Et Tu Rustom?
Swati Parashar The art of filmmaking is not on its last legs; it is dead and buried in India. Just because a few good films come out in a few […]
Category Archives: Miscellaneous
Bearing Witness and Forging New Alliances
The unmarked grave (photo by author) Swati Parashar It is International Women’s Day yet again and lunches, dinners, speeches, rebukes and achievements of women galore are visible from across the […]
FREE MINDS, RAGING HEARTS AND HOPEFUL SPIRITS
With Dr. Alpha Furbell Lisimba by Swati Parashar Madam Deputy Chancellor, Dr Christine Nixon, Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Vice President (Global Engagement) Professor Abid Khan, President of the Academic Board, […]
A Journey to Feminism
Sofia Summer Jaquiery (Monash University) My time as a self-proclaimed feminist is short, although I believe I have always aligned myself with feminist values. I was born in Singapore, and […]
Why we need more men talking about violence.
COURAGE Image credit: Erum Jafar Siddiqui Violence is something rarely discussed but so endemic. Violence against women and children has become the norm; accepted as human nature. What we have […]
On Father’s Day
Artist: Ty Agha It is not a day of celebration for me, but a day to ask questions, to deeply reflect on your role in my life. Am I […]
Political Philosophy Behind Rape?
The savage rape of a 5 year old child in India’s capital New Delhi has once again brought to light the continuum of violence against women and girls in the […]
The Naked Truth
Naked activism by many women around the globe has provoked a strong response in the media from social commentators and academics, many condemning this tactic as some form of forced […]
Kaalratri
Welcome to Kaalratri, a blog about women. We have wanted to do this for a while; to find a space away from our professional lives and work where we could […]
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