Author, Journalist, Lawyer, Photographer, Feminist Scholar. TED Fellow; TEDx Speaker. Pursing PhD in Women's Political Space and Gender Based Trolling. Bylines in Firstpost, Daily O, Scroll, The Wire, National Herald, India Times, Grazia Magazine, Global Voices, and more.
Latest posts by Sanjukta
Rising anti-Muslim sentiment across India instigated by ultra-right Hindu groups
Communal clashes between right-wing Hindu supremacist groups and the minority Muslim community have been reported across India on two recent Hindu festivals within a span of a week.
India: Professor Arrested for Forwarding “Defamatory” Cartoon in West Bengal
The week had seen a lot of backlash and protests on the Indian social media scene against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for the tyrannical attempts to gag any criticism against her or her governance.
India: Kapil Sibal vs. the Netizens on Filtering Social Media
The Indian Union Communications and IT Minister Kapil Sibal has asked Internet giants such as Facebook, Google and Yahoo to pre-screen derogatory, defamatory and inflammatory content about political leaders and religion. What followed was a wave of insult, ridicule and sarcasm.
Slut Walk is Besharmi Morcha in India
Slut Walk, a fresh feminist movement that originated from Toronto Canada, and had been taking rounds of various western cities, is now coming to New Delhi, the Indian capital. Amidst criticism of the use of the word slut, which is uncommon in India, the event organizers attempted to contextualize the movement by renaming it 'Slut Walk Delhi Besharmi Morcha'.
