neha anmolu

The Triple Talaq Issue is the red hot burning topic of discussion during any conversation whether social or professional. The impact of the ban on Muslim women’s progress, the immediacy of this issue to other questions needs much more detailed analysis. Once again Muslim women are caught at the center of a discussion. The visual media is filled with images of burqa-clad Muslim women presented as the suffering victims of the orthodox laws of the community. The debates in the media generally present a highly polarized environment, where ‘neutral, secular, liberal progressive’ voices demanding justice for Muslim women are placed in opposition with ‘misogynist and patriarchal’ Muslim men. Following petitions by Muslim women in the Supreme Court, there has been an ongoing debate about triple talaq and the need for its abolition. The dominant views on the issue are either by the likes of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board or the Muslim women themselves. It signifies two...

Sahitya Akademi is organization is for promoting literature and languages of India. The Sahitya Akademi Library is one of the largest multi-lingual libraries in India, with a rich collection of books on literature and allied subjects. Also, it publishes two bimonthly literary journals  The Sahitya Akademi holds over a hundred programs related to Indian literature every year, in locations across India. It holds frequent seminars on Indian literature, as well as translation workshops.In addition, it holds several regular and annual events, including a Festival of Letters and the Samvatsar Annual Lecture. The Sahitya Akademi organizes national and regional workshops and seminars; provides research and travel grants to authors; publishes books and journals, including the Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature; and presents the annual Sahitya Akademi of Rs. 100,000 (approx. USD 1,500 (as in the year 2013)) in each of the 24 languages it supports, as well as the Sahitya...