Adopting the Nordic approach to ensure a Safer Future

September 19, 2024

Sex work in India lies within a legal framework that is both intricate and contradictory. The Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956, criminalizes related activities, including soliciting, operating a brothel, and pimping, but the act of sex work itself is not illegal. This partial criminalization frequently results in the harassment and...

Caa: Comprehending its consequences and controversies

May 16, 2024

Prior to the General Elections in 2024, the government officially announced the regulations for enforcing the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) 2019. This development has facilitated the process of providing citizenship to illegal migrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan who are not of the Muslim faith. The government lead by...

Why the traditional teacher-student ‘connect’ is a thing of the past

May 3, 2023

The guru is a spiritual leader and teacher, who is highly revered in Indian culture. Indians are reminded that a teacher is equal to God and should be treated as such by the Sanskrit phrase “Acharya Devo Bhava” which is taken from Taittiriya Upanishad. Trust, respect, and dedication are the...

Law and commercial sex work: The Indian scenario

February 21, 2023

As an idea, prostitution has been characterized by social researchers in various manners contingent upon the degree of its pervasiveness. The most broadly acknowledged definition, be that as it may, is the one given in the reference book of sociology which characterizes prostitution “as the act in which a female...