Zobia Salam Harvey Weinstein’s conviction in the historic #MeToo cases, more than anything else, comes as a relief. The fruits of women’s struggles are rarely reaped so quickly. Although (relatively) quick, they haven’t come as easy, low lying and within an arm’s reach. This might mean something for India’s academic and higher education spaces, fields …
Johanna Rabindran When I was a fresher scrolling through the DU Political Science Syllabus, I set my heart on a particular optional paper offered in the last semester. The paper in question? Feminism: Theory and Practice. Come third year, I found myself dreading the prospect of more feminist theory. Talking around to classmates, I realised …
Ashwin Varghese There is an ongoing pandemic which has caused a global shutdown of travel. Several countries, both advanced capitalist countries like the US, and peripheral capitalistic economies like India, have implemented contingency measures where schools and higher educational institutions are being shut down to curb the spread of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). A common …
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Zobia Salam ‘Tis the season! The season to field questions on what I intend to do after I graduate in May with a degree in Political Science. In order to prepare myself for the barrage of queries about my future that are soon to come knocking anytime in the present, I have begun to ask …
Zobia Salam Of the many valuable things a young woman can be, perhaps being a ’lady’ is still a priority. I say this after chancing upon an advertisement for a very different kind of educational space: a finishing school. Give us a girl, the ad says, and take back a lady. Finishing schools as formal …
Manners Maketh Woman: On Finishing Schools as Educational Spaces Read More »
Ashwin Varghese Having been a student of humanities and social sciences in higher educational institutions in Delhi for over a decade, I have become acutely aware of how gendered our classrooms are. The perception of colleges and levels of degrees as being suitable for certain genders was very common during my college years. Looking at …
Zobia Salam The flaming red of the headscarf matched the defiance of her pointed finger, as Ayesha Renna, a student of Jamia Millia Islamia sent out a clear message to the Delhi Police personnel attacking her male friend – no. Ever since, she and female students across universities in the country have become the defining …
Inverting Myths, Subverting Authority: Women and Resistance Read More »
Vishakha Singhania Vishakha Singhania Research Scholar in the field of Spiritual Communication and Corporate Feminism at Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology, Bhubaneswar.
Johanna Rabindran Where are all the women? Shivering in a little huddle, we surveyed the water park, already regretting that we had left our t-shirts in the lockers. My skin prickled as countless pairs of eyes followed our every move. The enthusiasm of the morning had long since evaporated. We bravely pressed on, but after …
Swastika Jajoo This article delves into the Kawaii cultural practices which have been deeply embedded in the Japanese society. These practices involve infantilization and objectification of young pupils and women. Read the article here
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