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Yogesh Maitreya
In Sailesh Narwade’s Jayanti, Anti-Caste Tradition Disrupts Patriarchy
21 Feb 2022
A man learns to feel and express pain and accept his failures in the Marathi language film about oppression and resistance.
Ishita Mukhopadhyay
Historic Farmer’s Protest, Participation of Women Farmers And Women’s Question in India
27 Dec 2021
Thousands and thousands of women farmers gathered at the borders from the northern states and each day their numbers increased. The implication of their participation needs to be recognised in all…
Saurabh Sharma
What We Don’t Talk About When We Talk About Same-Sex Marriage
24 Nov 2021
The debate around whether or not to seek recognition of same-sex relationships, including marriage, is polarised but essential for Indian society.
Anish Tore
Not Just a Love Story?
09 Nov 2021
Sekhar Kammula’s new film deftly highlights the contradictions of living in neo-liberal India.
Vishal Vasanthakumar, Yazhini PM, Vignesh Karthik KR
Elite Schools in Chennai: Patriarchy in Caste-Homogenous Spaces
31 May 2021
Chennai schoolgirls are seeking justice against harassment. For their sake, society should challenge the core of sexual abuse: the Brahmanical patriarchy that sustains it.
Smruti Koppikar
Why it Has Become Normal to Oppress Women in India
28 Jan 2021
Women who are heroic achievers are accepted and applauded; women who challenge the patriarchy-driven system are reviled and denounced.
Bias Chatterjee
Gender Budget: What the Centre Should Learn From Kerala
12 Oct 2020
The Centre is pushing women’s labour back into the realm of voluntary work, undermining their struggle to be recognised as paid workers.
Namrata Joshi
Burden of Inheritance: Mothers and Daughters in Shakuntala Devi
08 Aug 2020
The film dwells on Shakuntala Devi’s imperfect marriage and family life, mentioning her accomplishments only in passing.
Pavan Kulkarni
Massive Protests Against Gender-based Violence in Nigeria Force Government to Take Measures
15 Jun 2020
The cabinet has called on all state governments to implement Violence against Persons Prohibition Act (VAPPA), 2015, a key demand of protesters. The parliament’s upper house also pushed legislation…
Brasil de Fato
Over 3,500 Landless Women occupy Brasilia at 1st National MST Women’s Meeting
07 Mar 2020
The event will gather rural women from all over Brazil in the capital, ending in a march on International Women´s Day.