Aaradhana Jhunjhunwala is a Kolkata-based writer and blogger. She recently graduated from the University of Pennsylvania where she studied History, Economics and Comparitive Literature.
In 1861, Thomas B. Macaulay, first Law Member of the Governor-General's Council in India introduced Article 377 to the Indian Penal Code, outlawing all "carnal intercourse"
A battle rages on in the Indian state of West Bengal, between Maoist guerillas called the Naxalites (Naxalbari is the name of a village in West Bengal where the movement
With one of the more stable coalition governments in recent years coming to power, the Indian media has turned its focus to analyzing which sectors of public policy require a
The Indian Army captured Syed Moinullah Shah, a militant of Pakistani origin, after an encounter two Saturdays in the Kashmir valley. Hailing from Pakistan's North West Frontier Province,
On Saturday, Sajjad Lone, a leader of the separatist movement in Kashmir and head of the People's Conference, announced his decision to contest the upcoming parliamentary elections in
India's immediate neighborhood comprises of countries that are becoming increasingly politically unstable. While the problems of Pakistan and Afghanistan make it to the headlines of newspapers worldwide, these
Eight people were killed and over twenty injured when twin blasts occurred in the eastern Indian city of Guwahati and the town of Dhekiajuli in the eastern state of Assam.
Varun Gandhi's inflammatory, anti-minority speech in Uttar Pradesh last week opened up the debate for a need to bring the words and deeds of all politicians under greater
Last week, Indian politics saw the attempt to create an anti-Congress and anti-BJP Third Front for the upcoming elections. Ten regional and leftist parties huddled near the southern city of
The game of political marriages and separations is in full sway as India prepares for general elections next month. The three major national parties, the Indian National Congress (INC), the