Asmita Basu

Asmita Basu is the Co-Founder of GenderSphere and Trustee of the Lawyers Collective. She has over 25 years of experience in project management and evaluation, research, campaigning, advocacy, and capacity development in the fields of gender and human rights.

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“Conversation must shift from ‘misuse’ to the ‘lack of use’ of the law”: Ruth Manorama, Anuradha Kapoor and Sheba George on the long, difficult campaign for the Domestic Violence Act

“Conversation must shift from ‘misuse’ to the ‘lack of use’ of the law”: Ruth Manorama, Anuradha Kapoor and Sheba George on the long, difficult campaign for the Domestic Violence Act

24 Dec 2025

28 min read

‘Domestic Violence needs a renewed political commitment’: Sanjoy Ghose, Nilima Dutta and Ravindra S. Garia on 20 years of the DV Act

‘Domestic Violence needs a renewed political commitment’: Sanjoy Ghose, Nilima Dutta and Ravindra S. Garia on 20 years of the DV Act

16 Nov 2025

21 min read

‘Staying Alive’: Celebrating 20 years of the DV Act | A Curator’s Note

‘Staying Alive’: Celebrating 20 years of the DV Act | A Curator’s Note

19 Oct 2025

4 min read

“State has completely hijacked the issues of Muslim women and polarised it”: Interview with feminist activist Hasina Khan, of Bebaak Collective

The Leaflet Interview

“State has completely hijacked the issues of Muslim women and polarised it”: Interview with feminist activist Hasina Khan, of Bebaak Collective

15 Mar 2025

12 min read

Curator's Note - Backlash: The law’s betrayal of feminist gains

International Women’s Day 2025

Curator's Note - Backlash: The law’s betrayal of feminist gains

08 Mar 2025

5 min read

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Indicators for assessing what works to redress violence against women in intimate spaces

22 Oct 2021

5 min read

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Women and Children

Women’s day is a chance to replenish, to re-affirm commitments

08 Mar 2019

5 min read

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