Shweta Krishnan
Man, His Madness, and the Mad Woman
Mad adj. crazy, nuts, loony, mental, insane. adj. angry, frustrated, raging. No one is a better drama queen than William…
By Shweta Krishnan
April 1, 2015
India’s Daughter: When Men Come Together, But Women Stand Divided
Two weeks before India’s Daughter made it to the headlines, I came across this new pledge for Delhi school kids,…
By Shweta Krishnan
Nivedita Menon: On Feminism in the 21st Century
Nivedita Menon is a feminist writer and a political and social activist. She is a professor of political thought at…
By Shweta Krishnan
March 16, 2015
Ruth Vanita: On Literature, Sexuality and the Pleasure of “Playing In The World”
Ruth Vanita is an academic, activist and author, who specialises in gender studies, lesbian and gay studies and South Asian…
By Shweta Krishnan
Nivedita Menon: On Feminism and Feminist Conundrums
Nivedita Menon is a feminist writer and a political and social activist. She is a professor of political thought at…
By Shweta Krishnan
March 1, 2015
Interview: Anita Ratnam
In December TARSHI interviewed Anita Ratnam, who is a leading Bharatanatyam dancer and choreographer based in Chennai. In her own…
By Shweta Krishnan
January 15, 2015
Dances of Desire: From Devadasis to Modern Storytellers
It is not entirely impossible to imagine that classical Indian dance is timeless or that the stories narrated in these…
By Shweta Krishnan
January 1, 2015
BEYOND THE SIMPLE FORMULAS
‘Woman? It’s simple, say the fanciers of simple formulas: she is a womb, an ovary; she is a female –…
By Shweta Krishnan
December 1, 2014
I-Column: A Trip To The Ladies’
Remember Simone de Beauvoir said, one is not born a woman but rather becomes one? A trip to the ladies’…
By Shweta Krishnan
November 1, 2014
Interview: Gender And Popular Science
Popular science stories can be exciting, educative and a lot of fun to read. But sometimes we come across that…
By Shweta Krishnan
October 1, 2014
Sports: Hegemonic Masculinities And The Feminist Conundrum
As a teenager, I played tennis with friends, both male and female. Mostly we played with whoever was available to…
By Shweta Krishnan
September 1, 2014
Review: Women We Worship, Women We Abuse
It is almost a year old, but the Abused Goddesses campaign created ripples in the fabric of activism that are…
By Shweta Krishnan
July 1, 2014
Freak Shows: Looking at Human Bodies on Exhibit
No two human bodies are alike, and our different bodies arouse curiosity. But our fascination for the aesthetics of the perfect human body has historically created a space within art, science and religion for the examination of the ‘abnormal’ and the ‘imperfect’. As a result, some bodies are normalised while others become oddities.
By Shweta Krishnan
May 1, 2014
Interview: Suchitra Dalvie
Dr Suchitra Dalvie best known for her strong pro-choice views and her unflinching support for safe abortion, is also a blogger and a book lover, with deep insights into feminism and women’s rights.
By Shweta Krishnan
April 1, 2014
Beyond The Simple Formulas
‘Woman? It’s simple, say the fanciers of simple formulas: she is a womb, an ovary; she is a female –…
By Shweta Krishnan
March 1, 2014