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Ashwini Deshpande

Ashwini Deshpande

Articles by Ashwini Deshpande

Sub-quotas: Rational, yet hard to implement

The stamp of a stigmatised social identity doesn’t disappear easily with economic mobility (HT Photo)

Updated on Aug 8, 2024 15:50 IST

What the labour report says about India’s youth

New Delhi, India - Feb. 16, 2018: Candidates apply for jobs at 'Job Fair' organized by Directorate of Employment, Delhi Government at Tyagraj Sports Complex in New Delhi, India, on Friday, February 16, 2018. (Photo by Sanchit Khanna/ Hindustan Times) (Sanchit Khanna/HT PHOTO)

Updated on Apr 10, 2024 16:30 IST

How justifiable is the Maratha claim for quotas?

Extending quotas to relatively richer and more powerful groups would amount to diluting the already small and shrinking entitlement for communities that are truly disadvantaged and discriminated against.

Updated on Feb 26, 2024 05:46 IST

What perpetuates the rise in violence against women

Do women, in fact, prefer staying indoors? The biggest source of violence against women comes from the circle of acquaintances well known to them, not from strangers.

Updated on Dec 15, 2022 14:18 IST

Gender norms aren’t a monolith in India

The report presents many data points which reveal that while the path is difficult, we will not be chasing a mirage.

Updated on Mar 2, 2022 13:54 IST

For the Union Budget, the priorities and challenges

Since the last budget, there have been some positive developments, such as the significantly increased vaccination coverage, despite a slow and chaotic start, possibly leading to a less severe Omicron-induced third wave.

Updated on Jan 24, 2022 15:15 IST

India’s women and the workforce

Women’s education has increased over the last two decades, and fertility rates have fallen — both have contributed to increasing participation of women in the paid labour force elsewhere in the world. But not so in India (HTPHOTO)

Updated on Mar 8, 2021 04:04 IST

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