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6:45am

Wed April 3, 2013
Dispatches from Kolkata for 4/3

Good Karma for same sex couples in India

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India’s Supreme Court is yet to rule on the repeal of its anti homosexuality law. But just because marriage equality isn’t on the table yet does not mean a country like India doesn’t have its own way of thinking about all these issues.

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6:45am

Wed March 27, 2013
Dispatches from Kolkata for 3/27

Can good laws come from popular outrage?

   

 

The December gang rape in Delhi spurred such huge protests in India, a surprised government had to act quickly.

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11:44am

Wed January 16, 2013
Dispatches from Kolkata for 1/16

Painted and Dented

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In the wake of the anger in India over the gang rape and death of the 23 year old woman in Delhi, India’s politicians have been all over the map. One said just because India won its freedom at midnight it didn’t mean women could roam the streets at midnight. But the reaction that really went viral came from Abhijit Mukherjee, a newly-elected member of parliament. In an interview with a Bengali television channel, he dismissed the women at protests and vigils as highly dented and painted.

 

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12:45am

Fri January 4, 2013

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