A fairytale is a powerful tool to shape a child’s worldview. So perhaps it is about time the world created (and re-create) stories that would help them be ready for a world they are responsible for building.
Phenomenal Women: Speaking With Namita Bhandare, Author & Journalist
A prolific author of both fiction and non-fiction books, Namita has found a rare sweet spot for Indian women journalists. She’s happy, and doing work that fulfils her, as opposed to chasing the newest relevant topic.
Her work is impressive and unassailable. In an increasingly cut-throat industry that is Indian media, what I respect and love most about Namita is her fearless, no-holds-barred support for other women.
Less Than Perfect, More Than Women’s Month
They’ll parade out feminism’s greatest hits in listicles and short profiles. We will recognise most of the names and faces, if not all. These role models of past and present that fought and won their battles. And, even those of us who brandish our tee-shirts saying “Women don’t owe you perfect/pretty/nice” will wonder: if she was able to do it, why haven’t I?
Alankrita Shrivastav Reimagines Feminist Films In Dolly, Kitty, Aur Chamakte Sitare:
Dolly Kitty Aur Chamakte Taare received tepid reviews in the mainstream media. However, for a wayward viewer like me, the film was reminiscent of the eloquent lives of women I know. People whose stories are not speckled with grandeur, but are of inadvertence. Women who are making space for themselves inch by inch. Like my mother, my aunt, a schoolfriend from my hometown. Lives into which I only have a voyeuristic lens. Stories not of grand struggles, or taking feminist stands, but of omniscient living, any act of desire is transgression.
#InTheirWords: About Being A Woman
Often I wonder about being a woman, even though I’ve been one all my life. There is a poem by Kim Addonizio called “What Do Women Want?” She wants a red dress,
Uniting Through Differences: An Interview With IAmLikeOtherGirls
IAmLikeOtherGirls started as an Instagram account on November 14. Their mission was to “redefine what it means to be like other girls,”
