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Mentally Challenged, Raped, Pregnant. Abort?

While Barack Obama pro­claims White House sup­port to the UN Con­ven­tion on the Rights of Peo­ple with Dis­abil­i­ties to which India is a sig­na­tory, the Indian Supreme Court has deliv­ered a land­mark judg­ment in a unique case of young woman in India. My apolo­gies, but the sub­ject neces­si­tates a lengthy post.
Back­ground
Born in 1991, this woman …

July 29, 2009 – 8:29 PM | By Mahendra | Posted in India, children, parenting, philosophy, psychology, society, women | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Comments (37)

Religion vs. Gender Equality & Feminism

How do reli­gions treat women? How do eman­ci­pated women treat reli­gion? A sequence of events recently has made my mind unquiet over this sub­ject. Nita asked if Hin­duism was com­ing of age, with peo­ple per­form­ing the sacred ‘thread cer­e­mony’ on their daugh­ters. The BJP found itself trapped in the maze of con­fu­sion sur­round­ing Hin­dutva. And …

June 24, 2009 – 8:14 PM | By Mahendra | Posted in India, culture, philosophy, religion, society, women | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Comments (89)

Apartment Building Gate Sign in Pune, India

 

“Bach­e­lors & For­eign­ers As Ten­ants Not Allowed”

April 16, 2009 – 8:06 PM | By Mahendra | Posted in India, culture, photography, pune, society | Tagged , , , , , | Comments (24)