Blog Roll
In Latin America, is there a link between abortion rights and democracy?
Three-quarters of all abortions in Latin America are performed illegally, putting the woman’s life at risk. Together with Africa and…
By Curated Content
December 18, 2017
Nostalgia, Love and Desire: A Personal Narrative
I met Benjamin on a hot summer day in 20xx. I was still young, single, and blissfully unaware of the…
By Curated Content
November 15, 2017
Feminism Through the Ages in India: An Empowering Journey
By Sanchari Pal about a year ago A hard hitting film that underlines a woman’s freedom to her body and sexuality, the recently…
By Curated Content
November 15, 2017
पीरियड का चिट्ठा ‘कुछ आप बीती कुछ जग बीती’
इना गोयल मेरी किशोरावस्था के दिनों में माहवारी के दौरान, मेरी नानी ने कभी मुझे रसोईघर में नहीं जाने दिया।…
By Feminism in India
November 15, 2017
Pune students ‘draft law to protect inter-caste, inter-religious marriages’
Five students from Pune have drafted a law to protect ‘inter-caste and inter-religious marriages’ from crimes such as honour killings….
By Curated Content
Love, caste and fury in Tamil Nadu: How a small-time crook came to symbolise Gounder pride
In the sleepy village of Iveli in Namakkal district in western Tamil Nadu, at a roadside restaurant, a 30-something man,…
By Curated Content
Brahmins preferred: The Caste of Sexuality
Advancing the most penetrative and succinct theory of caste, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar had this to say in 1916 when…
By Curated Content
October 16, 2017
5 Urdu Stories That Explore The Plight Of Women In Marriages
All these stories are examples of courage and hold great significance in the development of the Urdu story and for bringing to our notice the misery of the average Indian woman. A new era of Urdu stories has taken birth that not only acknowledges the issues of women inside and outside of house, but also openly deals with ‘immodest’ and ‘indecent’ themes such as sexuality.
By Curated Content
September 15, 2017
Amrita Pritam: Not Just A Poet, But Revolution Personified | #IndianWomenInHistory
Amrita Pritam’s legacy for women and subsequent generations is to intentionally challenge status quo, trying to use art to challenge accepted taboos and redefine them. Be fearless, unabashed and courageous in the face of crude censorship and charges of obscenity, of raising and using your voice to speak as you see the world – not in the manner that the world expects you to speak.
By Curated Content
Bromances from mythology
Biblical scholars, who value abstinence, reject such sexual interpretations, but not modern LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer) activists, who have even traced formal same-sex unions in Church liturgy called adelphopoiesis or “brother-making”. We see what we want to see. We allow what we are comfortable with, and what we are mature about. Love is indeed a splendid thing. But sex remains a bad habit.
By Curated Content
September 15, 2017
THE PRINCE AND THE STORYTELLERS
“In fact, if you look at all these lady-heroines, it’s the same tedious tale again and again: the grand prize of a girl’s existence is shown to be her marriage to a wealthy and powerful man.”
By Curated Content
September 15, 2017
एक थी अमृता प्रीतम: पंजाबी की पहली लेखिका
“हम आधुनिक हैं। पढ़े-लिखे हैं, किसी भी मुद्दे पर बात करने में हमें हिचक नहीं होती है ” यह बड़ा ही…
By Feminism in India
September 15, 2017
Smart Bangle that Raises Maternal Health
Researchers have developed a high-tech bangle that notifies women of toxic fumes, in hopes of boosting maternal health in South…
By Curated Content
August 16, 2017
Poem of desire and (dis)ability
they say my body is broken they look at me with pity but little do they know when i scream…
By Curated Content
August 16, 2017
Three must-watch documentaries about disability
The First International Film Festival for Persons with Disabilities was recently organised by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment…
By Curated Content
August 16, 2017