Indian Feminism
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Reading list: India’s women writers who have been smashing patriarchy for generations
Meet a robust line of feminist writers from India who have been writing against male injustice since the sixth century BCE.
Urmi Chanda-Vaz
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How Brahma Kumaris rose from a small spiritual group in pre-Partition Sindh to a global organisation
The women-led organisation was, ironically, founded a man – Lekhraj Khubchand Kriplani, better known as Dada Lekhraj.
Zahida Rehman Jatt
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Video: Rukhmabai Raut, the woman in today’s Google doodle was one of India’s first feminists
She wrote and advocated for gender rights, particularly on issues of child marriage and women's education.
Smitha Nair
Trending
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Canada: Amid anti-immigration rhetoric, curbing international students is a knee-jerk reaction
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Instant ‘gate-cane’ weddings in parched Marathwada supply desperate labour to sugar industry
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By mixing Carnatic and Hindustani, Mysore’s kings helped create a unique body of music
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Why Calcutta HC struck down 25,000 teachers’ appointments and how it could impact the election
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‘Be freed from what holds you back’: Poems by Buddhist women from the Murty Classical Library
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Was Rabindranath Tagore a feminist? Read his essay ‘Woman and Home’ from 1922 to find out
May 9 marks the poet-philosopher’s 156th birth anniversary.
Rabindranath Tagore
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An Indian feminist hated the gender stereotypes in nursery rhymes, so she wrote her own
Kamla Bhasin’s rhymes tell of working moms, stay-at-home dads, and young girls who play sports just like the boys.
Suneera Tandon, qz.com
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Photographer Sheba Chhachhi on why women need their own day of solidarity
Chhachhi’s works ‘traverse early and recent feminist pathways, and engage with different durations’.
Chanpreet Khurana
Video
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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Where are all the queer feminists on Wikipedia?
Women and men getting together at edit-a-thons in Delhi to fix a hole in the online encyclopaedia.
Zinnia Ray Chaudhuri
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A walk through history: The forgotten women who helped shape Delhi
Structures that are a testament to the role of women in India’s history remain anonymous or neglected.
Zinnia Ray Chaudhuri
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As Mumbai feminist group Majlis turns 25, co-founder resigns with a scathing open letter
Filmmaker Madhusree Dutta, who co-founded Majlis with prominent lawyer Flavia Agnes, has publicly announced her resignation from the trust.
Scroll Staff
The Reel
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Aditi Rao Hydari on playing diverse characters: ‘I want the audience to take me home with them’
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The story of India’s unique ‘Milk Revolution’ is going to the Cannes Film Festival
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The story behind the ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ title track: ‘Just write very simple poetry’
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‘Juna Furniture’ review: A simplistic crusade against the neglect of senior citizens
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‘Late Night with the Devil’ review: A deft satire on the price of success