“I think it is extremely important, the youth of our country, especially the young women of our country, to come out of their homes and have the courage to make the decision to enter politics,” says politician Atishi Marlena.

She took the coronavirus test on Tuesday and within 24 hours, her test showed she had contracted COVID-19

Not even Atishi Marlena. Eight women candidates win in Delhi elections, all from AAP. But none selected to be in Arvind Kejriwal cabinet. What’s the reason for this?

She called for “a fresh attempt at a European-Indian free trade agreement” at an event at the Indo-German Chamber of Commerce in New Delhi.

To bring gender-responsive governance we have to understand what the lever of change is for politicians, says Atishi Marlena of AAP.

There are several women candidates who had great chances of winning but failed to entice the public in the Lok Sabha 2019 elections. Here’s a lowdown.   

“Somewhere between Atishi and Pragya is where the Indian electorate lies, and the message couldn’t have been starker. The divide in the perception of what the electorate wants and what the electorate will actually vote for is now clear,” write Kiran Manral in this week’s The Married Feminist.

Atishi Marlena has joined the rapidly growing list of female politicians who have been at the receiving end of sexism during this election season. A pamphlet whose origins have become a matter of controversy across the country has found its way to the media, in which AAP’s East Delhi candidate Marlena is called a prostitute. […]

The smear pamphlet that AAP claims is circulating in Delhi about their East Delhi candidate Atishi Marlena has sent political social media into tizzy. Accusations, defensive statements and hashtags are flying across the digital space as everyone is busy speculating who could have written this despicable pamphlet. Was it distributed by her rival candidate? Is […]

The East Delhi Lok Sabha constituency in the national capital has seen a major clash between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).  Atishi Marlena of AAP held a press conference on Thursday, accusing her BJP opponent, Gautam Gambhir, a former cricketer, of circulating pamphlets with derogatory and abusive language addressed […]