women
Hair-Rising in Tehran
Deepika Saraswat
Iranians are striving for an ‘ordinary life’, not a ‘heaven’ that is forced from within or without
Astral Bodies and Dancing Trees
Chitra Ganesh’s drawings and murals reimagine femininity, sexuality and power
Betting on Growth
There’s a clear shift in the balance between empowerment and entitlement in favour of the former with a commensurate increase in capital expenditure
A Continuing Indignity
A survey of Muslim women reveals the toll of polygamy and makes a case for making it illegal like triple talaq
The Wonder Women of Malabar
Guess who are learning the ancient martial art form Kalaripayattu in Kerala
Mapping Women’s Anger
The importance of righteous rage, from the ancient epics to the revolutions of today
Gone Girl
The recent news of the sale of girls in Rajasthan has made ripples as far as New Delhi. Why is it still happening?
Out of the Veil in Iran
Iran’s youth have been reeling under an economy marred by decades of US sanctions, corruption and the pandemic. The attempts to tighten the noose on social freedoms and the state’s heavy-handedness have therefore invited an almost instant and massive pushback
Conjugal Justice
Five years after instant triple talaq was declared unconstitutional, many Muslim women now seek a ban on other unequal practices
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