Entries by Lalita NIjhawan

“We welcome capital punishment for child rapists” in TOI Blog

Shivraj Singh Chouhan, the chief minister of Madhya Pradesh, wants death as punishment to rapists. This extreme sentiment felt 8 months ago by Mr Chouhan has now taken civic action. According to National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) in 2016 Madhya Pradesh recorded the highest number of rape cases in the country. In the past two […]

“Reservation of Women should be above party politics” in TOI Blog

Google Doodle honouring India’s first female scientist Asima Chatterjee, Sushma Swaraj the roaring lioness speaking on behest of India and on India’s foreign policy in UNGA, and Sonia Gandhi urging Prime Minister Narendra Modi to ensure that the Women’s Reservation Bill meets a logical conclusion. After decades of delay in the domain of women empowerment, […]

“Uniform Civil Code: Drawing the line between religion and law” in TOI Blog

Uniform Civil Code Amendments have been made in all personal laws, except for Muslim Personal Law which until recently witnessed the Supreme Court’s historic verdict against instantaneous Triple Talaq (Talaq e biddat). As expected, some Muslim religious groups have come together to oppose the Supreme Court’s judgment stating that it interferes with their religion. Massive […]

“Nirmala Sitharaman: Should feminists be happy?” in TOI Blog

Niramala Sitharaman is India’s second female Defence Minister, before her Indira Gandhi held the same portfolio and was the Prime Minsiter as well. But Nirmala Sitharaman is the first fulltime female Defence Minister of India. Recently India has been witness to historic and landmark changes, the tide is turning when it comes to women. 1. […]

“Talaq, Talaq, Talaq…oops! I made a mistake!” in TOI Blog

I call ‘talaq-e-biddat’ or triple talaq a heinous crime on the dignity of women. Supreme Court India, banned it for 6 months. I say this from a perspective of a woman, and I can surely say this from a humanistic standpoint. It’s humorous to see that specific organizations are clamoring to bring legality for a […]

Exposing Hate India Brigade

The exposure of the Hate India Brigade has many inseparable perspectives; to understand the complexity of this nexus is a national responsibility and requires complete understanding of the underlying meaning of each organisation’s action. This nexus is an amalgamation of NGO’s, international powers, media and politicians that strive together to misguide the Indian national, each […]

Compassion is the key to Hinduism, does it still exist?

The Times has reported that the Holy Banyan tree is dying, the same tree under which Krshna ‘delivered his message of the Bhagwad Gita to Arjun’. With cemented paths, large bells, lights fixated all over, the problem has escalated with two claimants battling for the care of the tree while the tree is withering. The […]