
Long Battles and Small Victories to Make Health Care Services Accountable
ILA PATHAK

Short Story : Waiting
GAYATRI LOBO GAJIWALA

Readers’Responses

“I Love Vande Matram, but…”
AHMED RASHID SHERVANI

The Girl From Kathua

About the Book:

On January 10, 2018, a little girl allegedly disappeared in Kathua district of Jammu province. Even before her body was recovered a week later, a sinister narrative was launched alleging that the girl was abducted, gang raped and killed by ‘RSS-minded’ Hindus in a Hindu temple. Talib Hussain, a PDP-Hurriyat activist with criminal antecedents led the campaign, in which Patwari Sanji Ram was declared as the ‘mastermind’.

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