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Beyond Digital Violence: How Online Hindutva Abuse Silences And Sidelines Women From Political Participation Hindutva online abuse should be understood as a category of technology-facilitated political violence & not as just another manifestation of online harassment, given the fact that the weight of the state machinery is behind it. These are systematic attempts to silence and sideline women and must be viewed as such. I write for @FeminismInIndia, as part of the Laadli Media Fellowship, 2025 (@Laadli_PF). Extremely thankful to @tishasaroyan for speaking with me for this piece and sharing her experience. Huge shoutout to @TeamSaath as well. #Hindutva #DigitalViolence #OnlineHarassment #Misogyny feminisminindia.com/2025/12/12/bey…

It’s a must read for everyone who care about women and their voices online. By @itsakshitap 🤝 feminisminindia.com/2025/12/12/bey…

"Political differences are an excuse; at the heart of Hindutva hate towards women like me is misogyny." I spoke to @FeminismInIndia about the Hindutva hate I get on the daily feminisminindia.com/2025/12/12/bey…

How Unrestricted Digital Access Shapes Gender Perceptions Among Boys And Young Men: The manosphere is perhaps the singular greatest threat when it comes to introducing and reinforcing misogyny for boys and young men. The influence the manosphere has on impressionable young boys is often underdiscussed and lost in the overblown panic over screen times and moralistic handwringing over pornography. However, the potential for harm that the manosphere holds is mammoth. I write for @FeminismInIndia, as part of the Laadli Media Fellowship, 2025 (@Laadli_PF). #DigitalViolence #OnlineHarassment #Manosphere #Misogyny #MensRights #Incels #MGTOW #AndrewTate feminisminindia.com/2025/12/05/how…

Must-read! Especially given the times we live in... Good one @FeminismInIndia! feminisminindia.com/2025/12/12/bey…

Good one @FeminismInIndia! How Unrestricted Digital Access Shapes Gender Perceptions Among Boys And Young Men... feminisminindia.com/2025/12/05/how…

Read the full article here: feminisminindia.com/2025/12/05/how… For @FeminismInIndia

I'm looking to speak to politically conscious and vocal women who don't engage in online political discourse due to the prospect of Hinduta online harassment. If this is you or someone you know, please reach out. All leads appreciated. #JournoRequest

Mahua Moitra and Supriya Sule dancing in Naveen Jindal's family wedding is the fall of Indian liberalism and exposes how performative, elitist and cringe it is. Their fencesitter fans are like those who helped the IAC movement, go on circles about minority appeasement , love tharoor, do both sidism, read Jaishankar books, watch nitish rajput, do MUNs & ironically drink star buck coffee while talking about free Palestine.

@panchayatnakaro Hi, Pooja. I’m a journalist and I’m trying to reach you with regards to an article, but I cannot find the option to message you. Could you please message me?

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17 lakh Indians died in 2022 due to exposure to fine particulate matter as per @TheLancet. The SC affirmed that the right to clean air is a fundamental right; however, 1.4 billion Indians continue to be denied this right. Read: feminisminindia.com/2025/11/10/sev… #AirPollution #DelhiAQI

Such marriages are a human rights violation that pose grave risks to the health and wellbeing of girls, and create life-long disadvantages for them.

West Bengal recorded the highest number of child marriages in India. Despite having numerous policy measures and cash incentives to end and discourage the practice, the state continues to deal with high levels of child and early marriage. #ChildMarriage #WestBengal

From @itsakshitap's review of the re-cut #Baahubali on @FeminismInIndia 👇🏽 The reference is to #TheRapeOfAvanthika, my 2015 article about a disturbing scene in Baahubali 1. #TamannaahBhatia recently slammed the article, but her director found the scene dispensable. (1/2)

‘These characters can be strong only if they still perform femininity for the patriarchal gaze. They can be self-willed women, but only so far as it doesn’t hurt patriarchal sensibilities.’ Read: tinyurl.com/3njyt4dw I write for @FeminismInIndia #BaahubaliTheEpic #Review

This feat holds great significance for women’s healthcare and is a timely reminder that state investment in maternal and neonatal care is crucial to saving lives that are often lost to preventable causes.

The state also has one of the lowest maternal mortality rates in the country.

Kerala recorded an infant mortality rate (IMR) of 5 in 2023, according to the recently released Sample Registration System (SRS) Statistical Report, 2023. This makes Kerala one of the only states whose IMR is in the single digits. #Kerala #IMR #MaternalMortality #Health #Infant