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Burqa Ban – A Right Step Towards Women’s Liberation, Not Equal to Islamophobia
We ban violence. We banned Sati. We should ban Burqa. Both are forms of violence only in varying degrees. Sure, Burqa cannot kill someone, but is that an argument? Should we condone violence that...
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Bajirao Mastani Feminist Review: Strong Women, Gorgeous Chandeliers
Bhansali imagined 18th century Maratha and Rajput kingdoms where women had some agencies. And men respected women. Sadly he forgot to hire a writer to give words to his imagination.
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It just gets deeper and deeper
My favourite feature on Facebook is the ‘On This Day’ feature which reminds you of the updates you made each year on the given date. I love it because I love to live my life looking at memories, I...
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Marital Rape and the Sacred Indian Marriage
A sacred Indian marriage is one where a young girl, who have been always kept segregated from men and taught “good girls don’t talk to boys,” is suddenly pushed inside a room with a stranger who is...
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Why Every Feminist Should Refuse to Say Bharat Mata Ki Jai
Hyper sexualized images of women in Bollywood item numbers strip them off their identity and reduce them to object of sexual gratification. The image of ‘Bharat Mata’ does exactly the same for the...
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Workshop on Gender Awareness at Ramanujan College, Delhi University
Brief note on recently conducted workshop on gender awareness at Ramanujan College, Delhi University.
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SWBT Varanasi Day 1 – Arrival, Explore the Ghats, Ganga Arti
Originally posted on Project SWBT: SWBT = Solo Woman Budget Travel or Solo Female Travel “Varanasi is older than history, older than tradition, older even than legend, and looks twice as old as all of...
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Stop Judging Malaika and Arbaaz – Lifetime is Overrated
Marriage is an institution to control private property and women's sexuality. There is no great value in trying to preserve it. As long as it works, it should be fine, if it doesn't work, move on.
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Feminist Film Review – Ki and Ka
For benefit of those who don’t want to spend money on a film which is not well made, let me give the crux of the gender bender points it tries make, but fails.
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Feminist Film Review – Neerja, not your predictable strong woman
There is no wronged woman here who wants to take a revenge, no mother who is struggling and fighting all odds to raise her children, no multi-tasking multi-talented woman who manages both work and...
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Surge Pricing is Unfair, Unethical and Unconstitutional
We have metered billing for water, electricity, we pay phone bills by calls/hours. Imagine for all these things you had algorithm based random billing thrown at you.
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Dear Logical Indian: Motherhood Does Not Complete Women
Dear Logical Indian, get logical. Motherhood doesn't complete a woman. Nothing does. Because a woman is born complete.
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Book Review: The Gun Seller By Hugh Laurie
A wee bit unrealistic (but again which spy novel is realistic), somewhat predictable, yet some twists in the plot, and Hugh Laurie’s unique brand of humour, world view and philosophy makes this book...
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Surreal dream, pain and Darren Aronofsky’s Pi
When watching a film is not about entertainment. I was staying with a bunch of young hippies who were playing guitar and singing songs early in the morning. I took a shower and went and sat next to...
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Middle Finger Emoji – When I challenged Everyday Sexism in My Family
I am going to hold this close to my heart. I am going to frame it as a reminder of many things. Primarily, this is a telling example of what happens when you question men and their standards, choices,...
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25 Breathtaking Images of Manali to Leh By Bus – Never Take A Flight Again
Originally posted on Project SWBT: The best season to visit Ladakh (July to September) is here and news just came in that the Delhi to Manali bus service have reopened. So now, in addition to Manali...
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Acceptance Validation and Appreciation – 3 Things We Seek on Social Media
Facebook and social media in general is making me miserable. So I am doing an experiment to answer some existential crisis.
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Social Media Existential Crisis – Day 1 of Experiment
I will be writing this blog through the day, with each update I would send a Tweet and FB update.
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When Old People Don’t Know They Are Old And Are Stubborn
Alright whenever mom is not around I have a lot of issues with dad. This blog has already seen evidence of that. Since last night he’s given me 10 warnings that, “Tomorrow, early morning, I would go to...
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Race, gender and nation: Case of Afghnistan
How does a woman reconcile and negotiate her cultural identity with the gender identity where her culture is inherently oppressive to women.
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