Never before has India’s lack of leadership been as depressingly obvious as it has been in the past few weeks. Never before has the moral vacuum that accompanies those in charge been so apparent. Namita Bhandare writes.
If your doctor makes you wait for no reason, it may be time to find another, writes Namita Bhandare.

Elections in India are not decided by Twitter trends or 'likes' on Facebook.
Namita Bhandare writes.

We must say ‘no’ to insensitive advertisements featuring women. If we are to change the way the industry sees women, then that change comes from the effectiveness of the industry to regulate itself.
Namita Bhandare writes.

Hand on heart, how many of you cheered, or at least felt a bit relieved when you woke up to news of the death of Ram Singh, one of the principal accused in the Delhi December 16 gang-rape case?
Namita Bhandare writes.
They might inspire fear, but the boards also bring parents closer to children.
Our failure to protest loudly enough makes us complicit with weak governance. It’s a silence that threatens democratic ideas and places every citizen, regardless of ideology, at peril, Namita Bhandare writes.

In the small room they call home, the family of the girl known as Delhi's Braveheart is trying to come to terms with its loss. Already there is no evidence that she lived here only a month ago.
Namita Bhandare writes.

Things are changing: Gender issues are now a part of the mainstream discourse, writes
Namita Bhandare.

What citizens need to see is a serious, united political class determined to throw its weight behind gender justice, writes
Namita Bhandare.

A terrible thing happened to a girl who was trying to get back home after a movie. To not respond or speak or rage or demand change would make us less than human, writes
Namita Bhandare.

A memorial is not just about building the tallest, biggest, grandest statue.
Namita Bhandare writes.

In death, people have ceased to be objective about late Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray.
Namita Bhandare writes.

The sudden ban on the entry of women by the trustees at Haji Ali could set a very dangerous precedent. If women are excluded today, it could be non-Muslims tomorrow.
Namita Bhandare writes.

The problem is not that women have views. The problem is they don't find expression.
Namita Bhandare writes.