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Comrade, Outsider: Towards a Gender-Sensitized Space in Kolkata’s Student-Youth Progressive Politics

This piece discusses the recent sexual harassment allegations against a popular political figure in Kolkata’s student-youth spaces of activism. Engaging with the political concerns which came up in the context of this event, Jigisha Bhattacharya addresses the gendered nature of Kolkata’s universities and activist cultures, while focusing particularly on Presidency University. Simultaneously, she explores the […]



#2018: The Noose Tightens Around Kashmir

2018 was arguably one of the bloodiest years in the history of Jammu and Kashmir. While the region remains one of the most militarized zones in the world, it is not only that no resolution of the historic conflict is in sight, but in fact the situation has only grown worse, the fatalities piled up, […]


  • November 15, 2018
  • 6:34 pm
  • groundxero
  • Gender

Jadavpur University Research Scholar Alleges Sexual Harassment by Faculty Member, University Authorities Silent

It has come to our knowledge that last month a young woman research scholar  lodged a complaint against her supervisor– a faculty member in Jadavpur University, alleging that he has repeatedly harassed her, taking advantage of his position. Following the protracted harassment she resigned from her research assistant position in September, yet no steps have […]


  • November 4, 2018
  • 2:22 pm
  • groundxero
  • Gender

থিয়েটারে মেয়েদের নিরাপত্তা

২৭ অক্টোবর কলকাতার রাণু ছায়া মঞ্চে থিয়েটার কর্মীদের একটি ছোট জমায়েতে সেক্সুয়াল হ্যারাসমেন্ট‌ প্রসঙ্গে আলোচনা হল। থিয়েটার প্রচলিত অর্থে চাকরিজগত নয়। উপরন্তু এতে শরীর-মনের যৌথ উপস্থিতিতে সৃষ্টির একটি ধরন রয়েছে, যা  হ্যারাসমেন্ট‌ সম্পর্কিত ঘটনাগুলিকে আরও জটিল করে তোলে। তাই থিয়েটার জগতে এই প্রসঙ্গে প্রকৃত অর্থে খোলাখুলি যুক্তিসম্মত আলোচনা হয়ে ওঠে না। এই প্রথাকে প্রশ্ন করেই এই […]


  • November 2, 2018
  • 5:47 pm
  • groundxero
  • Gender

Toxic Masculinity, Symbiosis Law School, #Metoo and the Eviction of Two Women Students

Last week, on the eve of their exams, two students were evicted from their hostels at this elite law school in Hyderabad, after they made social media posts alleging sexual harassment by a professor, and administrative complicity in shielding him. In conversations with a member of GroundXero they discussed their experiences and the campus climate […]


  • October 23, 2018
  • 11:26 pm
  • groundxero
  • Gender

#MeToo: Navbharat Times’ Journalist fights against Harassment in Workplace

In Mumbai, Navbharat Times (Hindi organ of Times of India) journalist Anita Shukla had filed a complaint of sexual harassment against one of the senior editors, and three others. The Internal Complaints Committee of Navbharat Times conducted a disputed enquiry, where according to the complainant, the Visakha Guidelines against Harassment at Workplace were blatantly violated. […]