Sepia Stories
Sepia Stories is a beautiful rendition of women of history in a minute long story telling video.
Let’s applaud India’s female physicists inspiring girls to take up STEM
The one thing that's held women back from taking up science is not having enough role models. Rather not knowing…
150 years ago, a childless mother birthed India’s movement for emancipation of women
I recently published a deeply researched biography of India’s first woman doctor, Dr. Anandi-bai Joshee (also written as Anandbai Joshi…#IamSheThePeople
Mukta Salve: The first female Dalit writer and a student of Savitribai
The fight against oppression and caste system has been long and with a lot of sacrifices. The history of this…
Shakeela Bano Bhopali: First Woman Qawwal Of The Sub-Continent
The year was 1951, just two years after the sun had set upon the feudal history of the Bhopal riyaasat’s…
Bhopal Owes Debt To Its Legendary Queens And Begums: Vertul Singh
Bhopalnama captures the uniqueness, and often, the unique quirkiness of Bhopal not just in its history, but also in the everyday hubbub, in the pulsating vigour and liveliness of life.
Mahadevi Varma: One Of The Pillars Of Hindi Romanticism
Mahadevi Varma was much too aware of the loneliness of a woman who lived a creative life and was unrelenting in her commitment to her craft.
These Are The Women Who Shaped The Constitution Of India
Maybe we are still unaware of more such trailblazing women of history who smile in silence while India celebrates its 71st Republic Day.
Fatima Sheikh: The Muslim Feminist Forgotten By Indian History
Fatima Sheikh was an educator as well as a social reformer. However, like many women who fought against injustice, she has been wiped out of Indian consciousness.
Swarnakumari Devi: A Forgotten Name In Bengali Literature
In 1896, Swarnakumari Devi opened the Sakhi Samiti. The organization provided education and shelter to women, especially orphans and widows.
Cornelia Sorabji Challenged Bias To Become India’s First Woman Lawyer
Cornelia Sorabji, the first Indian woman to practice law, was an advocate for the rights of the purdahnashins – women who were forbidden from interacting with men outside of their families.
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