Women

New Project Sheds Light on Pakistan’s Lesser Known Feminist History
Uzma Noorani, a human rights activist, sitting on a sofa smiling. She is wearing an orange and pink Indian suit, and has her hair falling on her shoulders.
New Project Sheds Light on Pakistan’s Lesser Known Feminist History

[slideshow_deploy id=’7496′] It had been there for decades  — a red, blue and white flag unfurling in the wind, an…
By Curated Content
November 15, 2015
New Project Sheds Light on Pakistan’s Lesser Known Feminist History
Voices: Nepal, are you still my home?
Nepalese women on a protest march. They are carrying a poster that reads in Hindi, "Women Against Violence Day". They are wearing white caps, and holding placards.
Voices: Nepal, are you still my home?

Nepal has been occupying the news headlines for the last few months, either due to the devastating earthquake that killed…
By Shubha Kayastha
September 1, 2015
Voices: Nepal, are you still my home?
“DON’T LET YOUR FOOT SLIP!” : MESSAGES ON ‘APPROPRIATE’ FEMININITY BY SCHOOL TEACHERS IN MUMBAI
Comic panel. A school teacher offering an apple to a girl and a boy student, while both of them look at it skeptically.
“DON’T LET YOUR FOOT SLIP!” : MESSAGES ON ‘APPROPRIATE’ FEMININITY BY SCHOOL TEACHERS IN MUMBAI

“In Hindi, though there is a word for rape (balaatkaar), it is rarely used by women. Instead they say izzat…
By Juhi Sidharth
August 15, 2015
“DON’T LET YOUR FOOT SLIP!” : MESSAGES ON ‘APPROPRIATE’ FEMININITY BY SCHOOL TEACHERS IN MUMBAI
The Editorial: Technology and Sexuality
An old woman with white hair, wearing a purple saree talking on a phone while carrying a heavy utensil on her head.
The Editorial: Technology and Sexuality

“Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.” ― Arthur C. Clarke, Profiles of the Future: An Inquiry Into the…
By TARSHI
July 15, 2015
The Editorial: Technology and Sexuality
Being Fake, Being Online: Young Women’s Self-Expressions through Multiple Profiles on Social Media
Being Fake, Being Online: Young Women’s Self-Expressions through Multiple Profiles on Social Media
July 1, 2015
Being Fake, Being Online: Young Women’s Self-Expressions through Multiple Profiles on Social Media
Babul by Breakthrough
Photo of a young female child in a white dress, saying 'who will melt my chains
Babul by Breakthrough

Breakthrough’s video – Babul – is a beautifully shot, stirring music video that explores the reality of domestic violence behind…
By Breakthrough
May 1, 2015
Babul by Breakthrough
जिनपर हमें अभिमान है !
A collage of photos of various notable feminists including Madame Cama, Savitribai Phule, Ismat Chughtai, Sampat Pal Devi, and so on
जिनपर हमें अभिमान है !

जहाँ महिलाओं का अंतरिक्ष में पहला कदम महिला विकास की ओर एक बड़ा कदम है वहीं समाज में हो रहे…
By Dipika Srivastava
December 1, 2014
जिनपर हमें अभिमान है !
Loitering while Female…
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Loitering while Female…

When one travels as a woman or indeed as someone who is not an upper caste, middle or upper class,…
By Shilpa Phadke
November 1, 2014
Loitering while Female…
Working the Night Shift: Women in India’s Call Center Industry (2010)
Cover of the book 'Working the Night Shift' with the title written in white against a dark background. The subtitle: "Women in India's Call Center Industry" is written below in orange text.
Working the Night Shift: Women in India’s Call Center Industry (2010)

The book ‘Working the Night Shift: Women in India’s Call Center Industry’describes the different spatial and temporal conditions that are…
By Aindrila Chaudhuri
November 1, 2014
Working the Night Shift: Women in India’s Call Center Industry (2010)
‘Popular Stereotyping’
A still from the film "Apur Sansar" showing a woman who's looking downwards. She's wearing a saree and her aanchal is draped around her head.
‘Popular Stereotyping’

Time and again, our films underline the supremacy of man. Modernity is reduced to a matter of packaging. A modern…
By Curated Content
October 15, 2014
‘Popular Stereotyping’
How the popular media fails representation of women
Picture of Anshul Tewari, the founder of Youth Ki Awaaz. He's wearing a black shirt and dark rimmed glasses
How the popular media fails representation of women

Being a journalism student once, and having a network of seniors and batch mates who came from a journalism background,…
By Anshul Tewari
October 15, 2014
How the popular media fails representation of women
Mirroring Reality: A Conversation with Sabiha Sumar – Part 2
Picture of a female acid attack survivor. She is wearing a black headscarf and her eyes are turned downwards.
Mirroring Reality: A Conversation with Sabiha Sumar – Part 2

In continuation of Mirroring Reality: A Conversation with Sabiha Sumar  – Part 1 Sabiha Sumar presents the harsh reality of…
By Surbhi Dewan
March 15, 2014
Mirroring Reality: A Conversation with Sabiha Sumar – Part 2
Interview: Maya Rao
Interview: Maya Rao
March 1, 2014
Interview: Maya Rao
The Editorial: Women
An illustration of the symbol that denotes 'female' arranged in a pattern
The Editorial: Women

As soon as March arrives, or even before it actually does, all the hullaballoo about Women’s Day begins. Since the…
By TARSHI
March 1, 2014
The Editorial: Women
Mirroring Reality: A Conversation with Sabiha Sumar
Mirroring Reality: A Conversation with Sabiha Sumar
March 1, 2014
Mirroring Reality: A Conversation with Sabiha Sumar
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