feminism

Sabarimala: In Defence of Tradition

Lakshmi Bayi

Why the battle for an inclusive Ayyappa worship makes no sense

Margo Jefferson: ‘You find ways to subvert White femininity in order to survive’

Tishani Doshi

Margo Jefferson’s memoir about growing up as an elite African-American woman moves between femininity and feminism without getting polemical on either

Siri Hustvedt: Artists Are Cannibals

Tishani Doshi

Novelist, poet and essayist, Siri Hustvedt is an intimidating figure in her books as well as in her exploration of ideas

Taslima Nasrin: ‘Without sexual freedom women will never get equality’

Nandini Nair

The third of her seven-volume memoir is out in English and Taslima Nasrin still remains a rebel with no regrets

Cultural Grief

Urvashi Bahuguna

This subtle narrative set in Mumbai is powered by a Parsi and an Odiya tribal

The Gateway Litfest: We Too

Meenakshi Reddy Madhavan

When women hold forth at a Litfest with a difference

She Power

Nandini Nair

Drawing the intimate and the taboo with wit and wisdom

Gender and Geography

Sharanya Manivannan

Being feminine is so natural in this celebration of the Northeast

Everyday Heroines

Kanika Sharma

In praise of women who thrive in adversity

Change is Her

Nandini Nair

The year saw a shift from the theory of equality for men and women towards a practice of equality

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feminism

Sabarimala: In Defence of Tradition

Margo Jefferson: ‘You find ways to subvert White femininity in order to survive’

Siri Hustvedt: Artists Are Cannibals

Taslima Nasrin: ‘Without sexual freedom women will never get equality’

Cultural Grief

The Gateway Litfest: We Too

She Power

Gender and Geography

Everyday Heroines

Change is Her

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