Currently working with an English daily, Kashmir Images, based in Srinagar, Kashmir, Adeela Hameed is a thoroughbred writer. She is a Fellow with Himalayan Journalists Collective Against Climate Change. Adeela is a guest contributor to the wildlife magazine, Saevus, and ecotech website, Green Clean Guide. She is a member of the writers' community, WissenMonk, and the Editor for their monthly magazine – Wisdom Quest. She works for environmental conservation and social sustainability.
In the Indian imagination, an ‘Aunty’ is a middle-aged, usually fat woman who is married and has children. Young women, especially unmarried ones, either do not want to associate with the term or are expected to steer clear of it.
A few of the films in Malayalam cinema industry today are striking a strong blow against misogyny, which has otherwise been celebrated unapologetically for decades.
Amol Palekar's movie Anaahat (2003), a Marathi film (Anaahat means Eternity), poses several questions about Niyog Pratha and emphasises on a woman's choice to explore her sexual freedom.