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The writer is a development and communications consultant and the author of Kabul Blogs: My Days in the Life of Afghanistan
    Anita Anand | Things to consider if you’re planning to go to Goa: It’s not for everyone…Columnists
    Anita Anand | Things to consider if you’re planning to go to Goa: It’s...

    Are you planning a holiday in Goa, considering investing in a property or business, or relocating to the state? Goa...

    18 Dec 2024 12:10 AM IST

    Anita Anand | UP panel’s bid to keep women ‘safe’ appears to be misguidedColumnists
    Anita Anand | UP panel’s bid to keep women ‘safe’ appears to be...

    There has recently been a brouhaha over a proposal tabled by the Uttar Pradesh State Women’s Commission to ensure the ...

    27 Nov 2024 12:10 AM IST

    Anita Anand | No ‘outsourcing’ of policy: Don’t target NGOs, try to fight ‘male preference’Columnists
    Anita Anand | No ‘outsourcing’ of policy: Don’t target NGOs, try to...

    Recently, an opinion piece by three members of the Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council suggested that foreign...

    4 Nov 2024 12:10 AM IST

    Anita Anand | The cease-work by Kolkata’s doctors: Are strikes ethical, are they justified?Columnists
    Anita Anand | The cease-work by Kolkata’s doctors: Are strikes...

    On September 20, the doctors at Kolkata’s R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital, who had been on strike for well over a...

    23 Sept 2024 12:10 AM IST

    Anita Anand | Can a ‘bottom-up’ approach help in tackling crimes targeting women?Columnists
    Anita Anand | Can a ‘bottom-up’ approach help in tackling crimes...

    The gruesome rape and murder of a 31-year-old trainee doctor at the R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata...

    25 Aug 2024 12:10 AM IST

    Anita Anand | As Yunus takes charge in Dhaka, can he deliver on a ‘2nd liberation’?Columnists
    Anita Anand | As Yunus takes charge in Dhaka, can he deliver on a ‘2nd...

    On August 8, Bangladeshi economist and Nobel Peace laureate Muhammad Yunus, globally known as the “banker to the poor”...

    11 Aug 2024 12:10 AM IST

    Anita Anand | Can election of a reformist leader lead to winds of change in Iran?Columnists
    Anita Anand | Can election of a reformist leader lead to winds of...

    In Iran’s just-concluded presidential election runoff, the two final candidates were the moderate Masoud Pezeshkian...

    10 July 2024 12:01 AM IST

    Anita Anand | Some lessons from Thailand’s same-sex marriage law: Social attitudes can changeColumnists
    Anita Anand | Some lessons from Thailand’s same-sex marriage law:...

    On June 18, Thailand made history as the first country in Southeast Asia to pass a marriage equality law, recognising...

    26 Jun 2024 3:33 AM IST

    Anita Anand | Why I will vote for diversity: Freedom of faith and ideas vital in democracyColumnists
    Anita Anand | Why I will vote for diversity: Freedom of faith and...

    On May 25, I will be voting in the second-last phase of India’s ongoing general election. It is with some trepidation,...

    20 May 2024 12:07 AM IST

    Anita Anand | Women have come a long way in India, but a long way to go for full equalityColumnists
    Anita Anand | Women have come a long way in India, but a long way to...

    A development professional shares insights on the evolution of gender mainstreaming in India, highlighting achievements,...

    8 March 2024 12:05 AM IST

    Anita Anand | ‘Live-in’ policing: Uttarakhand goes down a slippery & dangerous pathColumnists
    Anita Anand | ‘Live-in’ policing: Uttarakhand goes down a slippery &...

    If you are a man or a woman, and are in a “live-in” relationship or planning to be in one in the northern India’s hill...

    11 Feb 2024 9:33 PM IST

    Anita Anand | Lessons to learn from Bhutan on what not to do in LakshadweepColumnists
    Anita Anand | Lessons to learn from Bhutan on what not to do in...

    Three deputy ministers in the Maldives heard this as putting down the exotic and pristine offerings of their country...

    18 Jan 2024 12:08 AM IST

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