by NWMI | Feb 20, 2019 | 2019 Parliamentary Elections
By Ammu Joseph A deplorable scene unfolded in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly on February 12, with Speaker Ramesh Kumar’s odious comparison of his ordeal over allegations of corruption to that of a rape survivor being greeted with jokes and laughter by fellow...
by NWMI | Feb 20, 2019 | 2019 Parliamentary Elections
By Vanaja C Despite receiving severe criticism for not having a single woman in the first cabinet of new state Telagnana, the ruling party has neither shown any remorse nor tried to make any course correction. The second cabinet formed on Tuesday with 10 members is...
by NWMI | Dec 26, 2018 | 2019 Parliamentary Elections
By Nisha Susan Some weeks ago I was introduced to the Bangalore-based activist Tara Krishnaswamy by NWMI’s own Ammu Joseph. Since then I have been plunged into a world that dazzles me with its combination of idealism and pragmatism. A world of people who believe that...
by NWMI | Dec 22, 2018 | 2019 Parliamentary Elections
By Vanaja C The recent Assembly elections in Telangana, the youngest state in India, with 119 Assembly seats, reduced the representation of women in the legislature to less than 5 percent, with only six of the 135 women who contested having won the elections. This...
by NWMI | Dec 16, 2018 | 2018 Assembly Elections
None required. Elections 2018: Number of women MLAs down to 9% from 11% in 2013-’14 Fewer women MLAs find place in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh assemblies this time Also in Telengana, evidently (watch this space for a detailed comment on that in a...
