women

Didi & Didis

Sunanda K Datta-Ray

The new gender renaissance in Bengal politics has a rich backstory

Beastly Tales

Ranjit Lal

A fascinating study of human and animal relationships in the foothills of India

Tough Girls

Kaveree Bamzai

From Udaan to Delhi Crime, women police officers are on a roll. Less so in real life

Sabyn Javeri: Inside the Veil

Shikha Kumar

The Pakistani author Sabyn Javeri talks about the politics of the hijab and the role of writers in divided societies in a conversation with Shikha Kumar

Opportunity Versus Outcome

Madhavankutty Pillai

Why 33 per cent reservation for women in government jobs is a problematic idea

The Gender Card

V Shoba

The outrage at the Pollachi sex abuse racket gives Opposition politicians a foothold in the battle to win the trust of women, a constituency methodically cultivated by MGR and Jayalalithaa