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My aunt’s funeral showed me that even in death, a woman does not belong to herself
July 09, 2026 1:07 pm
She was clothed as a bride. She was mourned as a wife and mother. She was denied her own religion, her own rituals, her own name for God. And the women around her wished for themselves the same ending
How ‘Maa Behen’ reclaims the messy woman
June 11, 2026 3:12 pm
By reclaiming four iconic names, the Netflix film questions why women are still judged by impossible standards of purity and perfection
The surprising success of ‘Obsession’ and ‘Off Campus’ has everything to do with the manosphere
June 09, 2026 12:47 am
One is a campus romance, the other is a horror film. Both show that what many men and women think constitutes a good relationship today is increasingly divergent
How to raise a boy: Parenting my son has taught me to wait, to let go
March 29, 2026 7:37 am
The plant has as much right to the sunlight and shade as the gardener does. Once the gardener has tilled the land and sown the seeds, it is time to let the plant go so that it can grow
The menstrual leave trap: When benevolent sexism creates professional barriers
March 14, 2026 2:54 pm
The Supreme Court is right — legislating biology only serves to entrench the belief that women are 'less than'
Neither 'paraaya' nor 'dhan': Reclaiming the married daughter’s place in the home
March 14, 2026 2:09 pm
If we support emancipation in public, why do we still demand 'adjustment' behind closed doors?
'I'm just being commodified': When Dia Mirza spoke about dealing with every day sexism in Bollywood; how to deal with it
March 05, 2026 6:47 pm
"Women are always treated with a lot of love and they're very special on a set, but you know there's no respect for your time. There's no respect for many things that the men are respected far more for, and it's just like nomenclature," Dia shared
'If she had compromised or taken shortcuts...': Dr Madhu Chopra on daughter Priyanka facing patriarchy in Bollywood; how it can affect you
February 10, 2026 6:22 pm
Dr Madhu Chopra highlighted how Bollywood has traditionally prioritised male actors when it comes to investment and marketing: "The industry was conditioned to believe that the hero drives the film. Investors put their money on the hero, not the heroine."
How to raise a boy | I see my sons’ gentleness as essential rebellion against the 'manosphere'
February 01, 2026 6:52 am
Raising boys has been a journey filled with unexpected lessons. It has taught me that love can be both firm and gentle, that strength has many faces, and that there’s immense power in simply letting your children be themselves
'Why do you need to work': Geeta Basra recalls sexist remarks on her decision to marry Harbhajan Singh
October 02, 2025 10:05 am
During the conversation, Geeta Basra also highlighted how women still feel unsafe. "It's become so unsafe that now I am scared that I can't go out alone."
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