Nishat Amber
Nishat is a probationary deputy collector by profession, an avid reader by choice and a writer by default. She loves tea, music, shopping and travelling – in that order.
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Why We Must Be Critical Of The New Education Policy 2020
The gendered implications of the NEP policies are also significant, in the sense that women will not have an equal opportunity to learn English, given that parents often spend less on a girl's education and research has shown that parents prefer to send boys to private schools and girls to government schools.
A Suitable Boy Review: BBC’s Adaptation Is Entertaining, But Mostly For A White Audience
BBC's adaptation of A Suitable Boy uses its Indian characters to play to a dominantly white audience in its lack of material realism.
The ‘Aunty’ Body And All That Follows
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.