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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The real reason why Modi says what he does – Hindu India accepts it
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The Assam voter who no longer supports the BJP because of the CAA
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‘My son lost his job during demonetisation but at least it removed black money’
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For better or for worse? Shifts in gender norms in India – in 12 charts
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‘Supporter of BJP met me’: Surat candidates on the various reasons they withdrew from the election
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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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Watch: In ‘The Big Cigar’, the Black Panther founder flees America through a fake movie
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‘Dil Dosti Dilemma’ review: A feelgood entertainer about young love and old ties
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In ‘Tahader Katha’, the many partitions endured by a freedom fighter
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Watch: Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman in ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ trailer
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Start the week with a film: A legend returns in ‘Bob Marley: One Love’