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These are stories of sex reassignment.

Born a Boy, Now a Woman: Stories of Sex Change Surgery

We have two women here who are divided by caste. Sheetal, a Dalit bride-to-be on the right who wants to take her wedding procession across the village and Urmila Devi on the left who has threatened violence if that happens.

Unable to Assure Peace, Kasganj DM Calls Dalit’s Baraat a “Stunt”

A newly-wed couple inside a ‘safe house’ in Haryana.

Where Couples Fear Their Own Kin: Love Is Still a Crime in Haryana

Lavates’ want the state to help them die. But ‘active’ euthanasia, seeking death when you are healthy, is still very much illegal.

This Couple Wants to Die: Where Does the Euthanasia Debate Stand?

In Kusumpur Pahari slum, residents fear the Aadhaar-linked machines, which have deprived them of monthly rations. 

In a Delhi Slum, Aadhaar Deprives Several Families of Rations

These are stories of sex reassignment.

Born a Boy, Now a Woman: Stories of Sex Change Surgery

What does embracing Buddhism mean for Dalits?

Dalit-Buddhist Converts Reject Hinduism, Yet See No Equality

Where rape is deemed consensual.

Documentary: Why Do Haryana’s Old & Young Blame Women for Rape?

Mewat’s Meo Muslims have penned a song on recent lynchings. The Quint’s team met with them and spoke to them about that. 

Mewat’s Meo Muslims Turn the Scars of Lynching into Haunting Songs

We have two women here who are divided by caste. Sheetal, a Dalit bride-to-be on the right who wants to take her wedding procession across the village and Urmila Devi on the left who has threatened violence if that happens.

Unable to Assure Peace, Kasganj DM Calls Dalit’s Baraat a “Stunt”

A newly-wed couple inside a ‘safe house’ in Haryana.

Where Couples Fear Their Own Kin: Love Is Still a Crime in Haryana

Lavates’ want the state to help them die. But ‘active’ euthanasia, seeking death when you are healthy, is still very much illegal.

This Couple Wants to Die: Where Does the Euthanasia Debate Stand?

In Kusumpur Pahari slum, residents fear the Aadhaar-linked machines, which have deprived them of monthly rations. 

In a Delhi Slum, Aadhaar Deprives Several Families of Rations

These are stories of sex reassignment.

Born a Boy, Now a Woman: Stories of Sex Change Surgery

What does embracing Buddhism mean for Dalits?

Dalit-Buddhist Converts Reject Hinduism, Yet See No Equality

Where rape is deemed consensual.

Documentary: Why Do Haryana’s Old & Young Blame Women for Rape?

Mewat’s Meo Muslims have penned a song on recent lynchings. The Quint’s team met with them and spoke to them about that. 

Mewat’s Meo Muslims Turn the Scars of Lynching into Haunting Songs

Two Years Later, Chhoti Nirbhaya Is Fearless But Still Haunted

Today, Chhoti Nirbhaya – as we began to call her in 2015 – is doing much better, but her six-year-old memory hasn’t erased any demons.

Ankit Saxena’s Awaara Boys: Don’t Spread Hate In Our Friend’s Name

“Spread love, not hate in Ankit’s name,” say the slain 23-year-old’s friends.

Cattle Slaughter Ban: Dalits Desert Jobs, Gaushalas Refuse Cows

Cattle Slaughter Ban: Dalits Desert Jobs, Gaushalas Refuse Cows

Beyond Padmavati: How Chittor’s Young Child Brides Brave the Odds

The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR), Rajasthan has reported the highest incidence of child marriages.

Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid Dispute: The Complete Ayodhya Story

The Quint retraces the events that led to the demolition of the disputed structure on 6 December 1992. 

The Hatkes: Of Lost Artefacts and a Collector’s Romance With Time

Aditya Vij has been a serious collector since 2013.

Christmas Cheer: How This Brit Couple is Saving India’s Donkeys

Bob and Jean Harrison spend their day taking care of 18 dogs, seven horses, and 90 donkeys.

The Hatkes: What Makes India’s Angriest Man So Angry?

Paramjit Singh Pamma is popularly known as India’s angriest man.

Anti-Terrorism Day: The Lawyers Who Defend the Terror Accused

Farhana Shah, Ajmal Kasab’s lawyer.

Generation 1984: Living With the Horrors of the Anti-Sikh Riots

A young child at the memorial of martyrs in Tilak Vihar, New Delhi