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Lovlina Borgohain, 21

Category: Welterweight, 69kg, Assam

Photograph by Jitender Gupta
Manisha Moun, 20

Category: Bantamweight, 54kg, Haryana

Photograph by Jitender Gupta
Sonia Chahal, 21

Category: Featherweight, 57kg, Haryana

Photograph by Jitender Gupta
Simranjit Kaur Baatth, 23

Category: Light welterweight, 64kg, Punjab

Photograph by Jitender Gupta
Mamota Devi Yumnum

Mamota won gold at the 52nd Asian championships on October 7 in Pune.
Miracle woman-athelete Man Kaur (102) during the concluding function of Mahila Sashaktikaran Daud, in New Delhi.

PTI Photo/Shahbaz Khan
Lord Ayyappa devotees during a protest called by various Hindu organisations against the lifting of ban by Supreme Court that allowed entry of women of menstruating age to the Saba...

PTI Photo/Santosh Hirlekar
Lord Ayyappa devotees during a protest called by various Hindu organisations against the lifting of ban by Supreme Court that allowed entry of women of menstruating age to the Saba...

PTI Photo/Santosh Hirlekar
Women achievers pose for a group photograph during the 3rd WomeNation Summit 2018, in Mumbai.

PTI Photo/Shirish Shete
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj exchanges greetings with four Indian mothers before they started a journey to the United Kingdom covering 22 countries and 20,000 km over 60...

PTI Photo/ Kamal Kishore
A Fine Cut

Women pay more than men for similar services

Photograph by Nilotpal Baruah
Faculty members of Punjabi University swing during Teej Festival celebrations, in Patiala.

PTI Photo
Ammal Farahat, who has signed up to be a driver for Careem, a regional ride-hailing service that is a competitor to Uber, drives her car in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. After lifting a lo...

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Hessah al-Ajaji drivers her car down the capital's busy Tahlia Street after midnight for the first time in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Saudi women are in the driver's seat for the first ...

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Women at a kickabout on a paddy field in Baska, Assam

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Assamese women play football on a paddy field ahead of FIFA World Cup 2018, in Baska

Photograph by PTI Photo
Women promote environmental awareness while performing yoga on the occasion of World Environment Day, at a yoga 'shivir' (camp) in Moradabad.

PTI Photo
Srishti Bakshi, who has just finished her 3800 km walk (on foot journey) from Kanyakumari to Kashmir, during a night walk in Mumbai to spread awareness on women's safety in Mumbai....

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A topless woman with the Spanish message written on her back: "Fire to the patriarchy, morals and the state" confronts a police water cannon during a feminist march in Santiago, Ch...

AP Photo/Luis Hidalgo
Eighty two film industry professionals stand on the steps of the Palais des Festivals to represent, what they describe as pervasive gender inequality in the film industry, at the 7...

Photo by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP

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No Toilets, Night Shifts, Unsafe Routes: Women Train Drivers Brave It All

Indian Railways has employed over 500 women train drivers. They are among a handful to challenge stereotypes and social prejudices that a woman’s place is at home, and trigger a change among people who harbour a general disapproval of working women.

Nov 28, 2018

| Jeevan Prakash Sharma
Sabarimala Row: SC Disregarded Tradition Followed By Generations Of Devotees

On Sabarimala temple entry, the Supreme Court displayed excessive disregard for a tradition followed by generations of devotees

Nov 22, 2018

| Dr R. Balashankar
Kerala, You’ve Got Male...

Sabarimala was the perfect trigger for savarna and masculine trauma, festering under its social skin, to erupt in Kerala

Nov 22, 2018

| J. Devika
Traditions Are Not Religion...Even Sabarimala Changed Many: Sunil P. Elayidom

Kerala-based writer and orator Sunil P. Elayidom speaks to Outlook about SC verdict on Sabarimala.

Nov 22, 2018

| Preetha Nair
The Tribal Ayyappan?

The idea of a Puranic deity is being challenged by the Mala Arayan story

Nov 22, 2018

| Rohan Manoj
Sabarimala Fiasco Reveals Fragility Of Kerala's Much-Vaunted Progressiveness

Not so very long ago, Sabarimala would have been an unknown entity outside Kerala. Now, this debate over gender bristles with implications on a host of questions relating to society, politics, law and religion across India.

Nov 22, 2018

| Minu Ittyipe
These Indian Women Boxers Pack A Mean Punch

Indian boxers are a sight to behold in the Women’s World Championships. These four will go the farthest.

Nov 21, 2018

| Qaiser Mohammad Ali
Will Change Favour BJP In Kerala?

The BJP in Kerala has been in the news ever since the Supreme Court verdict on Sabarimala temple.

Nov 09, 2018

| Minu Ittyipe
No Heaven For Women? | By Devdutt Pattanaik

Patriarchy manifests most strongly in spiritual discourse, and there’s no religion free from it

Oct 30, 2018

| Devdutt Pattanaik
Yes, Sabarimala Is In Peril, But Not The Way You Think

For one, the pilgrimage has become a billionaire enterprise that ravages the ecology -- feeding off a phenomenal surge of middle-class piety. Equally crucially, it also kills the real tradition of ritual openness and social flexibility.

Oct 25, 2018

| Rajan Gurukkal

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Women's Only Party Launched In Delhi, Want 50% Quota For Candidates In Lok Sabha

The newly formed National Women's Party (NWP) is being headed by Swetha Shetty, who said the party's goal was to represent “women” particularly the underprivileged who “have suffered at the hands of system.

Dec 18, 2018

| Outlook Web Bureau
Nizamuddin Shrine Women Entry: Delhi HC Seeks Centre's Response To Plea

The petition, filed through advocate Kamlesh Kumar Mishra, has claimed that there is a notice put up outside the dargah -- a shrine built over the grave of a religious figure -- clearly stating in English and Hindi that women are not allowed inside.

Dec 10, 2018

| Outlook Web Bureau
Feel Insulted, EC Should Take Cognisance: Vasundhara Raje On Sharad Yadav's Body-Shaming

Yadav, who founded the Loktantrik Janata Dal earlier this year, sparked a controversy on Thursday as he described the Rajasthan CM as 'fat' at an election rally in Alwar.

Dec 07, 2018

| Outlook Web Bureau
Meet Viji P, Who Fought For Saleswomen’s Right To Sit

Viji has now been selected by the BBC as one among the 100 inspiring and influential women from around the world.

Nov 24, 2018

| Harsha Raj Gatty Sarada M
Woman Cooks Ex-Boyfriend’s Body, Serves To Construction Workers In Traditional Dish

She threw the remains to the dogs in the locality

Nov 21, 2018

| Outlook Web Bureau
Electoral Politics In India Will Never Be The Same Without Sushma Swaraj Contesting Again | By Vani Tripathi

Sushma Didi is the tallest grass root woman leader in the country, She has inspired generations, especially young women like me.

Nov 20, 2018

| Vani Tripathi
Sabarimala Row: Temple Board Moves SC Seeking More Time To Allow Women's Entry

The Travancore Devaswom Board's move came amid mounting tension against the backdrop of the stand-off over entry of women in the 10-50 age group.

Nov 19, 2018

| Outlook Web Bureau
How A Philanthropic Initiative Is Working In India On Health And Women Empowerment

Julie Gerberding, Executive Vice President and Chief Patient officer, Strategic Communications, Global Public Policy and Population Health, Merck & Co Inc. USA, tells Outlook how MSD for Mothers is looking to scale up the program in India, a major focus area.

Nov 14, 2018

| Outlook Web Bureau
Women To Be Fined If Seen Wearing Nighties Before Sunset In Andhra Pradesh Village

Women are forbidden to wear nighties during daytime in Tokalapalli village of Andhra Pradesh's West Godavari district.

Nov 10, 2018

| Outlook Web Bureau
Was Assaulted As A Child, It's Still A Struggle For Me To Get Past It: Parvathy

"As a personal experience, I know it's still a daily affair for me to consider myself a survivor. Survival is not just a physical thing. It's a constant mental affair," the actress said.

Oct 31, 2018

| Outlook Web Bureau