women

Gold-Digger Nation

Vijai Maheshwari

The former editor of Russian Playboy on Ukraine’s curious distinction of having the highest number of gorgeous women per square kilometer

My Wife’s an Actress

Kiran Nagarkar

This book on the rebels of Hindi cinema, the women who crossed into a forbidden zone, probes their minds too sparsely.

Can’t Get No Self-Satisfaction

Lakshmi Chaudhry

In this age of liberty, women talking about sexual intercourse raises few eyebrows. But the practice or open discussion of masturbation somehow remains a largely male domain.

The Other Half of Cricket

Laisram Indira

She was voted Australia’s International Woman Player of the Year in 2007 and 2008. Meet India-born Lisa Carprini Sthalekar, one of the top women cricketers in the world.

The Other Headlines and Battles

Soma Wadhwa

…that women in India will have to fight outside Parliament and the armed forces.

First World Suffering

Pallavi Polanki

Kerala’s women conquered their primary healthcare problems long before large swathes of India even saw a problem. So, why aren’t they celebrating?

The Hunted

Pallavi Polanki

Even today, women are brutally assaulted and paraded naked for being ‘witches’. These victims from Deoghar and Ranchi districts bear telling witness.

No Sex Please, We’re Pakistani

Faiza S. Khan

The Newsline sex survey, titled ‘Sex and the Pakistani Woman’, might lead some readers to believe it may be about sex and the Pakistani woman. It isn’t.

The Relationship Mall

Pallavi Polanki

Welcome to the modern era of social interaction. Take your pick of ‘friend with benefits’, ‘fuck buddy’, ‘office spouse’, ‘liberated friend’...

Being America Devi

Dhirendra K. Jha

The amazing story of a feisty leader of the downtrodden in Bihar who procured fair wages, water and micro-finance for her fellow Dalits. She also looks into her husband’s eyes while talking to him