Ahead of International Women's Day 2025, as part of our' Women at Work' issue, Outlook's Editor Chinki Sinha writes on how women have always been restricted by expectations, even in something as simple as having pockets in their clothes
On International Women's Day 2025, as part of our 'Women at Work' issue, we feature Fiza Nazir from Kashmir, an international Mixed Martial Arts (IMMA) fighter
On International Women's Day 2025, as part of our 'Women at Work' issue, we feature Twinkle Kalia, a rare ambulance driver who also cremates unidentified bodies
Ahead of International Women's Day 2025, we feature Bhavna Paliwal, one of the few female detectives in Delhi, in our Women at Work series
As International Women's Day approaches, Outlook brings to light Anita Negi’s journey from being a small farmer to a successful entrepreneur, inspiring many farmers, especially women, in the hill state of Himachal Pradesh
Cinematography is Modhura Palit’s calling. Ahead of Women's Day on March 8, she spoke of how the hurdles involved in making it in a male-dominated field have not dimmed her passion
Ahead of Women's Day, Outlook profiles Nirmala, a widow who has taken care of her three daughters by working as a puncture mechanic, a profession dominated by men
Ahead of International Women's Day 2025, as part of our 'Women at Work' issue, we feature Neelkamal Thakur, the first female truck driver from Himachal to operate a commercial heavy load carrier
'Manjuben, Truck Driver' focuses on a woman’s struggle to defy stereotypes and succeed in a man’s world. Ahead of Women's Day, stories like those of Manjuben are reminders of the many pioneering women who break gender stereotypes
On International Women's Day, we tell the inspiring story of Syalu Maharana, the CRPF officer selected to be part of the United Nations Peacekeeping Mission in Liberia.
On International Women's Day 2025, as part of our 'Women at Work' issue, we feature Fiza Nazir from Kashmir, an international Mixed Martial Arts (IMMA) fighter
On International Women's Day 2025, as part of our 'Women at Work' issue, we feature Twinkle Kalia, a rare ambulance driver who also cremates unidentified bodies
Ahead of International Women's Day 2025, we feature Bhavna Paliwal, one of the few female detectives in Delhi, in our Women at Work series
As International Women's Day approaches, Outlook brings to light Anita Negi’s journey from being a small farmer to a successful entrepreneur, inspiring many farmers, especially women, in the hill state of Himachal Pradesh
Cinematography is Modhura Palit’s calling. Ahead of Women's Day on March 8, she spoke of how the hurdles involved in making it in a male-dominated field have not dimmed her passion
Ahead of Women's Day, Outlook profiles Nirmala, a widow who has taken care of her three daughters by working as a puncture mechanic, a profession dominated by men
Ahead of International Women's Day 2025, as part of our 'Women at Work' issue, we feature Neelkamal Thakur, the first female truck driver from Himachal to operate a commercial heavy load carrier
'Manjuben, Truck Driver' focuses on a woman’s struggle to defy stereotypes and succeed in a man’s world. Ahead of Women's Day, stories like those of Manjuben are reminders of the many pioneering women who break gender stereotypes
On International Women's Day, we tell the inspiring story of Syalu Maharana, the CRPF officer selected to be part of the United Nations Peacekeeping Mission in Liberia.
Having won a record by becoming the world’s first female bouncer, Mehrunissa Ali is breaking stereotypes of what a woman can and cannot do. Ahead of International Women's Day, her achievement in a breaking the mould stands out.
Ahead of Women's Day, Harshini Kanhekar, India’s first female firefighter, tells her story of leading the way for other women to enter a male-dominated industry
For Outlook's International Women's Day issue, Anu Singh Choudhary writes on the need for more cohorts and consortiums that nurture women entrepreneurs.
An attack on a priest who wants to liberate temples from the government by a fringe outfit that calls itself the army that will establish Ram Rajya embarrasses the Hindutva camp
Friedrich Merz faces a host of political, economic and foreign policy challenges as he puts together a working coalition government in Germany
Sooner than later, Donald Trump, the Ayatollah in the red tie, will try to degrade India’s national honour and prestige
Rage rooms are gradually becoming popular spaces for recreational therapy or self-therapy but is smashing, crashing or breaking things actually helping people de-stress?
Mrs., closely based on the Malayalam film The Great Indian Kitchen, leads the viewers to confront the reality of domestic work as emotional and physical labour, and not just as an act of devotion
Recent novels by many Indian fiction writers remain preoccupied with the mother-daughter bond, including Anita Desai’s Rosarita; Avni Doshi’s Girl in White Cotton; Radhika Oberoi’s Of Mothers and Other Perishables, and others
Tanushree Das and Saumyananda Sahi’s Baksho Bondi (Shadowbox) recently had its premiere at the prestigious Berlinale 2025 in the ‘Perspectives’ section, among 14 other films by debutante filmmakers. Tatsam Mukherjee spoke to directors Das and Sahi and producers Naren Chandavarkar and Shaunak Sen on the film’s genesis and the changing landscape for independent films. Excerpts:
Africa's beautiful lakes not only serve as key sources of water, food and transportation, but also act as borders—both geographical and political
