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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 bench and the body

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

We ❤️ women, but not in the House

The power of their vote. Women queue up during the 2024 parliamentary elections in Nadia, West Bengal.
Updated on Apr 27, 2026 02:30 IST

A giant leap—for women in power

Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen
Updated on Apr 13, 2026 04:30 IST

Giving women their due in law-making

When asked about the missing women, parties invariably talk of “winnability”. The message is clear: Women matter as voters not decision-makers. (@ECISVEEP X/ANI)
Updated on Apr 11, 2026 15:25 IST

Mind The Gap: And so it begins…

Fear and loathing, but also resistance
Updated on Apr 6, 2026 02:30 IST

Mind The Gap: Big Tech’s very bad week

Mark Zuckerberg arrives to testify in Los Angeles.
Updated on Mar 30, 2026 02:30 IST

Mind The Gap: Identity under scrutiny

File photo
Updated on Mar 23, 2026 02:30 IST

Mind The Gap: Journalism as resistance

Zahra Nader at the Security Council, UN Headquarters, New York, October 20, 2022
Updated on Mar 16, 2026 11:51 IST

When falling in love becomes a radical act

In a country where 95% of marriages are still arranged by families in accordance with caste and faith, where murders committed in the name of family honour, and where even the inter-mingling of girls and boys is frowned upon, the simple act of falling in love can be a radical if not dangerous act. (HT Archive)
Updated on Mar 14, 2026 17:48 IST

Mind The Gap: Women won’t go back

Time to power up
Updated on Mar 8, 2026 11:44 IST

Why a social media ban makes sense

Social media’s harms cut across ages. We are less connected, less able to focus, and our brains are turning into mush. But young people are far more susceptible to peer pressure, to be vulnerable to abuse by strangers, to be more open to addiction. (AFP)
Updated on Mar 1, 2026 01:17 IST

Mind The Gap: A death in Manipur

On the brink, again
Updated on Jan 27, 2026 11:55 IST
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