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Deepa GhalotFree Press Journal |
At the risk of offending conservatives, she was the first to articulate that femininity is a social construct and that biology is a fact but should...
As the world marks Jane Austen’s 250th birth anniversary, her novels continue to resonate for their sharp social insight, strong female voices and...
Lee, a film on her life directed by Ellen Kuras, in which the redoubtable Kate Winslet plays her, is now streaming (on LionsgatePlay) and is important...
Shinie Antony's slim book, Eden Abandoned, has just won the Laadli Award for Gender Sensitivity for fiction. It is a retelling of the story of Lilith...
Sports were not considered ‘suitable’ for girls, particularly after puberty, and making a career out of playing a ‘game’ was not even in the...
Begum Akhtar's greatest contribution to Indian music is considered to be elevating and popularising the genres of ghazal, thumri, and dadra.
More often than not, women were expected to work till they got married; if they continued after marriage, it was to add to the family income.