Archive : March 2026

  • March 25, 2026
  • 4:07 pm
  • groundxero
  • Gender

NWMI Condemns Trans Bill Amendments, Demands Immediate Repeal

NWMI says far from protecting the rights of transgender persons, the amendments undermine self-identification, criminalise support systems, and erase diverse transgender identities across India.   𝐆đĢ𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐱𝐞đĢ𝐨 | 𝟐5 𝐌𝐚đĢ𝐜𝐡, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔   The Network of Women in Media, India has condemned the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026, calling it regressive and demanding its […]


TIJMALI: AN UNDECLARED CONFLICT ZONE?

The targeted attacks by pro-company people or hired goondas and the active connivance of the district administration with the company is coming down heavy on the movement. Even then, the adivasis and Dalits opposed to mining are fighting it out legally in the courts and through large mobilization on the ground.   Groundxero | 23 March, […]


  • March 21, 2026
  • 9:15 pm
  • groundxero
  • Gender

Open Letter by Feminists, Lawyers Calls Trans Amendment Bill “Unconstitutional,” Seeks Withdrawal

All-India Feminist Alliance and NAJAR warn the proposed Trans Amendment Bill undermines the right to self-identification and reverses gains made since the 2014 NALSA judgment.   Groundxero | 21 March 2026   Over 100 members of the All-India Feminist Alliance (ALIFA) and the National Alliance for Justice, Accountability and Rights (NAJAR) — pan-India platforms associated […]


  • March 20, 2026
  • 8:14 am
  • groundxero
  • Gender

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  • March 16, 2026
  • 9:17 am
  • groundxero
  • Gender

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The World According to Gaza

Gaza is only the start. The new world order is one where the weak are obliterated by the strong, the rule of law does not exist, genocide is an instrument of control and barbarism is triumphant.   CHRIS HEDGES Mar 16, 2026   The war on Iran and the obliteration of Gaza is the beginning. […]


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Will the Roses Rebel? Gender, Law, and Politics of Naming  

Despite their occasional reformative approach, the judiciary is ultimately the machinery of a patriarchal, casteist State, and hence, by nature patriarchal and casteist – so is the bureaucracy attached to it.   By Pritha Paul   Shakespeare once wrote, “What’s in a name?” with a certainty only men can afford in this world.  A man is […]


PHOTOS: The JNU Long March Over Anti-Caste Discrimination

Groundxero | March 5, 2026 By Mouli Sharma   Fifty-one JNU students were detained and 14 arrested by the Delhi Police on February 26 over a students’ protest march to the Ministry of Education, demanding implementation of the recently stayed UGC guidelines for the prevention of caste discrimination in higher education institutions, alongside condemning the casteist remarks […]


The Evolutionary History of Sindhi Nationalism: A Critical Class-Based Analysis

The future of Sindhi nationalism depends on its ability to reorient towards a class-conscious, inclusive framework centred on land, labour, and dignity. Without this transformation, it risks remaining symbolically powerful but politically ineffective.   By Suffyan Laghari   This article critically examines the evolutionary history of Sindhi nationalism through a class-based analytical lens. It presents Sindhi nationalism […]