Momentous ShiftsThe Conversations That Inspired Passion This Year The year’s biggest cultural shifts in politics, environment, society, and work. By The Swaddle Team
K-ResistFeminists in South Korea Are Protesting a Wave of Anti‑Feminism The current movement was catalyzed by the suicides of K-pop stars in 2019, and a subsequent rise in misogyny in the country’s national discourse. By Rohitha Naraharisetty
Women Right WrongsWhat Makes Women‑Led Protests Different From Others? While mass uprisings are generally associated with reclaiming democratic values, women's protests have to do with reclaiming the body. By Rohitha Naraharisetty
That Cakey SmileThe ‘Mona Lisa’ Was Smeared With Cake As a Mark of Protest This isn’t the first time that art, and the "Mona Lisa" in particular, has been a subject of socio-political ire. By Saumya Kalia
Bigotry on a PlateMedia Framing the JNU Violence Over Non‑Veg Food as a ‘Clash’ Condones the Assault News reports misrepresenting the deliberate assault of students not only normalizes violence, but also cements a false memory of events. By Saumya Kalia
SansadWomen Farmers Demand 33% Representation in Parliament at Protest Against Farm Laws "[Women] farmers do not receive the dignity, recognition, and status that they ought to in the country," activists said on Monday. By Saumya Kalia
Rightful IndignationMadhya Pradesh Doctors’ Demand for Better Pay, Security Draws Support From Medical Community Thousands of junior doctors in Madhya Pradesh resigned last week after the high court called their protest "illegal." By Rohitha Naraharisetty
I Like To Move ItWhy the 1970s’ German ‘Rasputin’ Song Is India’s Newest Way To Resist Hate A video of two Kerala doctors dancing to the famous disco classic has spiraled into a show of solidarity. By Saumya Kalia
Atithi Devo Bhava?Manipur Government Withdraws Order To Deny Assistance To Myanmar Refugees The order, issued last week, asked border officials to "politely turn away" those seeking refuge in India. By Satviki Sanjay
This Land Is Our LandHaryana’s New Bill Will Make Protest Planners Pay for Damage to Public Property During Gatherings “It is a bill that takes us away from democracy and encourages dictatorship. It is anti-people." By Saumya Kalia
Toe The LineIT Raids Against Anurag Kashyap, Tapsee Pannu Are a Reminder That Celebrities Face Consequences for Speaking Out Critics say the probe is an excuse to silence anti-government voices. By Saumya Kalia
Hollow VictoriesPriya Ramani, Disha Ravi Court Orders Beg the Question: Are We Being Conditioned to Settle for Less? A slew of recent court orders hollows the idea of victory. By Rajvi Desai
Not Everything Is SeditiousDelhi Court: Sedition Laws Can’t Be Used to “Quieten the Disquiet,” in Bail Hearing for Pro‑Farmers Protest Cases The accused men had shared videos that falsely portrayed police response to the protests, which amounts to nothing more than spreading rumors, the court said. By Aditi Murti
Beware What You PostBihar, Uttarakhand Police Will Now Check Individuals’ Protest Sympathy, Participation During Verification Process Political social media posts could now determine who gets a passport, a bank loan, and more. By Satviki Sanjay
Movements Within MovementsFor Women at the Farmers’ Protests in Delhi, the Farming Laws Aren’t the Only Issue Even as women unite to protest the three controversial farming laws, they struggle for leadership and land ownership, and against casteism. By Riddhi Dastidar
They Want To Be ThereCJI’s Plea for Women, Elderly at Farmer Protests to Go Home Is Sexist, Ageist Condescension Though couched as concern for health, the CJI's suggestion implies responsibility for negotiation and a resolution lies with young men. By Aditi Murti
Words of OutrageWhat This Year’s Protest Language Revealed About Societal Outrage In India Protest discourse reflects a longer-burning evolution in political rhetoric that has led to the match point of 2020. By Liesl Goecker
India Dissents 2020India Dissents: How People Rallied for Causes on the Ground in 2020 "If I didn’t go and raise my voice for things I saw were wrong, what was the point of my education?" By The Swaddle Team
