Assam Asha worker interview

An ASHA worker from Assam talks about the pandemic years, support from family, and the trials of being a caregiver for her family and community


A digital rights activist talks about the history of the Indian internet, the possibility of feminist AI regulations, and how we can centre the right to pleasure


In BehanBox Talkies, we explore ideas through the lens of scholars. In this installment, we interview academic Hemangini Gupta about the myths of meritocracy, flexibility, and innovation in technocapitalism


In BehanBox Talkies, we explore ideas through the lens of scholars. In this installment, we interview economist Neetha N about how caste, patriarchy and capitalism devalue care work in India — and what the state must do


In BehanBox Talkies, we explore ideas through the lens of scholars. In this installment, we interview scholar Trina Vithayathil about the histories of counting castes in India.


Despite rising temperatures, India's fragmented approach to heat financing leaves informal workers vulnerable and solutions stuck in reactive mode. We spoke to experts to understand the politics and possibilities of a streamlined framework


Vocalist and trainer Shilpa Mudbi talks about art, artist, and appropriation of Dalit music and culture


The fact that they are resisting exploitation ruptures the popular political image of marginalised women, says political scientist Proma Raychaudhury


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


In conversation with playwright Jyoti Dogra, whose new play Maas discusses patriarchy, capitalism and our bodies



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


With the women’s movement, theatre and Buddhism as her learning field, Du Saraswathi contemplates the truth written on our bodies.