Is our Silence Perpetrating the Rape Culture?
We live in insensitive times. Trying to be smart, we often land up being rude. The Now Gen, uses cuss words at the blink of an eye. The F-word has...
Transgender in Pakistan: A Fatwa and Courts Grant Greater Rights and Dignity
Like elsewhere in South Asia, the transgender people in Pakistan, were discriminated against, before 2009. Despite education, Riffie Khan with a double Masters’ degree was unable to get meaningful...
Oppressed Women in India and Nepal Must Stand Tall
Nirmal is in India for his youth exchange program between human rights organisation, Informal Sector service Centre (INSEC) Nepal and People’s Vigilance Committee on Human Rights (PVCHR) India. He compares the...
Deprived Women need Action, not Empty Words!
Many women are accidentally fortunate to be born in families, where they do not need to battle for their daily breads and dignity. It’s an insult to the woman suffering...
Women: The Epitome of Shakti
Arindam salutes the never-say-die spirit of women on International Women’s Day. Here’s a celebration of being a woman. True beauty lies in their empowerment. The campaign theme for the International...
Celebrating Women and Cinema: A Rendezvous with Shefali Bhushan
On the 5th anniversary of Centre of Women Studies, University of Allahabad, the film-maker Shefali Bhushan having her roots in Allahabad, graced the dais speaking about women, Bollywood and her journey....
Of Nubile Daughter’s Marriage and Motherhood
It’s not easy to be the mother of a nubile daughter in India. The social pressures for marriage are high. Family and friends start meddling way too much, Nanditaa, takes a...
Superwoman and the Fourth Wave of Feminism
Ratan examines the emergence of Superwoman and the fourth wave of feminism, in a historical perspective. The New Woman has to strive very hard to establish her identity in the oppressive...