Aishwarya AVRaj

Jan 7, 2025 | thepolisproject.com | Aishwarya AVRaj |Vamika Sinha |Aysha Sana |Adithya Kamesh

Born in 1972, Nirmala Putul Murmu is many things: a distinguished poet, activist, and second-time Sarpanch or the village head in the local government of Kurwa Gram Panchayat, Dumka, Jharkhand. Writing in Santali and Hindi, her work transcends linguistic barriers and is translated into multiple languages, including English, Marathi, Russian, and Korean. She has been honored with prestigious awards like the Sahitya Akademi Prize for Translation and the Rashitrya Yuva Samman by the Sahitya Academy.

Sep 19, 2023 | theleaflet.in | Aishwarya AVRaj

So-called honour killings are still a reality in India. A stricter law is needed to curb such killings, so that the right to choose one’s own partner, guaranteed by Article 21 of the Constitution of India, can be exercised without fear. —THIS is a story from Madhya Pradesh. In 2012, Rajkumar and Deepa fell in love with each other and decided to get married. Rajkumar was a Dalit while Deepa was a Thakur.

Jul 5, 2023 | livewire.thewire.in | Aishwarya AVRaj

“Most women and men born in the fifties or earlier were socialised to believe  that marriages and/or committed romantic bonds of any kind should take precedence over all other relationships “, wrote bell hooks in her book ‘All About Love’. hooks observation stands true for the heteronormative community norms in India till date. Take for example, we all must have heard the term ‘friend zone’ in our friend circles, on social media, within informal interaction groups a lot of times.