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Actors Naseeruddin Shah and Ratna Pathak Shah. (Photo: Prithvi Theatre/ Instagram)

At Prithvi Festival, Naseeruddin Shah recalls Bhanwari Devi's ordeal and its impact on gender rights in India

November 07, 2024 6:05 pm

Her gang rape was not an exceptional case. What is notable is that Bhanwari Devi did not give up her fight against an all-powerful establishment merely to get justice for herself, but to prevent other women from being subjected to similar ordeals.

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According to SC, it is ‘pregnant persons’

May 08, 2024 4:11 am

In a country where gender rights, including, especially, LGBTQIA+ rights, have had a chequered trajectory, this is a welcome acknowledgement of the need for gender justice.

'Women’s right across the world remain fragile and easy to reverse': UN Women mission head Nishtha Satyam

September 20, 2022 12:30 pm

"Gender equality is a real possibility for nations and India could emerge as the lighthouse of the South," said Satyam, mission head, UN (United Nations) Women in Timor Leste

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'Why can't I be a flamboyant, elegant boy? Why do I need to be tough?': Male belly dancer Eshan Hilal

March 08, 2020 6:23 pm

Eshan Hilal, who is touted to be India's first male belly dancer, speaks on what it means to break gender stereotypes.

GENDER RIGHTS VIDEOS

Fire the gun or film the ultrasound? How women running for office define toughness

June 22, 2020 6:12 pm

The 2018 election cycle in the US has been called “the year of the woman,” but Republican and Democratic female candidates have starkly different takes on what that means.