Sivangi Dash
Sivangi is a graduate in History from Ramjas College, University of Delhi. She is currently pursuing her Master’s in Women’s Studies from RCWS, SNDT Women’s University, Mumbai. She is passionate about pop culture, intersectionality, gender-based violence, sexuality and other contemporary issues.
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Film Review: Kakasparsha—A Casteist Tragedy Of ‘Love’
Kakasparsha is the story of a Hindu-Brahman woman Uma confined in the shackles of Brahmanical patriarchy and subordinated throughout her widowhood.
Film Review: Roohi — Choosing To Be With The Witches Of Our Lives
Though the plot seems to predictably veer towards “saving” Roohi from the witch, there is an unexpected twist towards the end which makes Roohi such a different horror movie.
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.
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