Renuka Bisht
Trump Vs Harvard: If He Wins, America Loses
The richest American university will be hit by govt funding freeze because its endowments can’t be used for general financing. But a weakened Ivy League will cost US even more, and benefit China
- Renuka Bisht
- TNN
The madness is proof. Trump is following the autocrats' playbook
Hypernationalism, territorial expansion, rewriting history, attacking institutions, seeking sacrifices, saviour complex and cruelty, propaganda machine, loyalty over professionalism – which leaders does Trump remind you of?
What a male superstar, many politicians, and most of India agree on
When Chiranjeevi complained about ‘too many’ girls being born in his family, he was doubling down for a system that refuses to give women agency over their own bodies and sees girls as unsuitable heirs to family wealth
- Renuka Bisht
- TNN
Lover’s Lament: Why’s India So Mean To Me?
Today, Valentine’s Day, will see luckless couples get harassed. Intolerance of PDAs is tied to tolerance of unequal relationships. If only kissing in public was the fashion and family cruelties weren’t the norm
- Renuka Bisht
- TIMESOFINDIA.COM
Pushpa 3? Even Allu Arjun Needs A Lot Of Help
After its sequel’s success, the future looks secure for the Pushpa franchise. But even the hero’s edgy masculinity can’t guarantee the next one will be a hit
- Renuka Bisht
- TNN
‘BJP parliamentary board has only one woman…33% reservation may make more progress in states than Centre’
Rina Verma Williams is Professor of Political Science and Associate Dean for Social Sciences at the University of Cincinnati. Her book ‘Marginalised, Mobilised, Incorporated: Women and Religious Nationalism in Indian Democracy’ is a historical study of women’s involvement in Hindu nationalist politics. She shares with Renuka Bisht her ideas about BJP’s women workers and leaders
- Renuka Bisht
- TNN
Adipurush in the court, creative freedoms in the balance
Ramanand Sagar’s Ramayan caught flak when it was shown first but is now deemed a popular classic. Critique all you like but remember a ban will diminish the very culture you claim to ‘protect’
- Renuka Bisht
- TNN
Why Parliament cannot dodge same-sex marriage
The petitioners of same-sex marriage hope the Supreme Court will follow recent precedents to read down the gendered restrictions as unconstitutional. But legislators will then need to follow up and engage with the issue
Same-Sex Marriage Court, Parliament and the Court of Public Opinion
If SC Agrees With Petitioners, The First-Step Legal Solution Is Not Complex. But Legislators Will Have A Lot Of Follow-Up Work And Must Engage With The Issue
- Renuka Bisht
- Times Network
Hope for 1 in 8 men who will be diagnosed with prostate cancer
How the discovery of a gene fusion that is completely specific to prostate cancer, can help
On the ease of getting a divorce
Pandemic has seen how marriage bottlenecks can be removed at both entry and exit