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...
11 May, 2025, 12.17 AM IST
Exploring the controversy surrounding the Hindi remake 'Mrs': A dull reflection of 'the great Indian kitchen'The Hindi remake of 'The Great Indian Kitchen,' titled 'Mrs,' is criticized for lacking the original's depth, courage, and political awaren...
01 Mar, 2025, 11.34 PM IST
4B movement: Why young South Korean women are saying NO to men4B movement: Young South Korean women are vowing to boycott men as a feminist 4B movement is sweeping the country. The 4B movement calls fo...
11 Nov, 2024, 08.37 PM IST
Why many Indian women are saying no to marriageToday’s young women know that this patriarchal arrangement will take away their power, forcing them to share responsibility disproportionat...
08 May, 2024, 03.12 PM IST
Why ‘superwoman’ title is a trap laid to enslave womenIn this extract from her new book, the award-winning journalist looks at how women, in a bid to strive to be the ultimate superwomen, take ...
13 Apr, 2024, 08.13 PM IST
India's Safeena Hussain wins $5 lakh WISE Prize for getting 14 lakh girls back to schoolEstablished in 2011 by Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, the WISE Prize for Education is the first distinction of its kind to recognis...
03 Dec, 2023, 02.11 PM IST
View: UCC is a chance to set free DDLJ's Simran and respect Ramayan's KaikeyiPersonal laws, such as those related to marriage and divorce, treat women as powerless and in need of protection. Concepts like stridhan an...
01 Sep, 2023, 01.10 PM IST
Remembering Savitribai Phule, who pioneered women’s education in pre-Independent IndiaSavitribai Phule was also the first female teacher in Indian history
03 Jan, 2023, 01.10 PM IST
‘Daddy issues’ isn't just a fixation. Skewed attachment to fathers put kids at risk of borderline personality disorder, Stockholm syndromeThe closest medical term for daddy issues is what Freud called “father complex”.
13 Jun, 2022, 06.49 PM IST
View: The hard right is destroying Modi government’s economic legacyLike the hard left, the hard right exists and manages to make a lot of noise. However, at some point, both the hard left and hard right ris...
21 Nov, 2020, 10.53 AM IST
How India's workforce participation rate of women has sharply declined over the yearsWomen’s workforce participation is declining in rural India and is low and stagnant in urban India, primarily due to the shrinking of the a...
07 Mar, 2020, 11.29 PM IST
Food in fables, folktales and epicsLittle do we realise that food has seeped into our consciousness at a very early age — through folktales, parables, fables, rhymes and bedt...
30 Jun, 2018, 11.23 PM IST
HP Elections: There is no anti-incumbency, but BJP's campaign could tilt the balance in its favourBJP has overwhelmingly more firepower than Congress in HP and that was visible in the number of public rallies, party flags and in media ad...
12 Nov, 2017, 09.54 AM IST
This robot chef will prepare a meal for you in 20 minutes - unsupervised and unattendedTwo 23-year old engineers are busy perfecting a cooking bot which will not need your presence to cook a meal for you.
10 Oct, 2017, 11.05 AM IST
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.
12 Sep, 2014, 04.00 AM IST