This loose idea of the Tinkerbell-like, frail woman who crumbles under the slightest of stress and needs constant care and reassurance is a gender stereotype women have been trying to shed for decades now.

Many of the things that define us as ‘Indian’ be it Bollywood, or arranged marriages, or caste or our festivals etc – all of these things often have unequal gender relations weaved through them

Causal sexism may seem harmless and thus we are expected to ignore it. But it can leave a long lasting impression on our children and may end up (mis)shaping their mindset.

The decades-old valedictory tradition at IIT-B, where students roast each other every year, has been put to sleep. According to Mumbai Mirror, graduating students at Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, used to spend an evening roasting batchmates and roommates every year. This function used to be held in hostels, complete with a throne perched on […]

On December 16, Rahul Gandhi is slated to take over the presidentship of the Congress party from his mother, Sonia Gandhi. Hers was perhaps the longest tenure as president of the party.  Taking over the reins of the Congress party was something that was in the making for a long while, after all, he had been […]