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The all-female panel, moderated by Vyomesh Shukla, at Ahad Anhad.

Echoing The 'F' Word: Feminist Voices Above Chaos At Bihar Literature Festival

'Men and others have rage, we, women have our laughter': Women authors and editors talk about feminism, literature, patriarchy, and economy at the Bihar literature festival. 

21 March 2023

Protests have been held in many parts of the world after the death of Mahsa Amini in Iran

The Day I Become A Woman: Beyond Hijab, Veiling And Unveiling

Hijab is not merely a piece of cloth or a ploy in the hands of either the imperialists or the Taliban. It is rather an assertion, a voice against the imposed uniformity.

10 October 2022

Mallika Sengupta's Sitayana is a retelling of Ramayana from Sita's perspective

Sitayana: Mallika Sengupta’s Rewriting Of Ramayana As Sita’s Story

The most interesting part of rewriting of Ramayana as Sitayana seems to be the way Mallika Sengupta describes Valmiki's decision of making Rama a bit soft and portraying Sita as a passive sufferer as such portraits, he...

02 October 2022

I was not created for pleasure.

The Emotion Of Being Woman Is A Political Art

A woman across regions, castes and classes is always judged by how she presents herself. Women’s personal problems are essentially political problems because they are caused by socio-economic inequality and can be solved...

16 January 2023

Cyberfeminism has helped women across the world bring international attention tot their issues and p

How Cyberfeminism Is Helping Women Forge Solidarities In Conservative Societies

Cyberfeminism has attracted attention the world over and women are coming together online through various social media campaigns to offer solidarity with those under theocratic or politically conservative regimes.

09 October 2022

A scene from widespread protests in Iran over the death of a woman over hijab rules

Iran Summons Western Envoys Over Comments On Woman's Death Over Hijab Rules, Alleges UK Media Fueling Protests

Iran summoned Norway's envoy to protest the comment by the President of Norway's Parliament on the custodial death of a woman in Iran over hijab rules. It also summoned UK envoy for hosting critical Farsi media.

25 September 2022

Savitribai Phule on an Indian stamp.

Savitribai Phule Birth Anniversary: The Life Of India's First Woman Teacher And A Fierce Feminist Icon

Known as modern India’s first female teacher, Savitribai Phule was an exponent of female education, equality and justice who took on the caste system with her revolutionary ideals and strived to dismantle the...

03 January 2023

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'The Rack I Remember' (2019) by Tayeba Begum Lipi

Art And The Need For Women's Collectives For A Feminist Future

In light of the Depp-Heard trial, Outlook Editor Chinki Sinha talks to Bangladeshi artist Tayeba Begum Lipi on her art, the need for collectives, feminism, and patriarchy affecting women's actions.

22 June 2022

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17 January 2022
School Closure Leading Students To Work As Labourers, Getting Married: Aurangabad MLC

School Closure Leading Students To Work As Labourers, Getting Married: Aurangabad MLC

When schools are closed, most recently due to rising Covid-19 cases, boys go to work as labourers and girls are hastily married off, an Aurangabad MLC writes...


16 January 2022
What to Expect When You Are A Single Parent In Academia

What to Expect When You Are A Single Parent In Academia

Parenting and academia — never easy bedfellows — are particularly difficult for single mothers balancing high teaching loads. As a divorced Indian-American...


25 December 2021
Remembering bell hooks: Political Commitment And The Feminist Movement

Remembering bell hooks: Political Commitment And The Feminist Movement

Born as Gloria Jean Watkins, she took her pen name as bell hooks and insisted on writing her name in lower case letters to emphasize, 'the substance of books'...


01 October 2021
Pedagogy Of The Oppressed: When Caste, Gender, Women’s Movement Were All 'Out Of Syllabus'

Pedagogy Of The Oppressed: When Caste, Gender, Women’s Movement Were All 'Out Of Syllabus'

Draupadi’s tribe increases by the day. There are many injustices, a lot of pain and violence out there.


19 July 2021
Kerala’s Clubhouse Debut: Emancipatory Voices And Literalist Charlatans

Kerala’s Clubhouse Debut: Emancipatory Voices And Literalist Charlatans

The Club House debates, in general, throw up pictures of a Malayali society that is making giant strides towards a more emancipatory future. They also present...


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11 June 2021
She Opened The Sluices

She Opened The Sluices

Budhini Mejhan, a unique victim of the Nehruvian dream, stands for other unfortunates. This novel intensifies her story.


12 January 2021
Are Our Courts Upholding Constitutional Justice Or Justice Of Manusmriti? Asks Meena Kandasamy

Are Our Courts Upholding Constitutional Justice Or Justice Of Manusmriti? Asks Meena Kandasamy

While speaking to Outlook, writer-activist Meena Kandasamy talks about politics, literature, feminism, reservation, Periyarism and poses a few questions to the...


08 September 2020
Ahalya's Alternative Feminism: ‘Pleasure’ As A Slice Of Feminism

Ahalya's Alternative Feminism: ‘Pleasure’ As A Slice Of Feminism

I assess the fairplay of alternative-feminism in the subdued discourse of Koral Dasgupta in Ahalya when she talks with clarity, precision and balance about...


24 May 2020
The Sexual Harassment, Victim Blaming And Rape Culture -- I Remember It All

The Sexual Harassment, Victim Blaming And Rape Culture -- I Remember It All

It was not until when I tried to understand feminism that I fathomed that the casual acts of sexism are not so casual after all.


09 March 2019
Ethnicity, Race, Gender Should Not Be Barriers To Love: Dr. Anita Heiss

Ethnicity, Race, Gender Should Not Be Barriers To Love: Dr. Anita Heiss

An Australian author and poet, Dr. Anita Heiss has seeped conversations surrounding social justice and identity into popular fiction. ‘Growing Up Aboriginal...


03 November 2018
#WeToo: In the Footprints of Bhanwari Devi

#WeToo: In the Footprints of Bhanwari Devi

It's a transformative moment, yet itself marked by gaps and gnawing absences. Can we integrate #MeToo and older feminist politics? Can we close the caste/class...


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08 April 2018
Will Keep My Child's Surname 'Mirza Malik', Not Just 'Malik': Tennis Ace Sania Mirza

Will Keep My Child's Surname 'Mirza Malik', Not Just 'Malik': Tennis Ace Sania Mirza

"My husband and I have spoken about it and we have decided that whenever we have a child, the child will have Mirza Malik as a surname and not just Malik."


07 April 2018
The Chilly Justice Of The Gulag

The Chilly Justice Of The Gulag

Raya Sarkar’s letter reveals a feminism that seeks to fight patriarchy with Stalinist methods, discarding human warmth and personal engagement


07 April 2018
A Letter To My Daughters

A Letter To My Daughters

Feminism is definitely intersectional. Sometimes you need to move very slowly, sometimes quickly—and temper anger with clear-sightedness.


07 April 2018
Spar, But Don’t Sensationalise

Spar, But Don’t Sensationalise

Enraged you get. Yet, let the accused tell his side of the story.




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