#Women's Rights

From the stage to the Commission: TVK drags its Dharapuram grievance to the Election Commission

Escalating the Dharapuram row, TVK minister C.T.R. Nirmal Kumar said the party will complain to the Election Commission about M.K. Stalin's alleged remarks about its candidate P. Sathyabama, as the bypoll campaign enters its final stretch. No transcript exists; the DMK has not responded.

3 October 2026 · 2 min read

India

Dalit woman's roadside delivery after 'denial' at UP hospital

A 20-year-old Musahar woman delivered on a Bhadohi roadside after alleged admission denial at a government hospital. Her family alleges caste discrimination; the hospital cites low haemoglobin. A probe found negligence: a doctor was sacked, a nurse transferred.

3 October 2026 · 2 min read

Health

Eleven-month contracts and unsafe wards: Tamil Nadu's government health workers raise the alarm

About 250 nurses fasted in Chennai against temporary appointments, as the Health Department warned applicants about touts. Doctors want hospitals declared high-security zones after a string of violent incidents.

1 October 2026 · 3 min read

Leaders of the Vaikom Satyagraha (1924–25). E. V. Ramasamy, later known as Periyar, was imprisoned twice during the campaign.

History

From Vaikom to Kudi Arasu: how the Self-Respect Movement found the Justice Party

Periyar left the Congress in 1925 and led a movement that asked for more than jobs and seats. For a decade it worked alongside the Justice Party, and in the end it took the party over.

27 September 2026 · 2 min read

Title page of Dr Muthulakshmi Reddi's "My Experiences as a Legislator". She was nominated to the Madras Legislative Council in 1926.

History

1 April 1921: when Madras let women vote, and what followed

The first Justice government made voter qualifications gender-neutral, among the earliest such moves in British India. Five years later Dr Muthulakshmi Reddi entered the Legislative Council.

24 September 2026 · 2 min read