I have witnessed what life was for women living in joint-families laced with religious and cultural beliefs that deprived them of their privacy and dignity.
A Century Since the Kallol Era, ‘Pataldangar Panchali’ by Manish Ghatak Still Remains an Exemplar of Understanding the ‘Self’ through the ‘Other’
The post-Tagorean Bengali writer Manish Ghatak was a pioneer in chronicling the marginalised underbelly of twentieth-century colonial Calcutta with a keen sense of its gendered experience. While the …
Has India Failed to Provide Safe Working Spaces for Women Athletes?
A Check on the Implementation of Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013
Clothes that Belonged to the Tree
The sight is just plain, but beautiful! / These faded clothes whimper their secrets to each other.
What I Watch is My Personal Gospel
Your ears probe the ebb and flow of the background score, your eyes ferret out sources of discord. And it’s yours. A personal act. What you watch is what …
of love and borders
i used to wonder / what caused so much conflict / purple blue bodies / lying unclaimed / on both sides.
Gendered Division of Labor: My Journey with Cooking and Unpaid Household Work
While it is heartening to see examples of individuals like Lovlina Borgohain and Nayanjyoti Saikia achieving success in non-traditional fields, we must continue to challenge gender norms and work …
In Illustrations: A Night at Urs E Khusravi
The 719th Urs (death anniversary) celebration of beloved poet Hazrat Amir Khusrau was celebrated from May 7 to May 11 at Delhi's Dargah Sharif.
It’s 1941 to 1943 or 2023…
Books are always burnt before / humans are put into the gas chamber - / A prelude. A Starter.
In Delhi’s Urban Villages, Struggles Change – But Continue Nonetheless
With traditional ways of life intermingling with a more urban landscape, problems of educational access, water resources and more continue.