Women In Literature
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I’ve read 103 books since January last year, 51 of which were by women. What do these books say?
A literary question for International Women’s Day: How do woman writers write the world?
Sayari Debnath
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Manusmriti gives respectable position to Indian women, says Delhi HC judge Prathiba M Singh
‘It is downright scary that the rights of women in India lie at the mercy of judges like Pratibha Singh,’ activist Kavita Krishnan said.
Scroll Staff
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After 700 years, women from Dante’s ‘Divine Comedy’ are finally getting their due through Wikipedia
Among the 600 characters appearing in the poem, women are the least likely to appear in the historical record.
Laura Ingallinella, The Conversation
Trending
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An Indian artist who helped decolonise Christian art has been relegated to the margins in death
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J&K: NIT Srinagar student booked for alleged derogatory post about Prophet Muhammad
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US alleges India inadvertently hired undercover American agent to kill Sikh separatist: 10 points
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Exit polls: Congress ahead in Telangana and Chhattisgarh, BJP in Rajasthan
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How Uttar Pradesh’s halal ban has plunged the processed food industry into chaos
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‘Goodreads’ readers #ReadWomen. Why English departments should do the same
It is more than time that publishers, book reviewers and university professors give women writers the respect they deserve.
Karen Bourrier, The Conversation
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The first woman on the moon reached there in the 17th century – through a smash hit play
From Aphra Behn to Carol Ann Duffy, women have travelled to space, onboard imagination, for hundreds of years.
Sara Read and Catie Gill, The Conversation
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Annie Ernaux: At 78, one of France’s great writers is finally wowing English language readers
Annie Ernaux’s ‘The Years’, translated into English by Alison Strayer, has been shortlisted for the Man Booker International Prize 2019.
Elise Hugueny-Léger, The Conversation
Video
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Watch: Hilarious moments as woman wakes up at dawn to find neighbour’s pets in her house
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Watch: Professional ‘mermaid’ quickly removes tail to swim to safety after it got stuck in aquarium
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‘Go f**k yourself’: Elon Musk to advertisers who might boycott X because of his perceived views
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Watch: Cricketer meets children-turned-‘reporters’ who ask her cute questions
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Uttarakhand tunnel collapse: Rescue team dance in celebration after all workers are evacuated safely
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Imperfect and absurd, the modern literary heroine is a woman of our times
‘The 21st-century heroine may be scarred, imperfect or absurd. True love may be on the cards, but so might illicit sex.’
Sally O'Reilly, The Conversation
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Margaret Atwood’s ‘Alias Grace’ shows us how society used to view female criminals
Now on Netflix, the original novel mines the rich veins of a real-life incident of double murder.
Catherine Cox, The Conversation & Hilary Marland, The Conversation
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Welcome to the femoir: bestselling books that celebrate female success
These women writers already have hugely successful careers before they begin to write their femoirs.
Anne-Marie Evans, The Conversation
The Reel
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‘Shehar Lakhot’ review: A compelling cast trumps the convoluted plot
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A new Annapurna Devi film could be the last word on the recluse – or the start of a new quest
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How Jeo Baby’s risky ‘Kaathal’ fell into place: ‘Once Mammootty agreed, everything became easy’
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Watch: Manoj Bajpayee stars in survival drama ‘Joram’
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Start the week with a film: Darbhanga blues in ‘Pokhar Ke Dunu Paar’
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What women writers talk about when they talk to one another in the absence of men
The Women Writers’ Fest in Delhi saw fearless and candid expressions of desire, intent and a refusal to flinch under the male gaze.
Neha Bhatt
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Why the ‘Fifty Shades’ books have a lot in common with a story from Chaucer’s ‘Canterbury Tales’
EL James's BDSM fantasies and Chaucer's 14th-century story ‘Wife of Bath’s Tale’ raise the same age-old questions.
Marta Cobb, The Conversation
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Why I write about the ‘minor’ women characters from the epics
Novelist Kavita Kané explains her interest in the Satyavatis and Urmilas over the Draupadis and Sitas.
Kavita Kané
The Field
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India tour of South Africa: Sharma, Kohli, Bumrah skip white-ball series; Iyer makes Test comeback
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ICC Men’s T20 World Cup: Uganda script history to qualify for 2024 edition in USA and West Indies
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Junior World Boxing C’ships 2023: Eight Indian boxers move into the semi-finals and confirm medals
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Badminton, Syed Modi International: Treesa/Gayatri, Priyanshu Rajawat reach quarter-finals
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Hockey: Harmanpreet Singh to lead 24-member Indian squad for 5 Nations Tournament in Spain