The Liberation Of Sita And Why Mythology Remains Relevant
P Lalitha Kumari aka Volga, the author of the ground-breaking The Liberation of Sita, speaks to Shethepeople.TV about her book and the relevance of mythology in present day.
Padma Lakshmi: On Personal Memoir Love, Loss And What We Ate
Padma Lakshmi has said on record more than once that she’s a feminist and … unlikely to be able to be friends with anyone who isn’t. I got a chance to meet her for a quick interview today and to moderate a Facebook Live with her for her publisher HarperCollins India — and she laughs when […]
Reclaim Our Words, News, Space: Call out Double Standards
So if this New Yorker humour piece teaches you anything, it is that journalists need to be asking a whole new host of questions to keep up with this new era we seem to be living in. There was a time I thought a WTH (if not WTF) series was in order — there is so […]
Work Hard, Live Your Freedom: Writer Anuradha Beniwal
Anuradha Beniwal is a young writer — the author of Azaadi Mera Brand — and chess champion, who isn’t afraid to tell it like it is, and passionately advocates for girls to step out and make shady places less so. Tracing a journey from Rohtak to London, she calls out sexism and prejudice where she […]
The Whirl of JLF: Personal Highlights
There’s no point pretending you don’t have FOMO when you’re at JLF — there’s inevitably sessions and speakers you miss, whether because they’re cross-scheduled against other enticing options, or you’re up… for a session, or an interview or a mish-mash of the two. The crowds at JLF are legendary and while it can sometimes feel […]
Bachelor Girls by Shikha Makan is a powerful documentary on single women looking for housing
Bachelor Girls is an eye-opening documentary made by Shikha Makan to highlight some of the issues single women face while trying rent flats in Mumbai.
Lessons from 2016: It’s Everyday Women Who Inspire
You don’t have to watch Dangal to feel hugely inspired by the story of the Phogat sisters. Indeed our athletes, our sportswomen make us incredibly proud, not just for the awesome feats they accomplish, but also because of the seemingly insurmountable hurdles they cross to get there. The story of the challenges their father and […]
Annus Horribilis Claims Carrie Fisher
Every once in a while you get a reminder of your own ageing process and mortality – when the icons of your childhood are taken away. This year, it’s been a maha-unsettling, unseemly exodus… the latest to join the motley crew (wherever they are) is Carrie Fisher. She passed away at the age of 60, […]
Madonna Tells it Like It Is: Slams Sexism, Ageism
Madonna‘s never been one to shy away from headlines — and she’s been making the news over the past few days for sure. One was a supremely fun appearance on James Corden’s Carpool Karaoke session, which has already clocked more than 9 million views in a handful of days. She is the consummate entertainer par excellence, and teases […]
CNN’s Arwa Damon on her Incredible Initiative to Help Children in Conflict Areas
It was on a #GivingTuesday that INARA caught my attention for the second time this year. Here’s an organisation set up by a senior international correspondent, Arwa Damon (whose reports from conflict areas in the Middle East many of us have watched for years)… an organisation dedicated to helping as many children from conflict areas […]
