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On Reading Nivedita Menon’s ‘Seeing Like a Feminist’ in a Patriarchal Home
No matter how shaken I feel reading this book, I could not possibly be more grateful to Menon for writing this book and for giving new meaning to my …
Internalised Patriarchy: On Seeing My Brother in the Kitchen
When we were younger and my brother was stopped from doing something as minute as chopping vegetables, I internalised the oft-repeated lesson that 'it isn't right to have men …
The Colour Pink, Feminism and How I Came to Love Cooking
I didn’t hate the colour pink because I didn’t like it, I hated it because it was supposed to be a colour I should have liked as a girl.
Why I Fight
To fight is to wake up. And to stay awake till things change.
How Instagram Brought Feminism to My Dinner Table
Social media is a powerful medium and can play a vital role in how and what we communicate to those around us.
The Great ‘Bro-liferation’: Should Women Be Calling Each Other ‘Bro’?
For us who have toiled to unlearn our silence and survive our self-hatred, is it fair that that we weave ourselves into a narrative of more exclusion?
What Young Feminists Around the World Are Fighting for
There is no single form of feminism, because in every country, the rights of women are different.
A Feminist Guide to Delhi
We're compiling a list of spaces in Delhi that are safe, inclusive and feminist. Please send us your suggestions!
You Look Pretty, But…: The Tyranny of Beauty Standards
This poem is about every girl who has been forced to bow to rigid ideas of beauty.