Cinema And Feminism
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‘Damini’ to ‘Lajja’: Films have many examples of how women who take on harassment are silenced
The arsenal of powerful forces used to discredit women during the #MeToo movement has many reflections in film.
Damini Kulkarni
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2017 was not the perfect year for feminism in Tamil cinema, but it was a great beginning
Whether it was ‘Aruvi’ or ‘Aramm’, this was a year of female-centric films with imperfect women in the lead roles.
Ranjani Krishnakumar
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‘I Love Dick’ and Bridget Jones are back, but not much has changed for women since the 1990s
Published within a year of each other, ‘I Love Dick’ and ‘Bridget Jones’s Diary’ share several similarities, most notably their ambiguous fictional status.
Rachel Sykes, The Conversation
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We will leave India if told to break encryption: WhatsApp tells Delhi HC
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By mixing Carnatic and Hindustani, Mysore’s kings helped create a unique body of music
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Why is BJP wooing Bengali-origin Muslims in Assam?
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BJP Karnataka candidates Tejasvi Surya and K Sudhakar booked for electoral offences: EC
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‘Be freed from what holds you back’: Poems by Buddhist women from the Murty Classical Library
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The feminist in love: Manwatching on Women’s Day
Five women tell us about the actors they admire for various reasons (including brains and bodies). The list includes Mark Ruffalo, Shah Rukh Khan and Christian Bale.
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Why the woman is actually not on top in ‘Dum Laga Ke Haisha’
In the end, the feminist parable must also collapse, for the position is not a mainstream one and cannot be allowed.
Sumana Roy