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The 21st century can be characterized by the rise of technology, and therefore the human race has started the sociological processes of adapting itself  to this variable which has gotten added on to the equation termed as human life. Like every time period which has witnessed momentous political, sociological or economic changes, this era too will, and has already started to create novice laws, economic relationships, and human reactions, to accommodate the digital realm. 



However, one significant difference between today’s digital age and previous years of change, is that the current era is changing at a pace faster than ever seen before, and therefore the clock of adaptation is ticking at too fast a pace for an equal distribution of benefits, mitigative strategies and positive behavioral modification to homogeneously occur. 



Hence, this podcast aims to unravel and educate viewers on important terms like Privacy, Big Data and Surveillance Capitalism, which are steadily becoming the cornerstones of human society. Technology's relationship with law and an analysis of the preparedness of global legal systems to tackle the digital realm will also be done, in order to spread awareness about crucial characteristics of the coming ages. 

Imagine a courtroom in which every individual, regardless of sexuality or gender feels equally represented, respected and understood. Women courageously seek justice without the weight of societal pressure and expectations looming over them, ensuring that they are not marginalized in the process. This utopian scene is something the newly crafted, Supreme Court’s Gender Sensitisation and Sexual Harassment Prevention Handbook aims to bring about.

The handbook reflects the Supreme Court’s holistic understanding of the germination of all gender and sexual related violence, that being the human mind. The human mind deciphers gender relations through language, and therefore, the most effective way to truly erase discrimination and violence faced by sexual minorities, is to cleanse popular language from its highly discriminatory, archaic and degrading phrases and words, which have a huge impact on the psyche of the judges, lawyers, victims, media and conventional society.

In this discussion, we aim to uncover the contemporary dynamics between gender and the legal profession, shedding light on the treatment of sexual minorities within the larger society. By connecting these flawed relationships to the handbook, we explore its potential to revolutionize the landscape for gender justice in Indian courtrooms. We also examine the benefits it offers and the challenges it may encounter on its path toward fostering equal representation, respect and understanding for all individuals, regardless of gender or sexual orientation.

Welcome to Umeed – a word meaning 'hope'. We're the official podcast of Swabhimaan, an initiative under the Centre of New Economics Studies. If you've ever wondered how gender and sexuality influence the world around you – from economic policy to grassroot activism – this is the space for you. Prepare to be challenged, inspired, and ignited.

This year on International Women’s Day, we launched a new project under Umeed - ‘Every Sexism Project’. We chose this day as it is a day that celebrates conversations around gender, but this in no way limits our project to cis-gendered experiences. Our aim is to have talks to diverse voices and be inclusive of different narratives.

If you have ever felt that invisible nudge towards 'acting your gender'? Or seen unfairness play out just because of someone's identity? Or being forced to fit into society’s binaries? That's what we're unpacking this year under this project. We want to hear voices from our own campus O.P. Jindal Global University on everyday sexism and gender discrimination. Because hope starts with honest conversations.

Today's Episode is the third one of the three-part series between Swabhimaan's Everyday Sexism Project and JGU GirlUp Society. This series is a deep dive into JGU Girl Up's amazing work on campus. For the third episode in the series, Prabhroop Kaur from Team Swabhimaan is engaging in a discussion with Veena, the JGU GirlUp President, and Tarana, their Public Relations Director.

Welcome to Umeed – a word meaning 'hope'. We're the official podcast of Swabhimaan, an initiative under the Centre of New Economics Studies. If you've ever wondered how gender and sexuality influence the world around, you – from economic policy to grassroot activism – this is the space for you. Prepare to be challenged, inspired, and ignited.

This year on International Women’s Day, we launch a new project under Umeed - ‘Every Sexism Project’. We chose this day as it is a day that celebrates conversations around gender, but this in no way limits our project to cis-gendered experiences. Our aim is to have talks to diverse voices and be inclusive of different narratives.

If you have ever felt that invisible nudge towards 'acting your gender'? Or seen unfairness play out just because of someone's identity? Or being forced to fit into society’s binaries? That's what we're unpacking this year under this project. We want to hear voices from our own campus O.P. Jindal Global University on everyday sexism and gender discrimination. Because hope starts with honest conversations.

Today's Episode is the second one of the three-part series between Swabhimaan's Everyday Sexism Project and JGU GirlUp Society. This series is a three-part deep dive into JGU Girl Up's amazing work on campus. For the second episode in the series, Savya from Team Swabhimaan is engaging in a discussion with Mehuli, the JGU GirlUp Vice President, and Arushi, their Events Director.

Welcome to Umeed – a word meaning 'hope'. We're the official podcast of Swabhimaan, an initiative under the Centre of New Economics Studies. If you've ever wondered how gender and sexuality influence the world around, you – from economic policy to grassroot activism – this is the space for you. Prepare to be challenged, inspired, and ignited.

This year on International Women’s Day, we launch a new project under Umeed - ‘Every Sexism Project’. We chose this day as it a day that celebrates conversations around gender, but this no way limits our project to cisgendered experiences. Our aim is to have talk to diverse voices and be inclusive of different narratives.

If you have ever felt that invisible nudge towards 'acting your gender'? Or seen unfairness play out just because of someone's identity? Or being forced to fit into society’s binaries? That's what we're unpacking this year under this project. We want to hear voices from our own campus O.P. Jindal Global University on everyday sexism and gender discrimination. Because hope starts with honest conversations.

Today's Episode is the first one of the three-part series between Swabhimaan's Everyday Sexism Project and JGU Girl Up Society. This series is a three-part deep dive into JGU Girl Up's amazing work on campus. For the first episode in the series, Jui from Team Swabhimaan is engaging in a discussion with Nikeeta, the General Secretary and Manavi, the Editor-in-Chief of JGU Girl Up.

In this episode of Vichaar, we talked to Mr. Raqib Hameed Naik who is a Kashmiri journalist, his work focuses on censorship of the State and the State's attempt to persecute religious minorities. The discussion in the episode centred on the experiences of journalists and their loved ones due to censorship by the state. We looked at how living experiences of truthful reporting by journalists have led to continuous harassment and scrutiny by the state to censor their work. This also inherently impacts their safety as well as their loved ones. The discussion also narrates the current landscape in journalism and the systemic change that has occurred in the reporting of news over the years, which is due to the growing majoritarian government in our country.