‘Sandeshkhali Shows That Women Are Not Passive Beneficiaries of Welfare Schemes’
The fact that they are resisting exploitation ruptures the popular political image of marginalised women, says political scientist Proma Raychaudhury
‘With UCC, The State Has Become A Father Figure That Sanctions Who We Love’
In a wide-ranging interview on the controversial Uniform Civil Code swiftly pushed through by the Uttarakhand government, feminist legal scholar Surbhi Karwa explains how the law has weaponised the language of women’s rights without actually advancing them
“50, Fat and Frumpy: Our bodies deserve respect”
In conversation with playwright Jyoti Dogra, whose new play Maas discusses patriarchy, capitalism and our bodies
‘Queer Affirmative Medical Education Should Begin At School, Not College’
Medical education has remained largely binary, focusing on male/female bodies, heterosexuality and Cis-gendered lives. There are nascent efforts now to make medical education – and the […]
‘Women In Sports Need More Networks Of Solidarity’
Many athletes are not even aware of what constitutes sexual harassment and those who complain meet with apathy from government sports bodies, says Jagmati Sangwan, activist and former athlete
In Conversation with Du Saraswathi
With the women’s movement, theatre and Buddhism as her learning field, Du Saraswathi contemplates the truth written on our bodies.
‘Gender, Region, Orientalist Bias Marginalised Hyderabad’s Women Urdu Writers’
Hyderabad has had a 150-year-long history of women writing prose in Urdu, a longer one of poetry and other oral and creative expressions. But we know […]
‘We Rarely Connect The Social Worlds Of Migrant Women Workers’
‘Mobile Girls Koottam: Working Women Speak’, released in 2021, documents the real-life conversations between gender and labour rights scholar Madhumita Dutta, radio podcaster Samyuktha PC and […]
“If something happens to me, Hindutva outfits responsible”: A Dalit Woman Journalist Receives Death Threats
“You will suffer the same fate as Gauri Lankesh,” Meena Kotwal, a Dalit woman journalist and founder of the media platform The Mooknayak ,was told over […]
“We Will Ask For Our Rights In Parliament”: M. Radha, Trans Candidate In Tamil Nadu polls
For M Radha (53), the transgender contestant and her team of fellow trans campaigners, election season meant spending hours in campaigning door to door, distributing pamphlets […]
“It Is Imperative To Speak Up For Every Political Prisoner”: Labour Rights Activist Nodeep Kaur
“We need new solidarity between farmers and the working class”, asserts Nodeep Kaur. The 24 year old Dalit labour rights activist was in news recently after […]
“I Am The Education Minister Of Maharashtra Because Of Savitribai Phule”
For Varsha Eknath Gaikwad (45), Dharavi in Mumbai is much more than a constituency. She calls it home. The 4 time Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) […]
The Afghan MP Who Is Not Shaken By The Strong Winds
Fawzia Koofi (45), the Member of Parliament from Afghanistan, has survived several assassination attempts by the Taliban. “The Taliban dislike women holding such powerful positions in […]
The Afghan MP Negotiating Peace With The Taliban
Fawzia Koofi (45), the Member of Parliament from Afghanistan, has survived several assassination attempts by the Taliban. “The Taliban dislike women holding such powerful positions in […]
“Women in Sri Lanka Need to Change The Masculine, Toxic Political Space”: Dr. Harini Amarasuriya
Sri Lanka is all set to elect its ninth Parliament on 5 August 2020. According to officials, 7,452 candidates, 70 parties and 313 independent groups are […]
Why A Feminist Engagment With Constitution Is Necessary
Seventy years ago, on 26th January 1950, India’s constitution came into force. The constituent assembly which started its debates on 9th December 1946, took 2 years […]
NRC-CAA : More Legal Feet required on the Ground
India is seeing a massive countrywide resistance against discriminatory citizenship measures and women are leading it. Women across states have been resisting on the streets, inside […]
Why are Politically Inactive Students Like Me On The Streets?
Debsmita Chaudhury (24) has no regrets. On the contrary, she is quite proud of herself for using the most important platform of her life to stage […]
“Women Of AMU Will Keep The Resistance Alive” Tazeen Junaid
Tazeen Junaid (18) believes she has a duty to keep the resistance against the discriminatory and exclusionary citizenship laws alive in Aligarh Muslim University. On 15th […]
Women of Shaheen Bagh Are Fighting For The Soul of this Country
Saima Khan (33) is heartbroken and angry. “ I cannot explain in words my pain when I am asked as a Muslim to prove my citizenship […]
Where Are The Equal Rights For Adivasi Women?
For Bitiya Murmu (40), a Santhal Adivasi woman leader in Jharkhand, personal has become political. For the last ten years, she has been fighting a long […]
