Ketaki Desai
Male rape survivors overlooked by BNS
The new criminal code's removal of Section 377 has ripple effects including no punishment for the sexual assault of men and a reduced sentence when trans people are victims of sexual crimes
- Ketaki Desai
- TNN
Homing in: The startuppers who want to transform their own backyards
Many entrepreneurs are looking beyond the charms (and problems) of big cities and building their companies out of their hometowns instead. Like Dinesh Baluraj (left) and Anugraha Ganesan (right) who run Yali Aerospace from Thanjavur
- Ketaki Desai
- TNN
NGO makeovers are helping ‘sarkari’ schools shed stigma, boost enrollment
With colourful classrooms, teacher training and tech, some non-profits are trying to bring back pride in govt schools
- Ketaki Desai
- TNN
Oscar-fame clinic to rescue centres, a scramble to save birds in record heat
Unable to cope with rising heat, dehydrated avians are falling out of the sky. But some Bird Samaritans are doing their bit.
- Ketaki Desai
- TNN
We, the couple… Why some Indians are taking pheras around the Constitution
Inspired by the values of equality and freedom enshrined in it, they are opting for a more meaningful ceremony rather than the big fat desi wedding
- Ketaki Desai
- TNN
Waxing is waning: The women who are happy to be hairy
The trolling of a UP topper shows how deep the stigma around facial and body hair is. But some women are learning to live with, and love their fuzz
- Ketaki Desai
- TNN
Landmark Nalsa verdict: ‘10 years later, why are trans people still at red lights?’
The 2014 judgment promised a lot in terms of rights, reservations, and self-identification but members of the community say it’s still a struggle
- Ketaki Desai
- TNN
With concerts and KJo, they’re wooing virgin voters
Along with election commission, various non-profit groups are trying innovative ways to get young Indians inked.
- Ketaki Desai
- TNN
Why sanitary pad waste is a bloody big problem
Though some startups offer innovative solutions like turning used pads into paper, most end up in landfills where waste pickers have to manually sort through them
- Ketaki Desai
- Times Network
