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Shikha Mukerjee | Why Calling Rahul Gandhi ‘Anarchist’ Does Not WorkColumnists
Shikha Mukerjee | Why Calling Rahul Gandhi ‘Anarchist’ Does Not Work

Singling out Rahul Gandhi as an anarchist is a mystery unless the BJP was rattled by his act of accompanying Sahil...

1 Sept 2026 10:44 PM IST

This action coming from the daughter of an MP can set an example for others to follow. A woman riding a horse carriage for the ritual is bound to be noticed and followed by other families soon,\ said Gargi. (Photo: Facebook)India
Rajasthan: 'Chariot bride' challenges patriarchy by taking groom's...

Gargi Ahlawat's motive is to spread the message that daughters are in no way inferior to sons.

29 Jan 2018 1:03 PM IST

Iris Ben Moshe, filmmaker, Israel.Life
Her Chair

A three-day film festival was organised as an ode to female filmmakers.

8 March 2019 3:14 AM IST

Activists from Students Federation of India (SFI) hold placards during a demonstration against the recent hijab ban in few of Karnatakas educational institutes, in Chennai on February 10, 2022. (Photo: AFP)Opinion
Patralekha Chatterjee | The Hijab row: Beyond the hype and hysteria

Why do people care more about a headscarf worn by a woman than what is going on inside her head?

12 Feb 2022 12:42 AM IST

Women raise slogans during a protest after a May 4 video surfaced on Wednesday showing two women from one of the warring communities being paraded naked by a few men in violence-hit Manipur. (PTI Photo)Opinion
Ranjona Banerji | Old women will save the world

And as long as we have the courage, we can show all women, and maybe even men, the light.

23 July 2023 12:32 AM IST

All the girls felt that marriage should not hinder them from pursuing their passion and wanted support, not permission. (Photo: Pixabay)Life
Life partners should respect our views in decision making'

Girls respect men who share household chores and say they also go to work and share responsibilities.

7 March 2018 7:37 PM IST

The problem is the hypocrisy in Indian society, a manifestation of the deep-rooted patriarchyDiscourse
Culture may be the great leveller

Studies point out that women of different families within the same group or even of different groups forge stable ties...

9 Aug 2018 6:42 AM IST

Among skilled occupations, aircraft assemblers, shoemakers and car upholsterers may have murderous tendencies (Photo: Pixabay)Life
Jack the Ripper's victims were not prostitutes

Historian claims sexist Victorian policemen unfairly labelled the working class women who were murdered.

17 Sept 2018 4:51 PM IST

In Afghanistan, an online campaign called #WhereIsMyName is challenging a centuries-old tradition of omitting womens names from the likes of wedding invites and gravestones (Photo: AFP)World
'Where is my name?' Afghan women start online campaign for right to...

The movement started in early July when a handful of women posted comments and photos on social media using hashtag...

24 Aug 2017 3:56 PM IST

Girls cant go to school because the route to school is peppered what India calls eve-teasing. (Representational image)Life
Mindset matters

The response to rape, be it legislative or policy or activism-oriented, has been largely framed around a band-aid...

10 April 2017 1:16 AM IST

Women need to be put back into the equation of equality.Life
Towards an inclusive, fluid future

In the same world where a woman has the freedom to work as an equal with a man, a woman is also subservient to a man.

28 Feb 2017 12:11 AM IST

Solo trip, several troublesLife
Solo trip, several troubles

The recent case of a woman being denied a hotel room because she was single highlights the problems single women solo...

28 Jun 2017 12:30 AM IST

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