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#WhatTheFAQ: Why do we celebrate National Women’s Day on Sarojini Naidu's birth anniversary? 

Sarojini Naidu was a political activist and freedom fighter who fought for the civil rights of women. She also played a major role in the Quit India Movement

Published on 13th February 2023
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Feminist principles in poetry: Gender Studies icon Kamla Bhasin dies at 75

In 2017, Bhasin was honoured with the Laadli Lifetime Achievement Award for her work in women’s development in Asia spanning over 35 years

Published on 25th September 2021
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Is Delhi University taking an anti-Dalit, anti-feminist turn? Here's what was scrapped from the English syllabus 

Not only did the committee delete the texts, they also refused to accept any short story by Mahasweta Devi despite her iconic status globally as a writer

Published on 26th August 2021
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#ThrowBackToday: About writer Mahadevi Varma, who was born today in 1907, and her feminist writing

In today's #TBT, we feel it's important that you get to know Mahadevi Varma. Sure, you must know her from your textbooks. So let's recollect her life, her writings and her feminist leanings as well

Published on 26th March 2021
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Dalit and minority women's writings make me hopeful about the future of feminist literature: Telugu poet Volga

Budding poet Kadali Satyanarayana took us through the works of Volga by posing serval questions to her — by answering which, the veteran poet took us back to a bygone era. Here's what ensued

Published on 22nd December 2020
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In conversation with Radhika Radhakrishnan: A feminist researcher's guide on surviving the internet

Social researcher Radhika Radhakrishnan shares her experience with sexual violence on social media and how she manages to stay true to her intentions

Published on 3rd October 2020
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I shot the video when he started misbehaving: Kerala student who questioned controversial YouTuber Vijay Nair

Sreelakshmi Arackal, along with dubbing actor Bhagyalakshmi and activist Diya Sana questioned the YouTuber, poured black ink and slapped him

Published on 3rd October 2020
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Here's why this young feminist's art lab in Bhopal is questioning societal norms

Kokila Bhattacharya works best with ideas and colours. Here's how her fascination with creating meaningful art began and how it has grown to help her comment on contemporary social issues

Published on 7th December 2019
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Why theatre artiste Sunandha Raghunathan believes that one's craft is the ultimate weapon to fight patriarchy

 An actor, writer and director, Sunandha believes that theatre in India is dominated by male representation that ignores the 'other' and wants to create a culture of feminist expression to counter it

Published on 2nd December 2019
P K Rosy Film Society started by the Women in Cinema Collective

This film society by WCC is a tribute to the first Malayalam female actor P K Rosy

P K Rosy Film Society started by the Women in Cinema Collective aims to view cinema academically and celebrate feminist politics

Published on 9th October 2019
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Meet the woman whose feminist meme page is on a LOL in Kerala 

Probably the first feminist meme page in Kerala, Too Much Equal is run by a 23-year-old woman, Rose Mary

Published on 8th March 2019
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Bengaluru Feminist group Hidden Pockets took on Brigade Road on New Year's 2018, and survived

Hidden Pocket Collective's, an initiative by Lawyer Jasmine Lovely George aims to help people explore unknown places in Bengaluru and are helping the community stand up for each other

Published on 7th March 2018
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Parvathy row: How troll page ICU got trolled for standing up for feminist actor

After they started making memes in support of Parvathy, the backlash from supporters of their page was shocking — but the admins of ICU are not going to back down anytime soon

Published on 29th December 2017
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Shades of Rima Kallingal: Actor, dancer and proud feminist gets candid about her life, views and dreams

From fighting income disparity in the industry to being one of the few celebrities who got vocal about the #MeToo campaign, Rima is the icon we all want in the cinema

Published on 24th October 2017
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These DU girls are organising history walks with a twist: Their guided tour will give you a feminist perspective of everything from the Red Fort to the Mughal havelis

Go on Safarnama's Feminist History Walk to learn about the women who shaped the history of this country. We catch up with the duo that started the initiative

Published on 17th October 2017

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