Avantika Mehta

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Fiction: Sahai Sahib Goes For a Delhi Party

Fiction: The Green Thumb”

Fiction: Irrelevant Details, Asia Literary Review

Outlook India bylines

Raped, murdered, burnt to ash: story of a Dalit girl, 9, in modern Indian

On the periphery: India’s sex workers more vulnerable than ever during pandemic

Drought-Hit Gujarat Has Water For Factories, But Not For Farmers

‘No one eats non-veg openly here’: Ahmedabad’s food lovers on the city’s cultural aversion to meat

Fighting Superstition in India Can Lead to Death or Exile

Unexplained deaths: how poor healthcare is fuelling Indian witch-hunts

In Modi’s India, comedians can now be jailed for ‘intent’ to tell a joke – as Munawar Faruqi found out

In A UP District, Death From Hunger, As Governance, Social Security Collapse

When the Gujarati word for fun described rioting, looting and murder

Himal bylines

Longform: From Pinky to Pinkesh: The journey to becoming a man

Opiate abuse is rife in North India, so why cut back on funding clinics?

Scroll.in Bylines

At New Delhi’s first transgender salon, men born as women find freedom at last

From Mr Gay India to Dalit Beauty Queens: the changing face of Indian pageants

A temple in Himachal Pradesh stands as a beacon of hope for religious tolerance

Porn needn't be smutty: Feminist erotica director Erika Lust

Dancing with God: exploring the unique phenomenon of Dance Ganesha

Review: Eating Wasps by Anita Nair

Nobody’s Hero: Notes from the life of an unassuming troubadour; Profile of Manu Chao

‘What We Carry’: Maya Shanbhag Lang’s memoir reveals the dark sides of mother-daughter relationships

Review: Polite Society by Mahesh Rao

‘The Wall’ can be read as a continuation in fiction of Gautam Bhatia’s work on freedom and equality

Smooth Alleged Criminal: What The Well-Dressed Boys Of Madangir Wear

Why It Is Time For India To Consider Gender-Neutral Rape Laws — Article 14

No, the Chhattisgarh court was not offering up its opinion on marital rape. It was reiterating the law

Chronicles of a Hanging Foretold: how the execution of Nirnhaya's gang-rapists will change the death penalty laws

Out of Court Settlement: what Gogoi's RS acceptance means

They Were Celebrating Their Special Day. Then Someone Cried 'Love Jihad'

#Aarey: Construction can go on but stay on felling continues: SC to MHA govt

A silent movement for the legalisation of cannabis is spreading across India

Saying it explicitly: Why Indian women watch porn

Live Law bylines

J&K LOCKDOWN: SC Asks If Government Purposely Failed to Produce Relevant Documents

"Let Them Justify Their Actions":Sr. Ad. Raju Ramachandran Pleads Before SC To Rule On Legality Of Tarigami's Detention

Detention Of Children In Kashmir- JJC Committee Merely Forwarded The DGP's Report Without Any Application Of Mind: Enakshy Ganguly Tells SC

'Personal Liberty To Be Balanced Against National Security', Says SC While Adjourning Kashmir Petitions

Govt. Enforcing A Collective Punishment On Entire Population of Kashmir By Denying Them Right To Communication:Kashmir Times Editor Tells SC

Hindustan Times bylines

In Delhi, a rape accused has 83% chance of acquittal

Delhi court upholds sex workers dignity, jails rapists

CBI judges twiddle thumbs cases pile up at other courts

Nobel laureate Satyarthi, mentor Agnivesh locked in fight over trust fund ‘fraud’

Sex workers demand a voice before the Supreme Court

It's a comedy turned tragedy for AIB founders

Court raps ‘hypocrisy’ on marital rape

No family, no lawyer: Many kids in Delhi reform home clueless why they are there

Court cracks down on woman who made 100 fake calls alleging rape

‘Appalled’ court directs action against woman filing false rape cases

Society turns blind eye to prisoners’ kids

BBC documentary: Was rapist Mukesh an undertrial when he was interviewed?

Now, cops want custody of AAP MLA Somnath Bharti’s dog

5L cases in backlog: Is AAP ready to face judiciary's challenges?

A man almost lost property, got it back along with estranged wife

Dec 16 gang rape: Fast-track courts fail to give speedy justice

Woman who fought criminals living in fear; witness protection debate rages

How Pak is using Facebook honey-traps to ensnare Indian defence personnel

Woman booked for misuse of new anti-stalking law

Delhi Uber rape survivor sues company in US, seeks unspecified damages

Phoolan Devi murder: Irrefutable proof nailed Sher Singh Rana

Uber rape survivor gets threat calls as case nears end

Discrimination against male sex crime victims?

Delhi: Awaiting court hearing on cop protection, woman shot twice

Delhi: Priest held for rape on Janmashtami

Man fails to report girl’s abduction, may go to jail