Vatya is a Master’s student of Women’s Studies at Tata Institute of Social Sciences. She has played an active part in student politics with her organisation, AISA (All India Students Association) and continues to be a part of it. Her view of the future is intersectional and she believes in change. The love for theatre keeps her alive. She fears silence the most.
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.
The Second Wave of feminism is usually demarcated from the 1960s to the late 1980s. It was a reaction to women returning to their roles as housewives and mothers after the Second World War.
A Leaf in the Storm, a short story by Lalithambika Antharjanam, is a layered narrative that brings together the themes of violence, gender, and partition.
The Second Wave of feminism is usually demarcated from the 1960s to the late 1980s. It was a reaction to women returning to their roles as housewives and mothers after the Second World War.