Book Review: What We Talk About When We Talk about Rape By Sohaila Abdulali
In her book 'What We Talk About When We Talk About Rape', Sohaila Abdulali chronicles the stories of rape survivors from across the globe sensitively, relying on personal emails, published reports, and interactions with those working to help survivors.
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.
Book Review: Vanmam – Vendetta By Bama
Bama's Vanmam: Vendetta explores the intensity of the rivalry between two Dalit communities, the Pallars and the Parayars.
Book Excerpt: Barsa By Kadeeja Mumtas
Barsa, written by Kadeeja Mumtas, is the first Malayalam novel to be set in Saudi Arabia and as its introduction states, is a record of "a woman’s scrutiny of Islamic scriptures and Muslim life".
Book Excerpt: Blood, Censored – When Kashmiris Become The ‘Enemy’
Blood, Censored – When Kashmiris Become the 'Enemy', authored by Dinesh Mohan, Harsh Mander, Navsharan Singh, Pamela Philipose, and Tapan Bose captures the essence of the conflict-ridden Kashmir.
Book Excerpt: First Hand – Graphic Narratives From India: Volume 2 By Vidyun Sabhaney
First Hand is a grahic novel that contains an anthology of non-fiction stories that records the narratives of the often dismissed and the marginalised.
Book Review: The Red Tent By Anita Diamant
The Red Tent is a bold, rich, and brilliantly written fill-in-the-blanks exercise undertaken by Anita Diamant who is a modern Jewish woman re-reading the Bible.
Book Excerpt: Open Couplets By Torsa Ghosal
Open Couplets by Torsa Ghosal is novel revolving around the life of Ira Chatterjee, who goes on the quest to find the missing people whose absence no one else seem to be aware of – or even care about.
Book Review: ‘Down Girl: The Logic of Misogyny’ By Kate Manne
Kate Manne’s Down Girl: The Logic of Misogyny is a must-read for anyone who is interested in gender-based violence, or in understanding how misogyny works in the public sphere.
Book Excerpt: Our Lives, Our Words – Telling Aravani Lifestories By A. Revathi
Our Lives, Our Words – Telling Aravani Lifestories documents the lives of several trans women who have been part of the many fights they've had to put on, to gain legal and societal acceptance in our society.
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What Does Being An ‘Elite Dalit’ Woman Mean?
The point that I am trying to make here is that 'elite Dalit' is an oxymoron. It is intrinsically and fundamentally against the notion of being a Dalit in an Indian society.
Man Who Has It All: Alternate Reality, Aggression, and Feminism on Facebook
In the alternate world created by Man Who Has It All, history is filled with female scientists and artists and precedents, and men run the risk of rape if they go outside un-chaperoned at night.
Women’s Groups Release A Statement Prior To The 2019 Lok Sabha Elections| #WomenMarch4Change
Women across India will march for change on April 4, 2019, and beyond. Together, we will reclaim and vote for our constitutional rights as citizens of a democratic republic. #WomenMarch4Change