Devaki Jain’s Memoir : The Brass Notebook
Speaking Tiger announced the publication of The Brass Notebook: A Memoir by Devaki Jain. In this no-holds-barred chronicle, renowned feminist, economist, and academician Devaki Jain...
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Bharat Mata – Is This Appellation Justified?
By DR. Elsa Lycias Joel A hypocritical outcry of deteriorating traditional values is often heard when a woman walks out of her marriage whereas the...
New Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Report Shows ‘Missing Perspectives of Women in News’
A recent report commissioned by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, promoted also by International Women’s Media Foundation reveals how women are majorly underrepresented in...
Breaking away from oppressive traditions, widows celebrate Holi and Diwali
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The Mother of Us All
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Didi, Bus Stop Chaloge?
By Neha Bhupathiraju A woman auto driver is a rare sight, we’d be lying if we said we didn’t instantly notice and make a mental...
Results of the 5th National Family Health Survey Shows Women Are Still Far Behind In Internet Usage
In a Survey conducted last year, as part of the fifth National Family Heath Survey (NFHS), an important question was asked – “Have you used...
Supreme Court entertains a PIL Seeking Directions For Uniform Grounds Of Divorce For Women Of All Faith
#Newsbyte #1MinuteRead #UniformCivilCode #SupremeCourt #law In a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by Lawyer Ashwini Upadhyay and argued by Senior Advocates Pinky Anand and Meenakshi...
18 WOMEN WHO WON NOBEL PRIZE FOR PEACE
(On This International Day Of Peace, Learn About 18 Women Who Are Recipients Of The Noble Peace Prize For Peace) 21st September is celebrated as...
RUTH BADER GINSBURG – THANK YOU
By Kanishta Naithani ‘As long as I can do the job full steam, I will be here.’ When we talk about women and their careers,...
Eating Last: Gendered Malnutrition in India
Vandita Morarka The actions have the familiarity of everyday routine to them. Bharti lays out the dinner she has prepared for her husband and children....
An Inquiry Into the Morals of Marriage
By Guneet Singh Sidhu A first glance at the title of this piece is likely to remind anyone involved in academia of Adam Smith’s “An...