Alankrita Shrivastava

Alankrita Shrivastava is a screenwriter and director who made the award-winning film, Lipstick Under my Burkha. She completed her post-graduation from Jamia Millia Islamia in 2003.

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Bra, unhooked: For that heaven of freedomSubscriber Only

July 31,2022 04:17:43 AM

Alankrita Shrivastava writes: A woman’s body is her own. And yet this act of forcibly being made to undress is somehow considered okay for reasons of “security”. And if it is a person in authority who is asking for the undressing.

Sun, Jul 31, 2022

In India’s darkest hours, stories can light our waySubscriber Only

January 27,2022 04:00:41 AM

🔴 Alankrita Shrivastava writes: It is for us to provide mirrors, offer dreams, challenge the status quo with our stories and do what little we can to nurture humanity

Thu, Jan 27, 2022

Doll DiariesSubscriber Only

December 31,2021 17:08:12 PM

Be careful what you wish for -- they may just come true!

Sun, Jan 02, 2022

Pandemic may have brought us closer to our need for storiesSubscriber Only

December 29,2020 04:42:25 AM

In the dark shadow of COVID, the private screen seems to have found a new shine, a dynamic dazzle. It is this private watching that has saved many a film economically in these times, and many a viewer emotionally.

Tue, Dec 29, 2020

Students who protest against discriminatory laws are real patriots. They offer hope for futureSubscriber Only

December 19,2019 05:49:35 AM

If there is any hope that the polarisation of India on grounds of religion will come to an end, that there will be a step forward in reducing caste-based discrimination, that hope lies only with the students of India. They are the conscience keepers of our society.

Thu, Dec 19, 2019