“हम औरतों को बचपन से ही समझौता करना और थप्पड़ खाना सिखाया जाता है”
8220;सिर्फ एक थप्पड़ ही तो है लेकिन नहीं मार सकता कोई।” अनुभव सिन्हा ने दिल निचोड़कर रख दिया। एक मर्द होते हुए जिन बारीकियों से उन्होंने औरतों की ज़िंदगी को पेश किया है, वह काबिल-ए-तारीफ है और साथ ही में...
View Article“थप्पड़ महिलाओं को आत्मसम्मान के साथ जीने का सबक देता है”
महिलाओं के विरुद्ध होने वाले अपराध समाज को हमेशा से ही बेचैन करते आए हैं। इन अपराधों के पीछे पितृसत्तात्मक सोच ही बड़ी वजह है। इस सोच व आचरण के लोग महिलाओं के साथ दोयम दर्जे़ का बर्ताव करते हैं। सवाल...
View ArticleIf Bollywood Is To Ensure Pay Parity, Here’s What Needs To Change
When it comes to gender disparity in terms of wages, Bollywood leads the pack, despite being one of the biggest industries globally and minting millions each year. According to most surveys, A-list...
View ArticleWhy I Filed A Complaint Against This TV Channel For Their Comments On...
On March 3, 3:30 PM, TV9 Marathi telecasted a show about called Arogyam Dhanasampada – Sexual Problems and Solutions with guest speaker, Sanjay Shetye, a clinical psychologist. During the show, the...
View ArticleMisogyny In The ‘New’ Public Sphere: How Women Navigate Social Media
Often, we hear that with the increase in the number of people accessing the internet and social media, it has been an empowering journey for many, with women and other marginalised groups being able to...
View ArticleThis Women’s Day, The Movie ’Devi’ Teaches Us Whose Fault A Rape Really Is
There are a lot of things that go unnoticed within our patriarchal country — sexual intercourse is one of them. Consent has been a matter of debate since ages and the movie Devi, in a very discrete...
View Article“क्यों इतने सालों बाद भी याद आती है फिल्म 3 इडियट्स”
चेतन भगत के उपन्यास ‘फाइव पाइंट समवन’ से प्रेरित ‘3 इडियट्स’ के साथ राजकुमार हिरानी शिक्षा प्रणाली व किताबी ज्ञान की उपयोगिता पर कुछ मौजू सवाल उठाते हैं। कभी ना कभी हर विद्यार्थी ने अवश्य सोचा होगा कि...
View ArticleLet This Holi Not Become An Excuse For Eve-Teasing
Holi is a colourful festival that embarks us on the path of enlightenment by discarding all our negative attributes, while accepting colour as a revolutionary change in our life. In this festival, we...
View ArticleThe Divisions We Do Not Need: Shelving Our Books Into Genres
What’s this book you are reading?” I hear Deepak asking this question but not listen until he repeats it. “Oh, this!” I am finally brought back to reality as I register the surroundings around me. He...
View ArticleComing Out Of Labels Into Reality: The ‘Intimate Etre’ Exhibition
If there were a checklist for a woman in her 40s (and there is), Nidhi would have checked all the boxes. The Bangalore-based artist and muralist had been married for over 25 years; and had two kids;...
View ArticleWhy Should CBFC Rules Make Online Streaming Suffer?
Online streaming app based platforms should not come under the censorship of the Central Board of Film Certificate (CBFC). Online streaming is known for being free from all sets of instruction that...
View ArticleThe Last Bioscopewallah: Md. Salim’s Struggle In The Age Of Smartphones
The last of the Bioscopewallah on the streets of Kolkata, Md. Salim has no scope anymore. His heirloom trade of showing people five-minute flicks in his hand-winding projector is now going to rest...
View Article‘A Bird Call’: A Silent Call For Help From Our Avian Friends
Remember the time when we could spot birds on every tree, bush and shrub, and they chirped everywhere? They announced the end of the cold winter and the onset of spring. Dawn broke with the trill of...
View ArticleHoli Signifies Burning Of Holika; But What About Demons Who Harass Women?
Two days before Holi, everyone was celebrating the International Women’s Day. The ideas of respect, consent, equal rights for women doing rounds went out of the door on Holi. The next day, right after...
View Articleटेराकोटा शिल्प के ज़रिये कैसे मिल रही है बिहार को नई पहचान
बिहार में वैशाली की भूमि को पवित्र व ऐतिहासिक मानी जाती है, जिसे पहला लोकतंत्र की जननी होने का गौरव भी प्राप्त है। जिसने अपने में कई इतिहास को समेट रखा है। यह भगवान महावीर की भूमि भी है, जहां से...
View ArticleChhapaak: When The Message Of A Movie Gets Lost In A Social Media War
The movie Chhapaak, directed by Meghna Gulzar was released earlier this year in January, in which Deepika Padukone enacted the character of Laxmi Aggarwal, an acid attack survivor. The impulse to watch...
View ArticleAdivasi Dance And The Culture Of Collectivism
Dance is an important representation of culture and art in all societies. When it comes to Adivasi/indigenous communities, dance not only plays a central role in their identity formation but also in...
View Article6 Movies You Must Watch For Stunning Lesbian Representation
As a lesbian, I’m constantly starved for representation in the media I consume. I watch a lot of movies and shows and I find far too many of them, even the ones that boast of representation, to be...
View ArticleWhen Is Our Pop Culture Going To Stop Putting Women In These Stereotypical...
The term ‘common scold’, which used in the 17th century, is still very much present in today’s society. However, with time, we’ve learned how to conceal it, or keep it under wraps. It’s easy for us to...
View ArticleAre The Pillars Of The Indian Democracy Crumbling Down?
In a democratic society, any and all forms of an institution should be above autonomous. In recent times, there have been several instances in the country where the individual has misused the...
View Article