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Why Many Young Women Refuse to Enter the Kitchen

My mother belonged to a time where the kitchen was a woman’s prison and her call of duty. She has spent, what seems like, an entire lifetime inside the kitchen. It’s why I seem to have spent the better part of my life running away from it. Choosing to not have a relationship with cooking, almost felt like the only way to protest.

Poulomi Das March 31, 2016

Sports

The T20 World Cup Defeat is One Small Loss for India, One Giant Leap for Women’s Cricket

For India at yesterday’s final, there was no saviour. But even in defeat, there is still victory to be found. Harmanpreet Kaur is leading a side that is breaking ceilings with every tournament in which they participate.

Pawan March 30, 2016

Bollywood

Meet the Real PadMan Before Bollywood Ruins It

“Menstrual hygiene can’t be tackled by an advertising or a marketing team,” said Arunachalam Muruganantham toward the end of Amit Virmani’s 2013 documentary Menstrual Man. Will Akshay Kumar’s PadMan prove him wrong?

Poulomi Das March 30, 2016

Gender

“Time Maa Chhe?” How Indian Women Are Constantly Made to Feel Guilty About Menstruating

Years of brainwashing has made menstruating women across the world feel unclean and unwanted for generations. And India has done little to change that.

Runa Mukherjee March 20, 2016

People

Champi… Tel Malish for the Complete Indian Mard

Indian men do not usually indulge in pedicures and facials. Who and what then gives us succour from the relentless onslaught of life? The answer, my friends, is in the strong, virile, and skilful hands of the neighbourhood barber and his vigorous champi.

Karan Mujoo March 20, 2016

Gender

“It Must Be My Fault.” Why Women Find It Difficult to Walk Out of an Abusive Relationship

For years, I lived with my abusive husband and often found myself feeling guilty and begging to make amends. That’s the thing about manipulative relationships. Years of trauma makes you believe that you are incapable of breaking free. It’s called learned helplessness.

Vaishnavi Sundar March 18, 2016

POV

Behind Every Successful Woman Is a Work Mom and a Work Wife

We women spend a lot of time fretting over how to navigate professional worlds controlled by men. But we rarely get to thank the women who, despite everything that stands in our way and theirs, make life a little less difficult. I’m talking about the work moms and work wives of our lives.

Sonali Kokra March 18, 2016

Gender

What’s Making Us Happy: The Decline in India’s Maternal Mortality Rate

Here’s a reason to cheer on a gloomy day: Our Maternal Mortality Rate has dropped by 22 per cent. That means nearly 1,000 fewer women die because of pregnancy-related complications in the country each month.

Arré Bench March 16, 2016

Gender

A New Wish for the New Year: #MeToo Must Reach Small Town India, And How Bollywood Can Help

In the small-town imagination, the idea of modernity is borrowed from Bollywood – the feisty Tanu from Tanu Weds Manu, the rebellious Rumi from Manmarziyaan. Where are all the well-rounded girls who are compassionate and caregiving, but fierce and independent? The limitations of this modernity will always come in the way of a small-town MeToo movement.

Manjiri Indurkar March 15, 2016

Modern Family

Sisters are Protectors Too: Why Raksha Bandhan Needs to be Reimagined

As an elder sister, I am constantly bailing my brother out of sticky situations. Which makes me wonder, if I am his protector, shouldn’t he be tying a rakhi on my wrist, instead of the other way around? All traditions need an update and Raksha Bandhan is no different.

Ayushi Murli March 13, 2016