Harsh Bodwal

Despite women’s representation and welfare being a focus of the capital elections, women candidates won only 7 percent of the total seats - none from Dalit, Bahujan or Muslim communities. A recurring instance of the patriarchal arrangements of Indian politics, the results must draw our focus on the Women’s Reservation Bill, and why we cannot allow it to be stalled further.

Palitana has become the first city in India to impose a complete ban on the sale and consumption of meat, even though it is home to meat-eating communities, writes Harsh Bodwal.