Editor's Note | India’s Fertility Crisis Has Racist Contours
Some of the states most worried about falling fertility are precisely those that have long depended on workers from higher-fertility states to keep their factories, construction sites and cities running.
Cover Story | India’s Women Are Not Shunning Motherhood, Merely Putting It Off
As women rethink whether, when and how many children to have, they are also increasingly making informed and independent choices about motherhood, finds the Outlook–Toluna Survey on motherhood
Interview | Andhra Health Minister: 'We Shifted Our Approach From Population Control to Care'
State Health Minister Satya Kumar Yadav, in an interview with Ashlin Mathew, elaborates on the shift in focus from population control to population care and the arithmetic behind cash incentives announced by the state.
InDepth | India's Two-Child Dilemma: The Rising Cost Of Raising A Child
The Outlook-Toluna Survey on motherhood found that 55 per cent of women consider two children the ideal family size, while 30 per cent prefer one. But for many young couples, the rising cost of education, health care and child care are proving to be prohibitive
Column | Mothers Stay Put, No Matter What The Odds: Divya Mittal On Motherhood
I walked right up to the nest and she looked straight into my eyes as if to say, “You think I’ll leave them and fly away? I’m going to stand between you and them.”
InDepth | O, Boy! Why Son Preference Still Shapes Urban Indian Families
For urban Indian women, the desire to build a family and experience the joys of parenthood takes precedence over considerations of legacy, family expectations, or religious obligations to have children. Yet two in five married women surveyed say they faced pressure to have a son
Column | Motherhood Gave Ambition A Deeper Meaning, Says 'Missile Woman' Tessy Thomas
Motherhood did not take ambition away from me; it gave ambition a deeper meaning
InDepth | Changing Motherhood In India: The Village That Once Raised A Child Is Disappearing
The Outlook-Toluna Survey on motherhood finds that women see grandparents and extended family as among the strongest enablers of successful parenting. As this support disappears, India’s fertility debate needs to ask a new question: who will care?
Column | A New Version Of Me: Aditi Narayani Paswan On How Motherhood Changes Your Whole World
Your whole world changes. You are no longer what you used to be
InDepth | Why Motherhood Still Comes With A Career Penalty For Women
As more Indian women build demanding careers, inadequate child care, inflexible workplaces and the motherhood penalty are making the question of when to have children increasingly complicated
Column | Ranjana Kumari: 'Our Work Matters, But So Do Our Lives'
How young women are forcing work to work for them
Column | The Burden Of Being A Perfect Mother Is Incredible: Sameera Reddy On Motherhood
If mothers are to be better supported, I believe change has to begin with family dynamics—the chain starts with us
InDepth | The Irony of Protection: Women Want Safety, Not A Smaller World
After a series of sexual assaults, the familiar response has returned: restrict women’s movement. But women are asking why safety still means making their world smaller
InDepth | West Bengal's Campus Capture: How ABVP Is Using Muscle Power To Get A Toehold In Students’ Unions
Like its predecessors, the ABVP is using muscle power to get a toehold in West Bengal college students’ unions
No Longer Apologetic, No Longer Awkward, The New Rahul Gandhi Finds His Audience
The Congress leader is no longer the peripheral figure his critics once portrayed him as; he has emerged as the principal national face of the Opposition
InDepth | Good, Not Good Enough: India's Asian Games Report Card
India had the chance to strengthen its case as a serious sporting nation at the recently concluded Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games. But it fell short
InDepth | Twin Benefits: Agriculture And Health Care Can Benefit Immensely from AI
Agriculture and health care are two critical areas that can benefit immensely from AI
Book Review: Peace In The Land Of The Dead Draws Readers Into Manipur's Past And Present
In this collection of short stories rooted in Manipur the real and the surreal are deeply entwined
