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‘Jaise kursi, table, takiya hai, waise aap pade ho’: Bhagyashree on struggling with self-doubt; how women can rebuild identity and self-worth amid life’s demands
March 07, 2025 5:51 pm
Bhagyashree described feeling like her life had become stagnant and devoid of meaning beyond her household responsibilities.
Asha Bhosle on modern women considering childbearing as a ‘burden’; expert decodes evolution of relationship dynamics and changing expectations
September 25, 2024 10:29 am
“I started working as a playback singer at the age of 10. During this time, I had three children, raised them, married them off and now have grandchildren,” Bhosle said.
Express View on women outnumbering men in medicine: Whole numbers, dark truths
September 17, 2024 7:44 am
As more women enter medicine, it is time to iron out systemic inadequacies, patriarchal mindsets
Why rape is still a four-letter word
September 15, 2024 7:31 am
In India, the acceptance of rape among communities continues, despite public outrage and candlelight vigils
Prachi Nigam features in a powerful ‘glow-up’ video; shares ‘never try to fix something that was never broken’
May 30, 2024 10:03 pm
Neha Cadabam, senior psychologist and executive director at Cadabams Hospitals and Mindtalk, agrees that women today face immense pressure to conform to the society’s standards of beauty
A thrilling tie leaves India with more questions at end of Bangladesh tour
July 23, 2023 9:42 am
The confusing selection, lack of consistency in the top order and their struggles against spin, the lack of a finisher and a total lack of threatening fast-bowling options are the Indian headaches.
India's top order in focus in series decider against Bangladesh
July 21, 2023 1:32 pm
Following a disastrous start, where the Indian women's team crashed to its first-ever defeat to Bangladesh, the visitors levelled the series with a commanding 108-run win on Wednesday
Feminism, egalitarianism: Beyond big words
July 02, 2023 4:03 pm
Recently, a tweet on a Bangalore housing society asking for cuts in domestic worker salaries after the Congress government there introduced free bus passes had gone viral. Underpinning this move is our society’s pervasive disregard for informal work.
Misogyny in the matrimonial market: Data shows Indian men prefer wives without jobs
April 01, 2023 3:58 pm
India can ill afford educated women staying out of the workforce. Changing norms and attitudes of men is critical to increasing women’s participation and reducing their occupational segregation
SheThePeople's Women Writer's Prize for Sarah Joseph
March 16, 2022 6:43 pm
"A story of perennial appeal, 'Budhini' is a winner in every way. Our heartfelt congratulations to Sarah Joseph, the author of this wonderful book, and translator Sangeetha Sreenivasan," said prize founder Shaili Chopra
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