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Beyond Premchand and Manto: Hindi Theatre is Finding Inspiration in the Writings of Vijaydan Detha
Every contemporary debate, from homophobia and intolerance, finds an echo in the Rajasthani writer’s stories. Vijaydan Detha’s Dohri Zindagi starts…
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महिला मानवाधिकार रक्षकों के स्वयं की देखभाल और स्वास्थ्य रक्षा को सक्रियतावाद में राजनीतिक मुद्दे के रूप में देखना
वेरोनिका विडाल व् सुज़न टोलमे द्वारा संपादकीय नोट – इन प्लेनस्पीक के इस अंक में हम ‘समुदाय एवं यौनिकता’ के…
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Brushstrokes: 9 Simple Ways to Become the Perfect Sanskari Woman
In many societies, women are assigned the role of ‘protecting’ or upholding tradition and culture. Their movements, behaviour and conversations…
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Video Page: Being Laxmi: ‘I belong to the hijra, the oldest transgender community’
Community – your friends, family, neighbours – can be a source of great strength and support. However, in exchange for…
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Wanting Monogamy as 1,946 Men Await my Swipe
Leaving Michael’s apartment one Tuesday morning, I smiled and said, “Have a good class today.” That may not sound like…
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June 15, 2017
How young Kashmiris are finding love in the time of conflict and curfew
The internet is playing a major role in activism in the Valley, and love and relationships too Onaiza Drabu Since…
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पहली बार इंटरनेट से जुड़ते लोग
फोटोग्राफ़र लॉरा डे रेनल ऐसे संगठनों की कोशिशों को कैमरे में क़ैद कर रही हैं, जो लोगों को पहली बार…
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June 15, 2017
How do you Imagine a Feminist Internet?
By: Amla Pisharody In August 2016, APC along with some activists and feminists which also included Feminism in India revised and…
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June 15, 2017
Video Corner: Interested in a Boyfriend Who Lives on Your Phone?
Relationships that begin online are like all others – they begin, they develop, and sometimes they end. But what if you could find the perfect partner online?
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Mumbai Artist Draws Dating Life in the Digital Age
All this online dating activity must surely produce amusing stories. It was with this thought that Mumbai-based writer and illustrator Indu Kumar set about her art project #100IndianTinderTales.
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June 1, 2017
A Critical Analysis Of The Surrogacy Regulation Bill 2016
The bill exhibits a lack of understanding of agency which ought to be given to a woman; that a woman should be able to make decisions when the question is with regard to her body. There is no need for the State to be the Big Brother.
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Brushstrokes: Growing Up Matrilineally in Meghalaya
When patriarchy, patrilineality and patrilocality are the norm in most societies, those communities that do things differently tend to stand out, and the liberties afforded by this difference shape its people, as the photographers of these two series of portraits capture.
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May 15, 2017
Dancing With the Wolves: A Peek Into the Life of Bihar’s Anaarkali of Ara
In rural Bihar, a wedding is incomplete without women dancers swinging to saucy Bhojpuri songs in front of a male audience. HT attends an all-night performance and follows a dancer to see what lies behind the grind and glamour.
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How Pakistani and Indian Women in Three Countries Confront Marital Economic Abuse
From not being allowed to work to having their earnings exploited, many women confront economic abuse, a recognised form of domestic abuse.
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Video Page: Can Money Buy This Common Man a Decent Haircut?
Take the befuddled protagonist of this insightful short film. In an attempt to pamper himself for a special occasion, he decides to enter the precincts of an upscale salon. See what happens next.
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