Gender Play
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Why women were not allowed to act in William Shakespeare’s plays until 1660
Young men and boys performed all the women’s parts.
Elizabeth Steinway, The Conversation
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What Bhisham Sahni’s ‘Madhavi’ tells us about female agency (or the lack of it) in the Mahabharata
Choices and desire are not granted to women in the original episode from the epic.
Pratiti
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An Indian app is using blockchain to transform the way women talk about sexual abuse
Smashboard is building a secure network of survivors, therapists, journalists and lawyers. Also a possibility: a feminist cryptocurrency.
Manavi Kapur, qz.com
Trending
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‘Heeramandi’ review: Lahore Luxe tawaif saga runs on empty
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‘Physical building of WhatsApp University’: Satire on viral video of Galgotias University students
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Why are so many young Indians trading in cryptocurrency, especially in tier-two cities?
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Shifting goalposts: AIFF chief Kalyan Chaubey needs to come clean on the ISL not having relegation
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Sugar in Nestlé baby food sold in African countries shows how corporations influence public policy
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In rural Bihar, BPO centres are opening new doors of opportunity for young women
Started under the government’s digital village scheme, outsourcing centres are empowering rural women socially and financially.
Mohammed Imran Khan
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Why a trans-woman in Kolkata insisted on having a legal wedding with pomp and circumstance
‘We have been given equal rights, so why couldn’t I marry the legal way?’
Shabina Akhtar
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I spent a year as David Bowie – and had some very strange days
It was July 2015, and I was in an airport hotel with hair the colour and cut of David Bowie in The Man Who Fell To Earth, circa 1976.
Will Brooker, The Conversation
Video
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‘Physical building of WhatsApp University’: Satire on viral video of Galgotias University students
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Watch: Meet Sparkles, the new avatar of Boston Dynamics’ robot dog with a special costume
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Watch: Diljit Dosanjh invites young fan on stage, dances with him during his sold-out Vancouver show
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Watch: School authorities turn classroom into swimming pool to encourage attendance during heatwave
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Watch: Woman recreates pet parrot’s choreography
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Decathlete Caitlyn (formerly Bruce) Jenner's story reminds us that a woman can win in men's sports
Born a boy, Jenner always considered herself a girl.
Anvar Alikhan
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‘Bow down, bitches’: When celebrity feminism goes wrong
They claim to be new-age feminist, but pop stars like Beyonce and Taylor Swift have – even if unintentionally – reinvented feminism as 'getting paid' and 'being sexy'.
Susan Hopkins, The Conversation
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A question for Indian quizzers: Where are the women?
But here's how to fix the gender imbalance at events.
Sowmya Rao
The Reel
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Watch: In animated prequel, Baahubali and Bhallaladeva unite to defeat the warlord Raktadeva
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‘Naach Ga Ghuma’ review: Soft landings in saga of a woman and her missing maid
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‘Heeramandi’ review: Lahore Luxe tawaif saga runs on empty
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‘The Fall Guy’ review: Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt sparkle in entertaining action comedy
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‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ trailer: Barry Jenkins directs prequel to 2019 photorealistic animated film