We have an eye to spot abuse, toxicity, inequality, stereotypes, stigma, bias, and any form of injustice. We don’t adhere to the laws of patriarchy. How can society expect us, who have broken the system of subordination, to not encourage other women to do the same? How can we possibly tolerate other women being enslaved to patriarchy when we know how wonderful the other side is?

75-year-old women’s rights activist Kamla Bhasin was a noted author and poet as well.

When you grow up watching fairy tales and princess stories you compromise on your intellect about men being knights in shining armour. But life, my dear, has a way with everybody to pull us back from dreamland and prepare for what comes ahead. I come from a small city call Gaya, in Bihar. You might […]

As the debate about Sushant Singh and Rhea Chakraborty unfolds, Kangana is one of the few actresses who has spoken up in public. We need to make sure that her voice doesn’t get suppressed just because she is a woman.

You don’t have to hide your views. Just make sure you leave space for the other person to ask questions or have disagreements that you can both work around later.

Rathee’s most controversial claim: that he would prefer a more “balanced” name to movements like BLM and Feminism.

We have internalised acceptance of supremacy that perpetuates a female “type” and stereotypes women in water tight compartments. 

Instances of objectifying women are not rare but when a woman is held accused there is a volley of fury in the society, putting the blame entirely on the heads of the ‘feminists.’

Savitribai Phule is often hailed as the mother of Indian feminism. Many call her modern India’s first feminist. Her contributions to women’s empowerment in the nation are undoubtable. Moreover, she has done so much for women’s education in India, including constructing the first school for women. Along with her husband Jyotibha Phule, she dedicated herself to the cause of women empowerment.

Less than a decade ago, I was a little averse to feminism. So I turned to books that helped me find my feminism. The process made me jump, hi-five the author/ characters (of course, in my mind!), sob uncontrollably at the state of affairs and also sob uncontrollably when they found their paths to liberation!