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
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Faltering economy, poor citizens, South Asia’s bully: The reality of India’s global ambitions
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This artificial sweetener can destroy gut bacteria and intestine cells
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In his new book, journalist Boria Majumdar addresses BCCI’s two-year ban after an online controversy
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Fact-checking five days of Narendra Modi’s speeches: A catalogue of lies
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Banana republic in the making?: A South Asian perspective on India from Kathmandu
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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: Woman recreates pet parrot’s choreography
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Watch: Neighbours rescue infant from second floor sunshade after she fell from fourth floor balcony
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Video: Listen to this acapella version of Shankar Mahadevan’s ‘Breathless’ by four singers
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Watch: Argentinian woman is crowned Miss Universe Buenos Aires at 60
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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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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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‘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
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Start the week with a film: A divorce from hell in ‘The War of the Roses’
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Aditi Rao Hydari on playing diverse characters: ‘I want the audience to take me home with them’
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The story of India’s unique ‘Milk Revolution’ is going to the Cannes Film Festival