Hijras Disposition during British Colonization
In the Victorian England period that is 1860 onwards, during the British colonization of India, the empire made the legal codes and common laws for the colonies and among them was the law concerning...
Category: SDG
Bacha Posh: The cultural practice of “girls living as boys” in Afghanistan
Bacha Posh is Persian/Dari word which means “dressed up as a boy”. The cultural practice of Bacha Posh documented since one century ago. The King Habibullah Khan who ruled Afghanistan from 1901-1919 asked his...
Bhutan parliament decriminalizes homosexuality
A joint sitting of both houses of Bhutan’s parliament approved a bill on Thursday to legalize gay sex, making the tiny Himalayan kingdom the latest Asian nation to take steps towards easing restrictions on...
The Philippine Revolution and role of Filipinas
In 2012 when the Philippines celebrated 113 years of Independence, the National Historical Commission of the Philippines bestowed the historical marker, for the very first time, to the Women Revolutionaries/ Filipinas also called as...
Agriculture and SDG 2030
The agriculture sector is key for achieving targets set under Sustainable Development Goals. Indian Agriculture with almost 50 percent of the population directly dependent on it for livelihoods, is bound to play important role...
No SDGs without elimination of violence against women and girls
During the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence from the 25th of November to the 10th of December, the Ban Ki-moon Centre for Global Citizens contributes to the Orange the World Campaign globally...
Empowering Communities through AI
It can play a much emancipatory role in building a more just and equitable society. Last month, the Government of India organized a virtual Global Artificial Intelligence (AI) summit, RAISE 2020 (Responsible AI for...
African Women Slaves in Middle Passage during Transatlantic Slave Trade: The Untold Story
The trans-Atlantic slave trade during the period of 1529-1850 was one of the most significant in terms of volume and duration. About 15 million Africans, mostly along the coasts of West Africa, were forced...
Building Sustainable Cities
Is there a need to reinvent, redesign and rebuild our cities for sustainability, resilience, and happiness? Last year, India achieved the milestone of becoming the world’s fifth-largest economy in terms of nominal GDP and...
Sustainable And Smart Cities In India: A Long Way To Go
India was 131 out of 188 nations on the Human Development Index report published by the United Nations Development Programme[1]. Further, the report stated that approximately 642 Indians lived in multidimensional poverty[2]. Even though...
