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Dilip D’Souza is the winner of the Newsweek/Daily Beast–Open Hands Prize for Commentary in South Asia and the author of, most recently, Roadrunner: An Indian Quest in America and The Curious Case of Binayak Sen.

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Where a Woman Is 'Guilty as Her Rapists’

HYPOCRISY

A BBC documentary about the hideous rape and murder of a young woman in Delhi in 2012 has touched a raw nerve.

Dilip D’Souza | Published Mar 07, 2015

A Nobel For Fighting Child Slavery

Peace Prize

Malala's Nobel co-laureate has been working for decades to stop the exploitation of child labor in India.

Dilip D’Souza | Published Oct 11, 2014

Hang the Rapists

Indians seem to want the perpetrators of the violent gang-rape of a women to be sentenced to death this Friday. But, Dilip D’Souza asks, what will that solve?

Dilip D’Souza | Published Sep 12, 2013

India’s Most Dangerous Meal

Over 20 kids were killed after eating a poisoned school lunch that’s served for the right reasons but with little thought or care. Dilip D’Souza on why India needs to get thoughtful and innovative.

Dilip D’Souza | Published Jul 18, 2013

The Pointlessness of Disaster Charity

As the flood’s death toll continues to rise in northern India, Dilip D’Souza asks who exactly the usual appeals for old clothes during a disaster actually help. Not the victims.

Dilip D’Souza | Published Jun 26, 2013

India’s Rape Crisis

TOURIST TRAP

This week’s gang rape of an American woman traveling in India is the latest in a series of high profile attacks that are scaring off visitors. Dilip D’Souza on why India’s honor is at stake—and why extra caution is needed in the country.

Dilip D’Souza | Published Jun 07, 2013

They All Fall Down

Housing

If you live in a building in Mumbai, there’s a chance it will collapse from shoddy construction or be knocked down by the government for being illegal. Dilip D’Souza on the perils of finding a safe roof in his home city.

Dilip D’Souza | Published Apr 12, 2013

Hysterical Youth

Mumbai

When Dilip D’Souza took a group of kids on a school trip, many of them fell mysteriously and aggressively ill, but it seems it was all in their minds. He investigates this phenomenon.

Dilip D’Souza | Published Mar 29, 2013

Cheated by Death

Law and Order

If a sometime bus driver turned rapist from the slums of Delhi dies in jail, does India rejoice? By Dilip D’Souza.

Dilip D’Souza | Published Mar 12, 2013

India’s Twisted Conscience

A surrendered militant was executed in India last week, but serious doubts remain about his guilt. Dilip D’Souza on how India is going soft on terrorism.

Dilip D’Souza | Published Feb 16, 2013

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