Chimamanda Adichie on her Newsnight appearance: “I felt upset and ambushed”
Two weeks ago, BBC Newsnight contacted my manager to ask for an interview with me. I would be interviewed by the presenter, they said, and would broadly be asked about…
Dear Ijeawele, Or a Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Dear Ijeawele, What joy. And what lovely names: Chizalum Adaora. She is so beautiful. Only a day old and she already looks curious about the world. Your note made me…
Halla Mach Jayega: How Bollywood Has Been Responsible For The Spread of Eve-Teasing
"Towal me bahar jaogi to Halla mach jayega Towal me bahar jaogi to Halla mach jayega Kar dogi badnaam tum Karo na aisa kaam tum Tumko aise dekh Har ek…
Facebook Censors Aboriginal Women Practising Culture for Nudity
Aboriginal women from the remote Central Australian community of Ampilatwatja performing at a public ceremony in 2010 to protest against the Northern Territory intervention. IMAGE: Chris Graham, At Large Media.…
No Nation For Women : Pinjra Tod
“As a woman I have no country. As a woman I want no country. As a woman, my country is the whole world.” – Virginia Woolf An Adivasi school-teacher and…
Why Domestic Violence Laws In India Fail To Protect Victims: Bigotry, Absurdity And Bad Law
There has been a 27% increase in violence against women in India since 2012. Data from the National Crime Records Bureau suggests that between 2009 and 2013 cases of violent…
What Happened When This Woman Included ‘Feminist’ on Her Tinder Profile
No matter which way you swipe, misogyny comes from all angles on Tinder. The Instagram account Feminist_Tinder is bringing these dudes into the limelight by highlighting the sexist messages one woman received…
The Bazaar Will Burn : Students and Artists Begin Protest Against ABP
Aug 31, 2015 | Kolkata/Howrah: Students and Artists from across the city gathered today at Jadavpur University and Ramkrishna Ghaat to release sky lanterns with messages such as “AmioTamoghna” (I…
Interview |On #padsagainstsexism @ JU, backlash, and gender sensitization
The fight against patriarchy found its newest expression through feminist messages on sanitary napkins. After Jamia Milia Islamia University in Delhi, Jadavpur University in Kolkata participated in the #padsagainstsexism campaign…
The Indecent Girls of Izzatnagar: On JU & PadsAgainstSexism
The first sixteen years of my life were spent studying in a sophisticated urban English-medium girls' school where the students were subjected to some "compulsory recreations" like dance, sewing or…
dear men of india
come 21st century and we have women who are “independent” and “free-spirited” and “confident” and everything else we are led to believe about ourselves. and, we are the ones who…
Is feminism sexist?
From Glosswatch: A Feminist Blog Is feminism sexist? It’s a question men’s rights activists have been posing for decades, to which the response from feminists has tended to be “no,…
When Men on the Left Refuse to See Their Sexism
TRIGGER WARNING: This post cites examples of misogynistic language, gender slurs, sexual objectification, and other forms of sexist oppression. A couple of weeks ago, I came across an article on…
“An Apology from Indian Men”: Another patriarchal machine
By Syamantakshobhan Basu "I'm not a woman" is a video created by East India Comedy on sexism, misogyny and rape culture in India. Presented as an apology note from Indian…