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    Namita Bhandare

    Namita Bhandare writes on gender and other social issues and has 35-plus years of experience in journalism. She has edited books and features in a documentary on sexual violence. She tweets as @namitabhandare

    Articles by Namita Bhandare

    The right to loiter

    Rage and loathing on the streets.
    opinion
    Updated on Oct 5, 2026 02:31 IST

    Talking to men: A much needed conversation

    For years we’ve taught our daughters how to stay safe — don’t go there, don’t wear that, don’t come home late. Now, we need a different conversation, this one with our sons: Don’t harass her, don’t police her, don’t laugh when your friends do, don’t look away. (AFP)
    opinion
    Updated on Oct 4, 2026 24:45 IST

    Let women live. Lock up the men

    Rage and loathing: Women students protest near LSR college
    opinion
    Updated on Sep 28, 2026 09:16 IST

    Reframing the women and work dialogue

    If a woman’s job is to cook, clean and care for children and the elderly, then where is the time for her to work outside the house?
    opinion
    Updated on Sep 21, 2026 02:30 IST

    The long, challenging road to gender equality

    Rights once granted are now under threat. Section 377 — sex against the order of nature — is no longer a crime but marriage equality failed to get majority approval in the Supreme Court. Also, back in the Supreme Court is Sabarimala and the right of women to access places of worship with the issue now being heard by a larger bench.
    opinion
    Updated on Sep 20, 2026 01:25 IST

    BAPS goes to Paris

    Eiffel Tower
    opinion
    Updated on Sep 14, 2026 02:30 IST

    A woman’s place in the city

    Desperately seeking young women.
    opinion
    Updated on Sep 7, 2026 02:30 IST

    Everyone loves the baby. Who cares for the mother?

    Lindsay Clancy sobs during her trial, her defense attorney Kevin Reddington is beside her.
    opinion
    Updated on Aug 31, 2026 02:30 IST

    Judge work, not looks, of women in public life

    Women are in public life for several reasons. Some wish to earn a living, others want to contribute to society. They bring perspective, experience and expertise. All this is up for discussion, their bodies are not.
    opinion
    Updated on Aug 30, 2026 24:50 IST

    The radical idea of women who play just for fun

    Priyanka Parasher for Mint
    opinion
    Updated on Aug 17, 2026 02:30 IST

    Tales of ‘brilliant’ men, and ‘perfect victims’

    The Bombay High Court judgment is a remarkable piece of legislation that rejects the notion of a “perfect victim” and should become a template on how to adjudicate on rape cases.
    opinion
    Updated on Aug 16, 2026 02:24 IST

    A conviction, an acquittal, and other cautionary tales

    Tarun Tejpal following his guilty verdict
    opinion
    Updated on Aug 10, 2026 02:30 IST

    Women seldom receive the solidarity they extend

    Central to both protests, and all the others in between, have been the presence of women who have unfailingly shown up.
    opinion
    Updated on Aug 2, 2026 01:38 IST

    Women at the forefront, again

    Students celebrate after the education minister's resignation at Jantar Mantar in Delhi on Saturday
    opinion
    Updated on Jul 27, 2026 02:30 IST

    Hallelujah! The government says yes to sex ed

    Cover of a study on the conflict between the law and consensual teenage sex
    opinion
    Updated on Jul 20, 2026 02:30 IST

    Women are choosing classrooms over chores: ‘What next?’

    The 22.4 million Indian women in various degree and professional programmes, reflect an increase of 6.7 million since 2014
    opinion
    Updated on Jul 19, 2026 01:25 IST

    Every parents’ worst nightmare

    Representative picture
    opinion
    Updated on Jul 6, 2026 02:30 IST

    ‘Survival is a daily act…’: Indian women farmers’ long wait for visibility

    As men have migrated to cities for employment, it’s women who are left to manage farms, livestock, and household food systems.
    opinion
    Updated on Jul 5, 2026 02:19 IST

    Why didn’t she just say no?

    Siya told the police she was unhappy about her impending arranged marriage with Ketan Agarwal
    opinion
    Updated on Jun 29, 2026 02:30 IST

    Domestic workers, invisible rights

    A horrific end to the life of Meena Halder
    opinion
    Updated on Jun 22, 2026 02:30 IST

    Nation builders? No, just unpaid women workers

    What is the value of a woman who makes no monetary contribution to a family but nonetheless provides it with free labour, asks Namita Bhandare
    opinion
    Updated on Jun 21, 2026 01:21 IST

    The girls cracking India’s toughest exam

    Face of a topper.
    opinion
    Updated on Jun 8, 2026 02:31 IST

    How women experience summers in the city

    Urban heat has emerged as an unequal climate challenge with women, particularly those on the margins, bearing the heaviest load. (Sanjeev Verma/HT Photo)
    opinion
    Updated on Jun 6, 2026 15:38 IST

    In her words: Dr Soumya Swaminathan

    Pic courtesy: Dr Soumya Swaminathan
    opinion
    Updated on Jun 1, 2026 02:46 IST

    What (yet another) death says about marriage and violence

    Judgement day: Former judge Giribala Singh questions her daughter-in-law Twisha Sharma’s choices.
    opinion
    Updated on May 25, 2026 02:30 IST

    More than correction of a medical misnomer

    Women are still expected to tolerate pain as a “natural” process, whether it’s periods or even child birth. (Getty Images)
    opinion
    Updated on May 23, 2026 18:01 IST

    Undefeated: Why Vinesh Phogat will not back down

    Vinesh Phogat speaks to media after being disallowed from competing by the WFI in the National Open Ranking Tournament.
    opinion
    Updated on May 18, 2026 02:30 IST

    The acid attack survivor who forces us to look

    Shaheen Malik
    opinion
    Updated on May 11, 2026 02:30 IST

    Why balancing work and motherhood is still hard

    Until care is seen as a human responsibility shared equally by both parents and not segregated by gender, the old guilt will travel generation to generation. (HT Archive)
    opinion
    Updated on May 9, 2026 15:31 IST

    The bench and the body

    Supreme Court
    opinion
    Updated on May 4, 2026 07:08 IST
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