Didi – A Lens To See Women In Indian Politics
By Rohini Sen The second phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections concluded amidst BJP’s raging (and tone deaf) rhetoric of Hindutva and development. And...
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Opinion
Remembering Meena Kumari On Her 49th Death Anniversary – Some Lesser Known Facts
Today is the 49th Anniversary of Meena Kumari, born Mahjabeen Bano – the legendary actress of Hindi cinema who has been described as a “historically...
Bharat Mata – Is This Appellation Justified?
By DR. Elsa Lycias Joel A hypocritical outcry of deteriorating traditional values is often heard when a woman walks out of her marriage whereas the...
New Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Report Shows ‘Missing Perspectives of Women in News’
A recent report commissioned by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, promoted also by International Women’s Media Foundation reveals how women are majorly underrepresented in...
Announcement of Love-Jihad Bill In Madhya Pradesh Reminds Of Germany’s Rassenschande (Racial Defilement)
By Shivangi Sharma Madhya Pradesh Home Minister has announced recently to introduce the “Love Jihad” Bill in the upcoming state assembly session. The bill, to...
There Are Communists in the Funhouse, Aunt Flo Has Entered the Chat and, Nations Across the World have been Swept by the Crimson Tide
Picture Credit: Monika Kozub Pragya Jain discusses #MenstrualRights over the world and some hilarious euphemisms Sitting down to write this piece has been quite a...
The Bakarwal Woman
By Avani Bansal Have you ever imagined living a nomadic life, with few possessions, travelling from one place to another, calling different places your home...
Meet Anannya Parekh : A Woman On The Mission Of Making Women Financially Independent
By Pragya Jain Women Empowerment is an umbrella term which has been colloquially used to refer to a class of affirmative actions that can bridge...
RUTH BADER GINSBURG – THANK YOU
By Kanishta Naithani ‘As long as I can do the job full steam, I will be here.’ When we talk about women and their careers,...
Women, Resistance And The Fight Against Oppression – What Women At The Farmer’s Protest Teach Us
By Shivangi Sharma A world built on patriarchal hegemony, the task of cooking is assigned to the female gender. Yet whenever this task takes a...
Gender, Language And The Law
By Avani Bansal and Vandita Morarka Is there equality of sexes in India? More than 225 years after Mary Wallstonecraft’s Vindication of the Rights of...
Eating Last: Gendered Malnutrition in India
Vandita Morarka The actions have the familiarity of everyday routine to them. Bharti lays out the dinner she has prepared for her husband and children....