Articles by Swati Amar

Can schools be held responsible for sexual crimes by individuals within their premises? What should they do to prevent such abuse and ensure justice for survivors?

In the backdrop of incidents of child sexual abuse that have come to light recently, more awareness is needed on legislations and institutions that work for protection of children.

COVID-19 has been particularly tough on pregnant women and senior citizens. Swati Amar speaks to doctors and caretakers to understand what proactive measures are to be taken to protect the vulnerable.

Manjula struggled as she took care of her ailing father-in-law, while the pandemic raged. For Sharada, feeding her family was the biggest challenge. Hear people across the city, as they share their COVID-19 experiences

In an interview, Lalitha Chandrasekaran of Ramana Vidyalaya in Chennai talks of what schools can do to put child safety and child protection first.

Age or illness has not dampened the zeal with which some of Chennai’s senior citizens are working to create a better life for others. Swati Amar meets a few such individuals in the city who are setting sterling examples in how to savour life to the fullest, through sharing and giving!

Divya Satyaraj speaks to Citizen Matters on her work on health and nutrition among children, adolescents and pregnant women and the overall reforms needed in healthcare.

What’s in a venue? Everything, find hapless customers as unscrupulous kalyana mandapams insist on cash payment and no refunds in case of cancellation. It may be a good time to come full circle – weddings celebrated at home or a temple!

Chinmayi Sripada, one of the earliest and most prominent faces of the #MeToo movement in India, was recently denied permission to hold a protest in Chennai against the clean chit to CJI Ranjan Gogoi in a case of sexual harassment. In this interview, Chinmayi tells us why she chose to take this case up, and about her activism on this issue in general.

45 million new voters, who turned 18 since the last Parliamentary elections, have been added to the Indian electorate. As Chennai gets ready to vote for the 17th Lok Sabha, we speak to some young voters from Chennai to hear what they would demand of their elected representatives in the new Parliament.