Feminism Is Fun
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Womansplaining the Aurat March: Dear men, here’s why Pakistan’s women are asserting their rights
Some unsolicited advice to men: smile, you’ll look prettier that way.
Rimmel Mohydin
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Why this male radical feminist would like to see an end to pornography (and masculinity)
Author-academic Robert Jensen, while visiting India, talks about his views on feminism, politics and sex-based industries.
Aarefa Johari
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With humour and sass, Sexonomics the Band aims to make feminism fun for Indian women
The band uses spoken word poetry to provoke conversations about sexism, misogyny and gender roles.
Damini Kulkarni
Trending
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Watch: Comedian imagines Karan Johar explaining ‘Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani’ roles to cast
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Counterview: What Arundhati Roy and the secular intelligentsia get wrong about Modi’s India
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What legal consequences could BJP MP Ramesh Bidhuri face for using communal slurs in Parliament?
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A celebrity fitness instructor offers five rules of fitness for everyone
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How an ideological battle led to the AIADMK-BJP split
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Behanchara Diaries: Pakistani feminists have a new podcast, and it’s calling all the desi ladies
Slovenly Academic, Smol Girl and Pop Culture Diva discuss intersectionality, public spaces and the politics of loitering.
Shikha Kumar
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Singing of sex and life on the streets, Brazil’s female funk stars are fierce and feminist
With their frank lyrics, the pioneering women of Rio’s funk scene are redefining what feminism sounds like.
Adriana Facina, The Conversation
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Trinidad and Tobago’s Carnival has gone feminist (bikinis and feathers included)
Some deride a Carnival trend in which women revel in the streets wearing swimsuits and feather boas. But to feminists, 'bikini mas' is a highly political act.
Gabrielle Hosein, The Conversation
Video
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Watch: Riders stranded upside down after amusement park ride malfunctions in Ontario, Canada
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Watch: A capella group sings mashup of a song from ‘Roja’ in three different languages
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Watch: Congress workers protest inside mosquito nets against rising dengue cases in Kolkata
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Watch: Many injured at roadside talent show ‘Happy Street’ in Madurai, Tamil Nadu
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Watch: Comedian imagines Karan Johar explaining ‘Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani’ roles to cast
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Chuski Pop: A podcast for desi feminists and brown girls with sass
A new online platform celebrates the aspects of desi-ness that brown women once felt ashamed of.
Fiza Jha
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Watch: Is this 'feminist' Honey Singh spoof making fun of Yo Yo or yo women?
The video takes two hot topics and mashes them together without adding any actual humour.
Dakshayani Kumaramangalam
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We checked out the advance information on Chetan Bhagat’s new novel so you don’t have to
Here’s the bad news: the author claims it’s a ‘feminist’ novel.
Shinjini Bose
The Reel
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When Dev Anand was mistaken for a taxi driver
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Start the week with a film: KG George’s ‘Irakal’ is a singular study of a psycho
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Watch: Marathi series ‘Shantit Kranti’ gets a second season
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‘Kumari Srimathi’ trailer: In Nithya Menen-led Telugu show, a woman stakes claim to her inheritance
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‘The Great Indian Family’ review: Well-meaning but simplistic