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Intersectionality

Amid Covid-19, India’s Deep Rooted Exclusivity Becomes Evident

Mudita Sonawane - March 30, 2020 0

The COVID-19 pandemic is a very big issue in itself and needs to be solved as early as possible; but in India, that is not possible if we are not ready to finally acknowledge the flaws in our existing social system.

Covid-19: What Happens To An Already Hard Hit Economy Like India?

Health Anuprova Ghose - March 30, 2020 0

Privilege In The Time Of A Pandemic

Health Shatabdi Deori - March 30, 2020 0

Hajrah Begum: The Communist Leader We All Should Know About | #IndianWomenInHistory

History Guest Writer - March 27, 2020 0

Let’s Talk About Domestic Abuse During COVID-19

Health Suyashi Smridhi - March 27, 2020 0

Culture

Cinema

From Catsuits To Captains – The Evolution Of Women In ‘Superhero’ Films

Guest Writer - March 25, 2020 2

The world of superheroes has always been unfair to women, just like ours. For ages, the protagonists have only been men. Women exist completely in their context.

Pop Culture

Pushpavalli Fails, Like Most Other Shows To Represent Caste Sensitively

Guest Writer - March 24, 2020 0

While we celebrate the complex gender narrative that runs through a show like Pushpavalli, we need to acknowledge that it fails in demonstrating intersectionality.

Book Review: Geisha Of Gion By Mineko Iwasaki

Books Shatabdi Deori - March 23, 2020 0

I highly recommend Geisha of Gion to anyone wanting to catch a glimpse of what being the foremost geiko in the most popular geisha district of Japan was like in the 1970s.

Film Review: Sitara Highlights The Dreams That Will Not Take Flight

Cinema Surmayi Khatana - March 20, 2020 0

Set in the streets of Lahore, Sitara is a story about Pari, a fourteen-year-old girl. Released on Netflix this International Women's Day, the short 15-minute film puts forth the grave issue of child marriage .

History

R. Kalyanamma: Karnataka’s Pioneer Journalist Who Wrote On Women’s Issues |#IndianWomenInHistory

Guest Writer - March 30, 2020 0

R. Kalyanamma, a pioneer writer and journalist from Karnataka, wrote in an era where women's voices were policed, and often, silenced.

History

Hajrah Begum: The Communist Leader We All Should Know About | #IndianWomenInHistory

Guest Writer - March 27, 2020 0

Hajrah Begum, an independent Muslim woman, worked for the nationalist movement and later spear-headed the cause of communism in India.

History

Rani Mangammal: The Fierce Queen of Madurai | #IndianWomenInHistory

Kanav Narayan Sahgal - March 24, 2020 0

No history of Madurai is complete without highlighting the trials and tribulations of Rani Mangammal, a woman of tact and political skill.

Society

Health

Covid-19: What Happens To An Already Hard Hit Economy Like India?

Anuprova Ghose - March 30, 2020 0

Investment on and monitoring of health care facilities as well as funding the manual and agrarian base of the country should have been the initiative of the government on which the economy of the country is dependent to a larger extent.

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Campus

Why Is Sex Or Sexuality Education In Indian Schools Still A Taboo?

Joyoti Chowdhury - March 9, 2020 2

It has often been observed that there is lack of awareness not only with regard to ‘homosexuality’ but also ‘menstruation’. In spite of having discussions around teenage pregnancy, there is also a lack of awareness around safe sex.

“The Sex Which Is Not One”: Vaginismus And The Construction Of Female Sexuality

Health Divya Krishnamoorthy - July 12, 2019 0

It is always important to keep in mind that vaginismus is a common occurrence among women and it should always be seen as any other ailment.

Men’s “Lockdown” Anxiety About Creeping Feminism Could Trigger A Painful Tsunami Of Reform

Masculinity Jaya Dubey - March 25, 2020 0

This is why the 21-day lockdown is a critical test of who is fittest. We cannot let this manxiety that goes on to fuel a feminist coup, become the status quo.

Feminism 101

F-Word

The Glass Escalator: Do Men Employed In Female Dominated Jobs Get Promoted Faster?

Krishna Hemaraj - March 18, 2020 0

There is no denying that a Glass Escalator does exist, but one must be cognisant of the fact that exclusion and marginalisation of those oppressed by caste, sexuality, race and class fortifies it.

Anarcha Feminism: The Beginning Of The End Of All Forms Of Oppression

F-Word Sanya Sethi - February 3, 2020 1

Anarcha feminism provides us with a means to address all forms of oppression and to act in solidarity with the oppressed, avoiding a reductionist understanding of power.

Can You Really Be A Heterosexual Feminist In This Patriarchal World?

F-Word Anindita Chowdhury - January 16, 2020 2

Can a woman really, given what she knows, enter a relationship of trust, adulation and love with a man? Can she really be a heterosexual feminist?

Media Watch

Surveillance State During A Pandemic: Is Your Data Safe In India?

Suyashi Smridhi - March 23, 2020 0

Where do we draw the line between safety, the right to privacy and being snooped on by a surveillance state?

PM Modi Is Giving Up His Social Media To Women, And We Have Some Suggestions!

Media Watch Suyashi Smridhi - March 6, 2020 0

Sir, if you really want to empower women, go to Shaheen Bagh and have a conversation. They wait for you in peace.

Dear Media, Use These New Stock Images To Depict Rape Instead! | #GBVinMedia

FII Inside News FII Team - February 20, 2020 0

FII ran a crowdsourced art campaign to create new stock images for the media to use when covering incidents of gender-based violence.

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