Karan Babbar
Karan Babbar is a Ph.D. scholar at IIM Ahmedabad. He critically engages with issues of social concern like gender, menstruation, etc. through media articles and movies and documentaries, and creating awareness about them on social media platforms.
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Mahasweta Devi’s Draupadi As A Symbol Of Subaltern Defiance
In Draupadi, Devi presents a strong woman who despite being marginalised and exploited, transgresses conventional sexual and societal standards.
The Productive-Reproductive Labouring Body In The Current Market Economy
The labouring body is a combination of productive and reproductive functions, which act together to keep the market forces running. One cannot separate the surplus labour extracted by the market system, from the labour of parenting, running a home and further providing emotional care.
Book Review| Things Fall Apart: Chinua Achebe’s Masterpiece That Fails To Represent Women
Things Fall Apart may have been successful in restoring the dignity of African consciousness, but does not attempt to do so for its women
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These Are The 15 Women Who Helped Draft The Indian Constitution
On this Republic Day, let us take a look at the fifteen powerful women who helped draft the Indian Constitution.
Gender Roles And Stereotyping In ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’
To Kill a Mockingbird covers several themes that are often uncomfortable to encounter and explore, such as racism and loss of innocence.
Anaahat (2003): Niyog Pratha & Women’s Sexual Freedom In Amol Palekar’s Film
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.