Women's Narratives
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How three 18th century ‘deviant mothers’ defied social norms in their novel writing
Mary Wollstonecraft, Charlotte Smith, and Mary Robinson’s novels feature defiant heroines who resist the tyranny of forced marriages and indifferent parents.
Aditi Upmanyu, The Conversation
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Sangita Jogi is part of a family of manual labourers. This is what the book of her art says
In ‘The Women I Could Be’, draws the lives she imagines.
Urvashi Butalia
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‘Why Loiter?’ Ten years have passed since the seminal book on women alone in cities was published
A personal account of walking in India’s cities and re-reading ‘Why Loiter?’
Anandi Mishra
Trending
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The real reason why Modi says what he does – Hindu India accepts it
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‘My son lost his job during demonetisation but at least it removed black money’
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The Assam voter who no longer supports the BJP because of the CAA
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By mixing Carnatic and Hindustani, Mysore’s kings helped create a unique body of music
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For better or for worse? Shifts in gender norms in India – in 12 charts
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Meet six wise women who shaped the development of philosophy in the West
Recalling the wisdom of ancient women both expands our view of history and reminds us of the gendered elements of modern complex thought.
Dawn LaValle Norman, The Conversation
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Meet three female philosophers you have probably never heard of in the field of big consciousness
We have to ask ourselves why the philosophical ideas of Mary Calkins, May Sinclair, and Hilda Oakeley have been largely forgotten.
Emily Thomas, The Conversation
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Why an Indian girl chose to become an American woman
‘India failed women and India failed me.’
Abhinanda Bhattacharyya, qz.com
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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‘Never marry a poet’: A Pakistani feminist on the dangers of the hypocritical intellectual male
Attiya Dawood’s ‘Sindh ki Aurat Sapney Sai such Ta’ debunks an intellectual’s separation of the mind and the body, the personal and the political.
Asad Alvi
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‘It’s totally worth it’: Experiences of women who breastfed their children while at work
August 1-7 is World Breastfeeding Week. Scroll.in speaks to three women about how they manage their babies’ feeding schedules around work.
Neha Bhatt
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Why this literary heroine could never chill, and why you shouldn’t either
You are drawn to Jo March not because of who she was but because of who you are.
Manasi Subramaniam
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’
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Equals in the jungle, Colombia's women guerrillas brace themselves to go back to a patriarchal world
Demobilised women guerrillas may struggle to enjoy equality once they reintegrate into civilian life in society known for its machismo.
Anastasia Moloney
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International Women's Day: A Hindi tract with feminist ideals from a time before feminism was known
'Seemantini Updesh', written anonymously and published in 1882, talks to married women about issues such as widow remarriage and female sexuality.
Mrinal Pande
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A campaign reminds us of the missing person on the director’s chair
52 Films by Women asks its users to pledge to watch a film by a woman every week. How does India measure up?
Damini Kulkarni
The Field
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IPL 2024: Royal Challengers Bengaluru end losing run with convincing win over Sunrisers Hyderabad
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Archery, World Cup Stage I: Men’s recurve team reach final; Priyansh, Vennam in compound semis
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Watch, highlights ISL 2023-24: Mumbai City win dramatic semi-final first leg against FC Goa
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Athletics, Asian U20 C’ships: India clinch medals in men’s javelin, discus and 1500m on opening day
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Boundaries and impact: The imbalance in IPL 2024 shows it is not a good time to be a bowler