A few days back, I was going to meet one of my friend. Usually I take metro because of convenience, but due to some delays happening with metro, I took an auto. I had a very interesting chat with him. He was telling about his family and kids. He told me that he was earning quite well and keeping up with the inflation going on, and in fact he was earning much better than many … [Read more...]
Judges Of A Debate Competition Laughed At Sexist Comments. And It Was Not Funny At All.
I recently happened to participate in the Debate competition at the VTU Youth Festival, Belgaum. What I experienced on that day, not only shocked me, but gave me a dose of the reality. It made me understand, that the so called ‘Progressive Youth of India’ hasn’t really progressed. The motion was “Women make better politicians than men”. This motion was not only conspicuously … [Read more...]
For Feminist Girls And Anti-Feminist Boys – Please Take A Break, Because This Is What Feminism Is
Lately, the term Feminism has been affiliated with several meanings. The Oxford online dictionary defines it as “The advocacy of women’s rights on the ground of the equality of the sexes”, the Merriam-Webster dictionary defines it as “The belief that men and women should have equal rights and opportunities” (which is significantly more gender neutral than the former), and … [Read more...]
The Sad Reality Of Women Empowerment In India Which Is Often Overlooked By Big Names Like Vogue.
Dear Vogue, We are thrilled that you’re trying to do your part for empowering women, but if there’s one thing I have learnt, it’s that there’s nothing glamorous, nothing fancy, nothing glittery about women’s empowerment in India. The reality of our situation is far from what you are making it to be and your portrayal of women’s empowerment somehow only seems to be aimed at … [Read more...]
What if things which were said by Deepika in this women empowerment video were said by a guy!
A recent video by Homi Adajania, starring Deepika Padukone, is supposedly made to empower women. Here Deepika with 99 other women, try and talk about how every woman feel about themselves. The video reminded me of something that I read on Quora long back. There was a question, ‘What is the biggest irony in India?’ and a girl named Janga Vyshnavi answered, “When a woman says, … [Read more...]