Three movies screened at Kathmandu Horror Film Fest look beyond monsters and gore, uncovering the quiet terrors of love, loss, and control.

Across South Asia, class and caste shape the violence we experience. From Pakistan to India to Bangladesh and beyond, caste-oppressed people, especially women and queer folks, have been assaulted, ...

For centuries, Indian women were told that marriage was the highest form of achievement. It was her purpose, her protection, ...

In many relationships, part of the bond is sustained by silent acts, gestures of devotion, and unspoken compromises. These situations, accepted to preserve harmony, can turn into hidden resentments th ...

From two interesting (and little-known) 1840s American cases that point in somewhat different directions. [1.] In Commonwealth v. Armstrong, ...

Bertha Mason’s silence in 'Jane Eyre' speaks for every woman erased by fear and control. Her madness became the world’s ...

For a man supposedly intent on winning a Nobel Peace Prize, Donald Trump spends an extraordinary amount of time waging war.

It has taken Indian cinema far too long to give us a film that truly understands the urban Indian woman, not the glamorized ...

Charles Brammall on John Lance Tremlett’s Footprint of Word and Life. I have spent a little time with Lance and am impressed ...

The birthday of the late, very public and credible Christian believer Sir Harry Secombe has just passed. And we are fast approaching the 25th anniversary of his death. He of “The Goons” fame is also ...

Even though the current global economy demands that couples become more sensitive and considerate in sharing responsibilities, however, statistics still show a huge gap in this suggestion, with more ...