5 Real Problems Faced by Real Indian Women To Agitate Over By THE LADIES COMPARTMENT Posted on November 21, 2017December 9, 2017 In Culture, Film 0 BJP, Padmavati 0 Since the announcement of its release, Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s upcoming film Padmavati has been controversial. Every news anchor has an opinion, Continue reading...
Bollywood’s Silence on #MeToo Speaks Volumes By Puja Amin Posted on November 6, 2017December 3, 2017 In Features, Film, TV 0 #metoo, Bollywood 0 Sexual Harassment of Women in male-dominated industries did not start with Harvey Weinstein. The #MeToo movement didn’t start with celebrities. Continue reading...
#LadiesReview: Ribbon The Film Throws Up Difficult Questions Important For All Working Women By Nitya Sriram Posted on November 4, 2017December 3, 2017 In Culture, Film 0 Director, Drama Film 0 Getting straight to the point right from the word ‘Go’, Ribbon the film tackles some problematic questions relevant to Indian society. Continue reading...
Scavenging (In)humanity? A Documentary Depicts The Sordid Realities of Safaikarmacharis By Pushpa Achanta Posted on October 29, 2017December 18, 2017 In Culture, Film 0 Divya Bharathi, Documentary 0 “People do manual scavenging because of casteism – deaths of manual scavengers (safaikarmacharis or sanitation workers) are casteist murders. Yet, Continue reading...
Love, Sex, and Wrestling: Feminist Countdown By Medha Singh Posted on September 4, 2017December 3, 2017 In Culture, Film 0 FEMINISM, FILMS 0 ***WARNING: SPOILERS AHEAD!*** 5. Queen The interesting thing about Queen is that it grapples with questions of what it is to be feminine, Continue reading...
