women's day Archives

Should Women Cricketers Get Equal Pay? The Economic Argument

While the Man of the Match in the men's 2016 Asia Cup won 7,500 USD, the women's captain Mithali Raj received a prize of only 250 USD. Why does the women's game receive the stepchild treatment in the same tournament?

Hardik Rajgor June 27, 2016

Gender

I Am a Tawaif’s Son: Growing up in Mumbai’s Brothels

I grew up amid the sounds of thumris, ghazals, the heady scents of mogra and whiskey in the kothas near Mumbai’s Kennedy Bridge. My earliest memory is of my mother fighting a drunken man, who was calling her a “randi”.

Manish Gaekwad March 20, 2016

Bollywood

Much Before Empowerment Became Mainstream, Mirch Masala Was a Film for India’s Women

Mirch Masala tells the story of a feisty village belle who becomes an object of lust for the new tax collector. Smita Patil’s Sonbai continues to inspire generations of women even today as she asserts complete sexual autonomy and agency over her own body.

Shakun Saini March 6, 2016