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About the AuthorAnita Anand
The writer is a development and communications consultant and the author of Kabul Blogs: My Days in the Life of Afghanistan
    Anita Anand | India dreaming: Can we land on the moon and build toilets too?Opinion
    Anita Anand | India dreaming: Can we land on the moon and build...

    On August 23, India made global news by landing its Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft on the hitherto unexplored south...

    10 Sept 2023 12:15 AM IST

    Anita Anand | India remains a diverse nation, but theres little sign of unity leftOpinion
    Anita Anand | India remains a diverse nation, but there's little sign...

    In November 1949, a month before I was born, the Indian Parliament adopted the Constitution, and it came into force two...

    25 Aug 2023 12:23 AM IST

    Book Review | Doughty subaltern teen beats trafficking, shows community new futureLifestyle
    Book Review | Doughty subaltern teen beats trafficking, shows...

    A title like I Kick and I Fly suggests images of kickboxing or aeroplanes. But the book is anything but that. Close to...

    20 Aug 2023 12:24 AM IST

    Anita Anand | India, at 2047, as a developed nation: Itll just be a pipedreamOpinion
    Anita Anand | India, at 2047, as a developed nation: It'll just be a...

    In August 2022, at the Independence Day speech from the ramparts of Delhi’s historic Red Fort, Prime Minister...

    19 July 2023 12:00 AM IST

    Anita Anand | Protests, and how to handle them: A wake-up call for all governmentsOpinion
    Anita Anand | Protests, and how to handle them: A wake-up call for all...

    Growing up in rural West Bengal, I first encountered protests when I heard the word “gherao”, which...

    18 Jun 2023 12:10 AM IST

    Anita Anand | How trauma and rejection led to a murder-suicide tragedy at varsityOpinion
    Anita Anand | How trauma and rejection led to a murder-suicide tragedy...

    A few weeks back, on May 18, there was news of two killings -- a murder and a suicide. Anup Singh, a 20-year-old third...

    28 May 2023 12:10 AM IST

    Supreme Court (ANI)Opinion
    Anita Anand | Imagining a new form of marriage in India: It has to...

    Imagine a nuclear family in India: Mother, father, and children. Imagine an extended family: grandparents, parents and...

    3 May 2023 12:05 AM IST

    Anita Anand | A human error by Dalai Lama: Lets be ready to rethink traditionsOpinion
    Anita Anand | A human error' by Dalai Lama: Let's be ready to rethink...

    In the first week of April this year, an incident came to light, circulating widely in the social media and creating...

    20 April 2023 12:00 AM IST

    Shraddha Walkar (ANI)Opinion
    Anita Anand | A wake-up call: Are families in India failing their...

    Within five months, the National Capital Region of Delhi has witnessed the brutal murder of two young women in the hands...

    27 Feb 2023 12:41 AM IST

    Droupadi Murmu, who is set to be the first tribal woman President of India, in New Delhi, Thursday, July 21, 2022. (PTI)Opinion
    Anita Anand | What Droupadi as President will mean for tribals? Not...

    On July 25, Droupadi Murmu was sworn in as the 15th President of India. She is the second woman and the first tribal...

    2 Aug 2022 11:47 PM IST

    Abortion-rights activists rally on Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles, Saturday, July 9, 2022. (AP)Opinion
    Anita Anand | Overturning Roe: It’s overzealous morality at play vs...

    On June 24 this year, the US Supreme Court overruled its landmark 1973 Roe vs Wade ruling in the Dobbs vs Jackson...

    10 July 2022 11:55 PM IST

    Amber Heard and Johnny Depp. (AP)Opinion
    Anita Anand | Depp-Heard saga: Intimate Partner Violence extracts a...

    While both men and women can be victims of IPV, women are more likely to sustain serious injuries and be killed by men

    8 Jun 2022 7:02 AM IST

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