Shreya Das
BadAss Feminist and inquisitive Atheist. Celebrates Gender and Literature as her Muse. Assistant Professor of English who likes to take education beyond the narrow walls of orthodoxy. Considers a pen to be the most powerful stiletto against patriarchy and sexism. She blogs at http://www.inkynymphshreya.wordpress.com/
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The Covert Misogyny In Sooraj Barjatya’s Films
In Vivah, Sooraj Barjatya has made contrasting portrayals of Rama and Krishnakant — the man as a calm, rational and composed, and the woman as conniving and high on her emotions, reveal the inherent sexism of Sooraj Barjatya.
A Deconstruction of Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge Using The Gender Role Theory
A close look at the gender dynamics has revealed that Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge upholds and cements gender binaries and roles which are taken to be natural because of how pervasive they are.
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.