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Nov 25, 2024 | 
scroll.in | Mythreyee Ramesh
For 40-something Kavita (name changed), a Bengaluru-based start-up professional, there was “no real choice”. When her father-in-law needed a kidney transplant, her entire family turned to her to step in. She explains that her mother-in-law couldn’t donate due to her age and diabetes and her husband was away on a project in Germany.
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Nov 15, 2024 | 
nadja.co | Mythreyee Ramesh
Story by Mythreyee Ramesh and The Quint TeamPhoto by Robina Weermeijer / creative licenceVideos by creative producer Anoushka Rajesh, creative director Naman Shah, senior editor Shelly Walia, camera by Yashpal Singh and Gautam SharmaWhen the need for an organ transplant arises in a family, Indian women feel a hidden pressure to become donors. For several reasons, women make up more than two-thirds of living donors, while most recipients are male.
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Sep 4, 2024 | 
thequint.com | Mythreyee Ramesh |Meenakshy Sasikumar |Vibhushita Singh |Anoushka Rajesh
For 40-something Kavita (name changed), a Bengaluru-based startup professional, there was 'no real choice'. When her father-in-law needed a kidney transplant, her entire family turned to her to step in. "There was no question of my mother-in-law donating because she didn't meet the age criteria and was diabetic. My husband was on a project in Germany. I had given birth a couple of years ago. Everyone said that I was free to decide.
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Jun 3, 2024 | 
thequint.com | Mythreyee Ramesh |Padmashree Pande
The Quint spoke to four persons from the LGBTQIA+ community who spoke about non-inclusive workplaces in STEM. (Trigger Warning: Descriptions of homophobia. Reader discretion advised.)Growing up, Taruni (name changed) did not believe that she could ever be a scientist. Neither did she have a role model nor any support from her family. A transgender woman, she believed that her gender identity would hinder her to achieve her professional dreams – simply because that's what people around her said.
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Apr 17, 2024 | 
thequint.com | Mythreyee Ramesh
“If I let my son spend summer vacations the same way I did, he’d probably end up in a hospital. I feel sad that he is missing out on an essential childhood experience, but it is what it is,” says 35-year-old Chartered Accountant Aditya Shetty, who grew up in Pune. On a typical summer vacation day in the 1990s, Aditya recalls that he would step out to play cricket with his friends at 10 AM, only to return after noon for lunch.
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Dec 18, 2023 | 
thequint.com | Mythreyee Ramesh
The fire reportedly broke out on the first floor of the hospital, where the operation theatre was located. The Quint DAILYFor impactful stories you just can’t missA child who was undergoing heart surgery was among the two people who died in the fire that broke out at Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences in Lucknow on Monday, 18 December. A woman, who was also undergoing surgery, was the other victim in the incident.
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Dec 13, 2023 | 
thequint.com | Mythreyee Ramesh
India has the most number of tuberculosis cases in the world even as it aims to completely eliminate it by 2025. The Quint DAILYFor impactful stories you just can’t missAt 33, Meera Yadav has one functioning lung. She battled extremely drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) for close to six years, was isolated from her son, and discriminated against due to her illness...
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Nov 25, 2023 | 
thequint.com | Mythreyee Ramesh
The sociologist, quoted the example of a hit 2012 pop song by HipHop Tamizha, the lyrics of which go like:Club Le Mappu Le Thiriyira PombalaEnnadi Nadakkuthu Senthamizh NaatulaLadies Elaarukkum VanakamungaLadies Maanam ParakkuthungaThe lyrics essentially say – 'There are ladies roaming around in the pub, in a drunk state. What is happening in Tamil Nadu? The dignity of ladies is flying away.' "The song was called out for its misogyny back then – but this is very much the outlook even today.
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Nov 22, 2023 | 
thequint.com | Mythreyee Ramesh
"When we tried to hide our faces, the cameramen shouted at us," alleged one of the complainants. The Quint DAILYFor impactful stories you just can’t miss“When we came out, there were several TV cameras with flashlights covering us. When we tried to hide our faces, the cameramen were abusive, and in filthy language, [they] shouted at us," alleged one of the women in her complaint on Tuesday, 21 November to the Chennai Police days after ruckus outside a pub involving local TV channels.
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Nov 20, 2023 | 
thequint.com | Mythreyee Ramesh
While abuse is the responsibility of the abuser, one must not forget how silence and isolation enable them. The Quint DAILYFor impactful stories you just can’t missWe take pride in our exhaustive gender coverage. Your insights and ideas help us dig deeper and tell stories that really matter. Become a Q-Insider and shape the news with us. The last time Shraddha Walkar's father Vikas Walkar spoke to her was in mid-2021, over the phone.
