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Cheshta TaterCo-Founder, Rightantra Maybe it is the area of study I am in or maybe it is my generation, that we talk about sex quite openly and plainly. Sex and sexuality are as old as mankind but I’m sure eyebrows will be raised for opening an article on a child rights platform with this subject. While most readers would choose to read further to see what I have to say, some people will only continue reading it in the hope of some “spicy” content. Some will read further so they can criticise. At the end of the day, sex sells.
Isha Sheth Contributing Author, Rightantra The second and the deadlier wave of COVID-19 has been plaguing the country since April this year. While this wave was marred by shortages of medicines, oxygen and hospital beds, social media applications such as Twitter, Whatsapp and Instagram have come to the rescue of people. Posts have been put up and come to the aid of netizens for various purposes be it supplying an oxygen cylinder or arranging ventilators! However, the ones who have especially suffered an immeasurable loss, are the children who have been left orphaned during this wave of the pandemic.
Cheshta TaterCo-Founder, Rightantra Ever since the birth of the Internet, the Government and social activists have been engaged in an ardent attempt to end the production and dissemination of pornography on it, more particularly child pornography. Such attempts are enshrined in the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (“POCSO”) and the Information Technology Act, 2000 (“IT Act”). The Madras High Court recently granted anticipatory bail to a man accused of viewing child pornography. Read more about this case here.
Veehangi SinghGuest Author My mornings don’t start before 9 AM unless they absolutely need to. One of the many reasons why I prefer to sleep in later than most people is because of how long my days feel if I don’t. I have been on the road for 4 hours now, and it feels like half the day’s already passed us by.
‘The Body Keeps the Score’ by Bessel Van Der Kolk is my most recent read and an essential on a 10-hour-long ride into the hills. I read two paragraphs out of his chapter on ‘Developmental Trauma: The Hidden Epidemic’, before forcing myself to stop, in an urge to prevent the motion sickness of the bumpy ride from reaching my throat. As I look out the window, in a mere attempt to distract myself from nausea, my mind goes back to this one line in the book: ‘Most of the public only knows them as statistics’. They are hundreds and thousands in number, absorb enormous resources , often without much benefit. Who is Prof Van Der Kolk talking about? Who is someone who takes up an array of professionals to keep themselves fully functioning? |
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