History

In this section, find articles, essays, listicles on Indian feminist icons and history of the feminist movement in India and South Asia.

Belli Lalitha: The Nightingale Of The Telangana Resistance | #IndianWomenInHistory

By Manohar Boda

4 min read | Mar 2, 2018

Dakshayani Velayudhan: The Only Dalit Woman In The Constituent Assembly | #IndianWomenInHistory

5 min read | Mar 1, 2018

2 Subversive Pre-Colonial Texts In Indian Fiction We Should Know About

By Jessica Xalxo

7 min read | Feb 20, 2018

Sophia Duleep Singh: Suffragette And Princess | #IndianWomenInHistory

By Manmeet Bali Nag

8 min read | Feb 12, 2018

Geeta Dutt: The Skylark With A Chequered Life | #IndianWomenInHistory

By Ruchira Ghosh

4 min read | Feb 8, 2018

Meet Rajkumari Amrit Kaur: India’s First Health Minister | #IndianWomenInHistory

By Sahima Gupta

4 min read | Feb 7, 2018

Meena Kumari: Hindi Cinema’s Tragedy Queen | #IndianWomenInHistory

By Ruchira Ghosh

5 min read | Jan 31, 2018

These Are The 15 Women Who Helped Draft The Indian Constitution

By Yoshita Srivastava

10 min read | Jan 26, 2018

Gulbadan Banu Begum: Mughal Historian & Author Of Humayun-Nama | #IndianWomenInHistory

By Shrishti Malhotra

5 min read | Jan 25, 2018

Noor Inayat Khan: ‘Spy Princess’ Of World War II | #IndianWomenInHistory

By Sahima Gupta

4 min read | Jan 15, 2018

Madhubala: The Winsome Bollywood Icon | #IndianWomenInHistory

By Ruchira Ghosh

4 min read | Jan 12, 2018

Neerja Bhanot: Not All Heroes Wear Capes | #IndianWomenInHistory

By Ruchika Agarwal

6 min read | Jan 11, 2018

Anasuya Sarabhai: First Woman Trade Union Leader | #IndianWomenInHistory

By Siddhi Pathak

4 min read | Jan 10, 2018

Commemorating Fearless Nadia: Dauntless Actress And Stuntwoman

By Rimli Bhattacharya

3 min read | Jan 9, 2018

Sitara Devi: Introducing Bollywood To Kathak | #IndianWomenInHistory

By Yoshita Srivastava

4 min read | Jan 8, 2018