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Jul 12, 2024 | 
tricycle.org | Tara Anand
In a relationship, can one exude boundless compassion while simultaneously setting healthy boundaries? As an intent dhamma practitioner and an inherently caring person, I have anxiously deliberated this complicated issue when torn between my aspiration to act selflessly in service of others and the desire to act on behalf of my embodied self.
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May 13, 2024 | 
tricycle.org | Tara Anand
In relationships, the occasional misunderstanding, disagreement, or discord is perhaps unavoidable. While none of us look forward to these moments of tension and unrest, these moments, in my experience, can provide the perfect opportunity to observe our emotional reactions and refine our dhamma practice.
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Mar 19, 2024 | 
onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Tara Anand |Fan Bu |Martijn J Schuemie |Marc A. Suchard
1 BACKGROUND Current guidance for specific first-line antihypertensive medication is limited, based largely on expert opinion due to lacking clinical trials comparing various medications and drug classes.1 Previously, Suchard et al.2 generated hazard ratios (HR) comparing risks for new initiators of different drug classes for various safety and effectiveness outcomes with evidence demonstrating better primary effectiveness and safety for the class of thiazides and thiazide-like diuretics,...
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Dec 28, 2023 | 
tricycle.org | Tara Anand
As a married lay practitioner, I find the Buddha’s words in the Upaddha Sutta (SN:45.2) particularly inspiring and reassuring. When Ven. Ananda came to the Buddha with an insight he had received that admirable relationships, otherwise known as kalyana mitta, formed the basis of half of the holy life, the Buddha corrected him. “Don’t say that, Ananda. Don’t say that,” the Buddha told him.
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Oct 10, 2023 | 
freshplaza.com | Aaqib Naik |Yoshita Srivastava |Tara Anand |Sheryl Sebastian
By Aaqib NaikThe use of several broad-spectrum insecticides increases farm input and reduces crop yield and quality. It also leads to environmental and health hazardsApple orchard owners of Shopian district in Kashmir division have been dealing with the after-effects of Apple Leaf Blotch Miner (ALBM) for the last two years. The disease has been a major blot on the income generated by apple growers here. Take the case of Shabir Ahmad Dar (45), who is forced to spend more on insecticides now.
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Sep 5, 2023 | 
buffalonews.com | Tara Anand
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Feb 27, 2023 | 
feminisminindia.com | Yoshita Srivastava |Tara Anand |Sheryl Sebastian |Nupur Preeti Alok
As part of FII’s Meet the Team series, we are featuring former and current employees who have worked with or are working with us currently since the inception of FII. Feminism in India as a digital intersectional feminist media platform would not exist if not for these incredible individuals who have helped build this organisation to make what it is today. Today, we’re chatting with Ritika Banerjee who is a part-time illustrator at FII and a filmmaker.
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Feb 26, 2023 | 
feminisminindia.com | Snehal Sachde |Yoshita Srivastava |Tara Anand |Sheryl Sebastian
A young, queer artist who is out and proud online was something you rarely find, especially in a country which defines gender roles quite rigidly. Siaan explores gender, personal and social content, as well as drag on his profile, with a whopping 16.7K followers on Instagram. In Conversation with FII, Mx. Siaan talks about being queer, queer representation and navigating online and offline spaces as an LGBTQI member. FII: Could you please introduce yourself and tell us a little about who you are?
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Feb 26, 2023 | 
feminisminindia.com | Elizabeth Isaac |Yoshita Srivastava |Tara Anand |Sheryl Sebastian
Editorial Note: Being Feminist is a fortnightly column that features personal narratives documenting the emotions, vulnerabilities and innermost contradictions every feminist encounters while trying to push through various degrees of patriarchy in private, professional and public spaces. I am from a middle-class nuclear family where I was never restricted to anything just because I am a girl. I was taught to aim higher and grab opportunities that came my way.
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Feb 26, 2023 | 
feminisminindia.com | Debabratee Dhar |Yoshita Srivastava |Tara Anand |Sheryl Sebastian
A state-wide crackdown on child marriage in Assam has led to the arrest of 3000 men recently. It has sparked protests by their families in different parts of the state, demanding the release of their men as they are the sole breadwinners of the family. The crackdown is being carried on the 2006 legislation that prohibits child marriage. However, this sweeping arrest throughout Assam has raised controversies in several areas.
