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She is an ex-techie who entered industry with no support, lost movies to star kids. Later, won a National Award. Kriti Sanon calls out pay disparity in BollywoodKriti Sanon recently opened up about the struggles she faced in Bollywood, including unequal pay, losing roles to star kids and dealing wit...
Newlywed bride asked to say ‘beta’ for a future child; her one-word reply is now going viral. WatchA bride's simple word choice at her Indian wedding has gone viral. During a ritual, she replaced the traditional 'beta' with 'baccha' when ...
Why Goa is Goddess' own countryGoa presents a stark contrast to national discussions on women's empowerment. In Goa, women lead mechanic shops and liquor stores. They are...
The delimitation debate reflects our inability to eschew the politics of handouts, caste and ethnicityIndia faces a critical juncture as a proposed constitutional amendment fails. This highlights a growing divide between economically prosper...
Amit Shah slams opposition for stalling women’s quota bill, warns of ‘wrath of women’ in 2029 pollsUnion Home Minister Amit Shah criticized opposition parties for obstructing the women's reservation bill in the Lok Sabha. He warned that t...
Centre tells Supreme Court Sabarimala verdict was wrongly decidedThe Centre told the Supreme Court that Indian society treats women equally and places them on a higher pedestal. Solicitor General Tushar M...
Woman can't be treated as 'untouchable' for 3 days: Justice Nagarathna in Sabarimala caseSupreme Court Justice BV Nagarathna stated women cannot be considered untouchable for three days monthly. This remark came during hearings ...
Standing tall and unflinching on the shoulders of giantsIndian women entertainers are sometimes speaking out against feminism. This behavior aids patriarchal systems. Such actions can be a surviv...
Exposing patriarchy's smothering tacticsArundhati Roy’s memoir lays bare clichés about motherhood, and the ‘mata’ myth.
Change of script in God's own country, and she's liking ItDespite Malayalam cinema's reputation for progressive themes and fearless explorations of patriarchy, a significant gender imbalance persis...
...Credit the Left for exposing patriarchy?Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman sparked controversy by attributing the 'concept of patriarchy' to 'Leftists' during an interaction with...
Patriarchy did not stop Indira Gandhi from becoming PM: Nirmala SitharamanUnion Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman engaged with students at CMS Business School, addressing women's empowerment and government initi...
View: The bindi as the equalizer and Hindu women as seekersThere are two points on which Pavan Varma falters. He says that the bindi is a symbol of patriarchy: he’s wrong. The fact that both men and...
View: Soft Hindutva approach can prove disastrous for CongressHindutva certainly has a definite meaning, unmistakable to those at its receiving end.
If Ambedkar had been alive today, he would’ve been charged with sedition, says scholar Anand TeltumbdeBrahminism and Brahminical are not to be understood as related to a community or caste called Brahmins as explained by Babasaheb Ambedkar h...
- ‘Sports is about excellence and not gender'
The debate, held at the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade in Delhi on February 22, was part of a series being organised ahead of the first ...
33 per cent of child brides in the world are Indian: ReportAn estimated 85.2 million of the 103 million were girls, said the ActionAid India report.
The Indrani Mukerjea story: Why is media obsessing with grisly details of the murderThere is also one factor working for adventuresses. Perhaps even basic than the admiration of wickedness, though not unlinked to it, is sim...
Patriarchy in India reflects even in gender-wise time spent on household choresAs per OECD survey Indian men spend only about 19 minutes every day on domestic work as compared to 161 minutes by their peers in US.
- Can BJP distance itself from RSS chief Bhagwat's statements?
Will BJP condemn these statements considering such views are part and parcel of culture of patriarchy that contributes to crimes like rapes?