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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The British government is offering farmers a lump sum payment to quit agriculture
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Amid the Ukraine war, India is replicating what it did when the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan
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A mysterious threesome in ‘Haraamkhor’ director’s new film
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How India missed the bus – and why we must catch up now
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19th-century letters between two sisters reveal early records of avian life in Madras
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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: Artist Theo Jansen fuses art and engineering to create Beach Animals that move with the wind
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Watch: Naturalisation ceremony of new US citizens held at the Stonewall monument during Pride month
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Watch: Iraq’s all-amputee football team is on a mission to restore morale to its players
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‘You’ll have to bear with me for the next 50 years’: Shah Rukh Khan celebrates 30 years in cinema
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Watch: UK’s viral sensation ‘Dancing Grannies’ show off their bhangra moves
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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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Start the week with a film: ‘So Long, My Son’ and China’s warped development
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A mysterious threesome in ‘Haraamkhor’ director’s new film
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Watch: Ranveer Singh tests his survival skills with Bear Grylls in Serbia
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Did a Marathi film released in May predict the current political crisis in Maharashtra?
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‘Shamshera’ trailer: Ranbir Kapoor plays a rebellious bandit in period drama