If you do not say every day is my birthday, if you do not say everyday is Durga Puja, if you do not say every day is Independence day, if you do not say every day is Disability day, if you do not say every day is a day free of violence, restriction and discrimination in the world, do not say every day is women’s … Continue reading I celebrate International Women’s day and its not an everyday matter – Rukmini Sen
As three judges of the Supreme Court – Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra, Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice AM Khanwilkar – sat motionless on November 27, a young woman dressed in red, with a red hijab wrapped around her head, approached them. All heads turned to look at the woman, who was followed by stern looking police women in uniform. Lawyers in black and … Continue reading The red in the sea of black and white- Indira Jaisingh
Courtesy: Humans of Bombay “I grew up in a slum in Bombay. Since I was young, my father didn’t keep very well and I grew up watching my mother work around the clock to make ends meet. She started her own catering business, and would sometimes work over 12 hours in a day — the people in my slum looked down upon her for … Continue reading Must Read: Raise better boys at home, and the world will know fewer disrespectful men – Dipesh Tank
मुहम्मद शमी या इरफ़ान पठान की बीवी के पहनावों पर फ़ब्तियां कसने वाले मुसलमान हैं. भाषा गुंडे-बदमाशों वाली है. बीमार और तालिबानी ज़ेहनियत के लोग हैं. ये मुसलमान हैं और मुसलमानों के बीच रहते हैं. मैंने मुहम्मद शमी और इरफ़ान पठान की वॉल पर जाकर कमेंट्स करने वालों के काउंट्स बार-बार चेक किए हैं. मुझे हमेशा ओरिजनल अकाउंट्स मिले हैं. सही-ग़लत इस्लाम बताने वाले मुसलमान … Continue reading मुहम्मद शमी या इरफ़ान पठान की बीवी के पहनावों पर फ़ब्तियां कसने वाले मुसलमान हैं? – Shahnawaz Alam
मैं औरत हूं और मुझे नहीं चाहिए पिता की संपत्ति में हिस्सा भाई से कोई तोहफ़ा पति से निजी खर्च और बेटे से बुढ़ापे का सहारा ये सब तुम रख लो और साथ में रख लो मेरा धर्म, जात और मेरा तुम्हारे साथ वो हर रिश्ता जो मेरे औरत बने रहने में मुझे तक़लीफ़ देते हैं इस असल के सूद में मैं दूंगी तुम्हें मेरा … Continue reading तुम बचे रह गए पुरुष और मैं दूर होती गई- Ila Joshi
Published on Jan 21, 2017 The Women’s March on Washington is a grassroots effort comprised of dozens of independent coordinators at the state level. The effort is helmed by four national co-chairs and a national coordinating committee who are working around the clock to pull it all together. Date and Time: Saturday, January 21, 2017. Rally begins at 10:00am and ends at 1:15pm. We will … Continue reading Women’s March on Washington: Gloria Steinem Speech #WomensMarch
Bharat Ki Mata nahee Banengey!#PinjraTod Why did the girl students in Delhi scream “Bharat Ki Maata Nahee banengey” ? Lets try understanding what do people mean by Bharat Mata. Who is Bharat Mata ? Is it the land that you call Bharat Mata? Is it the women of the land you call Bharat Mata? Who do you worship? the land? the women of the land? … Continue reading Power to “Bharat Ki Mata nahee Banengey!” #PinjraTod – Rukmini Sen
Vimal Thorat, Convenor of the National Campaign for Dalit Human Rights (NCDHR) and a former professor of Hindi at the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), in this exclusive and detailed interview to Teesta Setalvad speaks of her decades long struggle to ensure that Dalit literature from seven Indian languages (translated into Hindi) is available to MA Part II students at the IGNOU. The interview … Continue reading Vimal Thorat speaks about Dalit Feminism with Teesta Setalvad
Courtesy: Sabrangindia.in Written by Zakia Soman,Noorjehan Safia Niaz | Published on: February 21, 2016 Why the Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan is throwing one challenge after another at the ulema’s male-oriented version of ‘Islam’ Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan (BMMA) recently announced the formation of Darul Uloom Niswaan [DUN], a centre for Islamic learning and theology for women. As part of this initiative, DUN has begun the training … Continue reading Entering a forbidden terrain: Women Qazis, ‘Auraton ki Shariah Adalat’, what next?
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