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Tag: patriarchy
Re-(pre)sent-a-tion/s
A poem which attempts to delineate the dominant (mis)representations of women in society that often spell doom for the healthy development of a female individual's identity.
Variations in Living with Variants
A poem on how two years of working and schooling from home has taken its toll on the one person everyone sees but no one acknowledges – the woman …
Tired of Losing Soulmates – The Art of Female Friendships
Nothing breaks my heart and puts it together like the affection and strength I have lost and gained with women.
The Kind of a Woman I Want To Be
'I want to be a revolutionary. I want to bring change.'
Russia’s Feminists Are in the Streets Protesting Putin’s War
In today’s Russia, feminists form one of the most active social movements defying state repression. Now they’re uniting to resist Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine.
Girl With a Gajra
'I am the girl with a gajra, who wants people to unlearn the archaic definition of equality.'
Kathak’s #MeToo Moment: My Experience of Guru-Shishya Parampara
It is imperative that the guru-shishya parampara is reimagined and put at the centre of the debate that has been kicked off by Kathak's ongoing #MeToo moment.
Book Review: An Assertion of Sisterhood Through Poetry
The 135 poems in Sanjukta Dasgupta’s latest collection constitute a bold social commentary on the hypocrisy, fanaticism and decadent morality of our times.
Muffled Voices Through the Closed Door
A villanelle on family dynamics.