Book Review: Breast Stories by Mahasweta Devi, A Metaphor For Exploitation
Breast Stories is a collection of three stories authored by Mahasweta Devi, a feminist writer and activist. She is a Bengali leftist intellectual, whose writing is devoted to the struggles of tribal communities.
6 Books By Dalit Women Writers Exploring Lives Lived On The Margins Of Caste...
These Dalit women writers' narratives centre their lived experiences in a canon where their voices have been conspicuously absent.
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.
9 Women Authors Who Pioneered Postcolonial Feminism
These women authors' writings have established the contours of feminism for us, as post-colonial subjects and as women of colour.
15 Books By Indian Women Writers That You Loved In 2018
2018 was a bang on year as Indian women writers wrote fabulous and daring works ranging from science fiction to subversive historical narratives.
5 Ismat Chughtai Stories That Highlight Women’s Issues Pertinent Today
Stories by Ismat Chughtai continue to unsettle readers for portraying what is still considered to be tabooed and obscene to civil society.
Sultana’s Dream And Its Conception Of A Feminist Utopia
Rokeya Sakhawat Begum's work Sultana's Dream is a feminist attempt at imagining a feminist utopia, named Ladyland.
A Reading Of Jotiba Phule’s Gulamgiri: A Seminal Text On Caste
Mahatma Jotiba Phule’s Gulamgiri (Slavery), published in 1885, is considered one of the first tracts against the caste system.
5 Urdu Stories That Explore The Plight Of Women In Marriages
Here are 5 unconventional and bebaak (bold) Urdu stories, by Chughtai, Manto, Hyder & Jahan that explore women's experiences of marriage.
Manto’s Mirror To Partition: A Feminist Review Of ‘Khol Do’
Manto's Khol Do is an accurate portrayal of the depths of human depravity, in the backdrop of the horrific violence during the Partition.
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On this Republic Day, let us take a look at the fifteen powerful women who helped draft the Indian Constitution.
VIVA! India’s First Pop Stars And The Forgotten Feminist Voices
Seema Ramchandani, Pratichee Mohapatra, Neha Bhasin, and Anushka Manchanda formed VIVA after winning the contest launched by Channel V.
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Shows like Crime Patrol, Savdhaan India, Gunah and Sansani have made a fortune out of turning trauma into entertainment, and making a mockery of these cases under the guise of 'awareness' or 'gender sensitisation'.