Ira Mukhoty and Kavita Kane shed light on their experience as feminist writers in mythology. And the conversation about women in mythology began

When his own daughters were born, it was meticulously recorded by Abu’l Fazl that the celebrations were ordered to be as elaborate as those for the birth of sons.

Among the many interesting topics that we touched on were Women in History: Narratives, Writings, Revival with authors in the genre of history, Aanchal Malhotra and Ira Mukhoty Jayal. The session was moderated by the founder Shaili Chopra.

The first panel discussion at Ahmedabad’s Women Writers’ Fest focused on unsung heroines of Indian history. Authors Rana Safvi and Ira Mukhoty spoke to Anurita Rathore on how history and historians have unfairly treated women of substance in our past. From sidelining them, to conveniently neglecting their feats and contributions to the society and even branding […]

For Ira Mukhoty, bringing long-forgotten and misremembered women back into the historical narrative makes her feel like a sorceress. In Daughters of the Sun: Empresses, Queens and Begums of the Mughal Empire, Ira chronicles the stories of the women who played a vital role in building the Mughal empire, their contribution a little known aspect […]

Daughters of the Sun by Ira Mukhoty chronicles the lives of the women who played a significant role in building the Mughal empire. An Excerpt: When Humayun reaches the ancient town of Paat, Hindal’s mother Dildar Begum arranges for a ‘grand entertainment’ in which all the members of this fractured court are able to come and greet […]

Ira Mukhoty explores what it means for women to be heroic in her new book ‘Heroines’. She chronicles the stories of 8 women, historical and mythological, and highlights how they all have a strong belief which they are willing to fight for.