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Am a feminist who wished for a room but got stuck in a jar. Still, I go on clueless but hopeful and I keep writing. Taking it one step at a time!
Being a writer, Nivedita Louis recognises the struggles of a first-time woman writer and helps many articulate their voice with development, content edits as a publisher.
When misogynist movies like Love Today glorifying toxic masculinity are the blockbusters, we definitely need to question, “Are we really progressive?"
Control over women is rationalised by making examples of those who dare to break away. This moral policing is effective for maintaining the status-quo patriarchy.
Despite the odds against them, the women of 'Jai Bhim' are strong, self-sufficient & have an unflinching determination for justice.
Being Tamil is about traditions and culture with a Big C, yes, Tamil Culture. The unique version of being progressive and patriarchal at the same time, bundled together to serve equality only when necessary. So why blame Udanpirappe?!
But even with so many sacrifices, he also remained their puppet, a puppet to their rules and traditions. His righteousness was never enough as my faulty pedigree made him inferior.
Women have always been represented as stereotypes in academia. It's either a nerd, or a siren with no real women representing the age, class, race reality onscreen.
So years later, I started to wear shorts again, only this time, I didn't ask anyone, didn’t seek anyone’s permission, and to my parents' (also in-laws') utter shock, I went ahead.
The much touted film anthology Navarasa on Netflix shows that Tamil cinema is still stuck with established names, and not yet ready to include diverse ideas and voices.
In recent times, the skewed definition of beauty onscreen has received severe criticism and led to many series trying to tackle and broaden the definition.
A home catering business can be a good entrepreneurship option for many women. 3 women in the business give us some inspiration and handy tips.
Is it fair or justified for the education ministry to go ahead with the NEET/ JEE exams as it can be dangerous mentally and physically to students, and put their careers and lives in jeopardy?
Recently, Michelle Obama spoke on a podcast of grappling with low grade depression due to the pandemic and the recent racial unrest, along with her helplessness in making a difference.
Feminist Tamil songs, especially in some of the newer movies, come as a breath of fresh air in an industry often dominated by hero worship.
With the long-ranging impact of the pandemic, let’s meet some women small business owners and find out what they’ve done to survive and meet customer needs during the COVID crisis.
A petition on Change.org was launched to ban the selling of 'prank' rakhis that make fun of adopted children. Why are such products being made even today?
Here is a handy list of 41 affordable friendship day gifts that you can buy this year and make your friends feel appreciated.
It's 2020 and a working mother still needs an online petition addressing the PM to ask Indian men to share the chores. There's nothing frivolous about it!
The challenges of NRI women in extended families come to the fore, as job losses during the pandemic cause many Indian families abroad to return home.
Custodial deaths in India are not an aberration, but the outcome of a system that believes it's okay to use violence as a tool for 'results'.
Female politicians are rarely given Cabinet/Minister roles, and if they make it, they usually get only welfare portfolios. Let's look at what the data says.
Not everyone grows up with the supportive love of our fathers. There are many daughters who battle the 'man of the house' for everyday survival.
How many 'cherished' daughters do you know of, who are disowned or even killed, if they violate the boundaries of caste?
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