Gender Portrayals
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Women are as capable of terrible atrocities – but gender stereotypes help them get away in trials
If women are treated as less capable in one regard – even one that involves horrible atrocities – it could extend to other realms, too.
Jessica Trisko Darden, The Conversation & Izabela Steflja, The Conversation
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Punjab: Rapper Honey Singh booked for objectionable lyrics in his song ‘Makhna’
The Punjab Women Commission had filed a complaint against the singer for allegedly using ‘vulgar lyrics against women’.
Scroll Staff
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This Women’s Day, let us retire phrases like ‘I’m not like other girls’
Tara Anand and Ellie Lee’s Instagram project helps women stop criticising members of their own gender.
Zinnia Ray Chaudhuri
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The curious case of Pran Puri, the 18th century travelling monk who was discovered and forgotten
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Explained: Why India wants to modify the Indus Water Treaty after 62 years
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How Alexander the Great became Iskandar Zulkarnain, the legendary ancestor of Malay kings
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When the British secretly plotted to recruit Russians living in India against Nazi Germany
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In Assam, a police crackdown on child marriage leaves a trail of crying women and broken families
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Why are women accused of witchcraft? A study in rural China provides some clue
Most anthropologists believe witch labelling has evolved to get people to conform. But new research suggests an alternative explanation.
Ruth Mace, The Conversation
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Video: This is how Meghan Markle became a champion for gender equality at the age of 11
Even as a young girl in school, the American TV and film actress refused to accept the notion that a woman’s place is in the kitchen.
Scroll Staff
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The first rule of a female character’s entry into the movie frame: she must be second to the male
Men stride into the scene, while women are either already there or come in as an afterthought.
Damini Kulkarni
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‘He makes it appear he’s the remote control behind the PM’: TMC’s Mahua Moitra on Adani in Lok Sabha
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‘Shah Rukh Khan and team ‘Pathaan’ did what we couldn't do’: TMC MP Derek O'Brien in Rajya Sabha
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Watch: Grandmother-grandson duo’s delightful Carnatic music performance in Karnataka
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Watch: Chased by crocodile, antelope swims for its life across river, escapes in nick of time
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Watch: Tiger waits for trucks to pass before crossing busy highway
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Bengali hit ‘Praktan’ valourises the past while ignoring the excesses of the present
The regressive portrayal of Rituparna Sengupta’s character makes for difficult viewing.
Chandrima Pal
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Witches of Westeros: using and subverting the witch trope in Game of Thrones
While Game of Thrones author George RR Martin openly draws on medieval and early modern history, his subversive depictions of witchcraft make his female characters both intriguing and powerful.
Sheilagh O\'Brien, The Conversation