editorial
Delhi, Constant Surveillance of Kids at School Is Not a Good Idea
We’re used to shaking our heads at ineffective knee-jerk reactions, but this one seems worthy of a little outrage: the Delhi government plans to install continuous CCTV camera monitoring in classrooms across all schools in the state, and make the
Aziz Ansari and the Black and White (and Grey) of Modern Romance
Over the weekend, a woman known as ‘Grace’ alleged sexual assault against comedian, actor and author of Modern Romance Aziz Ansari in an excruciatingly detailed account of their sexual encounter with the website Babe. (Ansari has denied assault.) It comes as
The Solution to Today’s Hyper Parenting Isn’t the 1950s
John Rosemond, a family psychologist, recently published an oped in a little-known newspaper, encouraging parents to stop making their children the center of their worlds. He argued for a return to the parenting values of the 1950s, when children were
One More Lady‑Aimed Government Idea that Won’t Work
Maharashtra’s Public Accounts Committee on Saturday recommended making a sex determination test during pregnancy mandatory, signalling a possible about-face in approach to solving the problem of female foeticide in Maharashtra. It’s an interesting idea, and it’s heartening to hear a
Are Celebrity Moms Breastfeeding On Social Media Helping the Rest of Us?
If you follow any global female celebrity Instagram accounts, you’ve probably been subjected to the sight of a few boobs recently. No, not in the usual plunging-neckline way, though there’s always a healthy dose of that as well. Rather, as
Children Learn through Play – So, Why Aren’t We Letting Them?
Somewhere along the road to parenthood, this generation of new parents has forgotten or rejected what our parents seemed intuitively to sense and our teachers have always known: Playtime is an important part of growth and development. Science is finally
Editorial: Deepika Padukone’s ‘My Choice’ Answers Privilege With Privilege
Deepika Padukone’s new video My Choice is blowing up the Internet—and not necessarily in the way it intended. The PSA, part of the #VogueEmpower campaign and ostensibly about equal rights for women, has been much criticized on other media outlets.
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