India

Sports

A Cricket Win So Major, It Could Change Sport in India Forever

'The journalist in me was elated, the woman in me felt validated'—The Persistent sits down with the sports reporter Rica Roy as she reflects on the significance of India’s women’s World Cup win.

An illustration shows a woman's face and a pair of justice scales covered over with scraps of paper in green and orange.

Sexual violence

A Colonial-Era Law Makes Marital Rape Legal in India. The Government Refuses to Change It.

In India, arranged marriage is a common practice. Some marriages work out, of course, while in others, a family’s honor is protected, whatever the cost.