Media Hounding of Transgender Community in Assam
By Samhita Barooah Trans means transformation, transitionary, transcendental and could be transnational as well. Recently we saw the media getting
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Pawns of patriarchy!
By SAMHITA BAROOAH How will women #choosetochallenge when at every step she is threatened? Her existence is jeopardised with caste,
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‘Gender Minority’: Seeds of Inequality
By SAMHITA BAROOAH Its been a harrowing time deliberating on the construction, re-construction and deconstruction of gender identities. As an
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Ageism and Assam
SAMHITA BAROOAH Age is celebrated in Assam. People live their life fully through their ageism. Patriarchal ageism goes beyond gender.
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Human Rights amidst inhumanity
SAMHITA BAROOAH November 29 is the International Day for Women Human Rights Defenders (WHRD) Day. December 10 is the International
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Ropeway Ramblings
SAMHITA BAROOAH During the recent festival celebrations, we decided to take the ropeway route to make our journey across the
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Virtual viruses
Dr. Samhita Barooah Virtual reality of the pandemic times is indeed a terrible experience. So far I have been fascinated
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I AM GENERATION EQUALITY
By Samhita Barooah I am generation equality! I am the domestic helper without wages. I am the toilet cleaner without
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150 years of the Mahatma and Tura town
DR SAMHITA BAROOAH Gandhiji’s 150th birth centenary coincides with 150 years of Tura town in West Garo Hills district of
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Bulletproof: beyond the conflict stories
BOOK REVIEW Dr. Samhita Barooah Teresa Rehman’s recent tribute to fearless journalists reporting from the middle of nowhere during the
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