Ruchira Gupta

Nov 8, 2024 | deccanchronicle.com | Ruchira Gupta

It all started with my Uber driver in New Hampshire. A middle-aged, friendly woman, chatty and full of opinions, who was more than willing to share them. It didn’t take long before we were deep into politics. She was a single woman, raised Catholic, but now attended a big independent church. “Trump’s the chosen leader”, she told me. “You know, the man in the Bible.” When I asked her where in the Bible Trump was mentioned, she shrugged: “You know, The Man Who Built the Wall”.

Nov 7, 2024 | outlookindia.com | Kanpur Call |Ruchira Gupta |Urvashi Butalia

United StatesIn the same election where the United States voted for a second presidency under Donald Trump, seven states passed amendments to enshrine their right to abortion and access to abortion care. Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Moments Before Donald Trump Won, 7 US States Worked To Protect Abortion Rights | Photo: APMoments Before Donald Trump Won, 7 US States Worked To Protect Abortion Rights | Photo: APNovember 5 was a packed day for America, especially in terms of elections.

Nov 3, 2024 | outlookindia.com | Souzeina Mushtaq |Ruchira Gupta

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Interior of US Supreme Court in Washington DC. Photo: Getty ImagesInterior of US Supreme Court in Washington DC. Photo: Getty ImagesThis story was published as part of Outlook's 11 November, 2024 magazine issue titled 'Whitewash'. To read more stories from the issue, click here‘We are under a Constitution, but the Constitution is what the judges say it is”, said New York governor Charles Evans Hughes in 1907.

Apr 13, 2024 | scroll.in | Ruchira Gupta

In the alleys of Montparnasse, my footsteps traced the legacy of dreams sculpted under its twinkling stars. Each cobblestone whispered a different secret, each corner turned, unveiled a new act in the drama of creation. La Rotonde wasn’t just a café; it was a proscenium where the past performed its most enchanting scenes. Starving artists could occupy a table all evening for a few centimes. If they fell asleep, the waiters were instructed not to wake them.

Oct 25, 2023 | audiofilemagazine.com | Ruchira Gupta

Ulka Simone Mohanty invites listeners into the perilous world of Heera, a teenager in India who is struggling against the limitations of her perceived future. Heera has watched her beloved cousin, Mira Di, and countless other girls being sold into the sex trade and fears that she is next. A crisis leads her to a hostel for at-risk girls, where she begins to learn kung fu and take control of her own body and fate.