The Post-Independence Period (till 1975) and Population Control—India was among the first nations of the world to adopt policies to control the growth of its enormous population in the post-independence period. India saw the rapid population growth as an obstacle to its economic growth hence chose to adopt a population
Category: Gender
WOMEN AND BOLLYWOOD: PORTRAYAL OF FEMALE CHARACTERS IN INDIAN CINEMA
In India, we live and breathe cinema aka Bollywood. The immense influence of films can be seen in how they dictate our sartorial choices, culinary choices and even our culture and perspective. In our country, culture and films are co-related and they evolve and alter with respect to each other.
FIRST IDENTITY: BLUE OR PINK? HOW IT PROMOTES SEXISM?
I happened to be on a call the other day with a very close friend of mine who’s expecting a baby soon and while having a great session of gossip she popped up the question of what I was going to send as a gift for her newborn. I immediately
WOMEN IN POLITICS AND JOURNALISM IN INDIA
“It is very difficult for a woman to make up her mind to enter politics. Once she makes up her own mind then she has to prepare her husband and her children and her family. Once she has overcome all these obstacles and applies for the ticket then the male
RIGHT TO ABORTION: ARE WOMEN LOSING THEIR FIGHT?
Over the years, women have had to fight for many things to find a place in a world primarily run by patriarchal ideals. Women have been conveniently thought of as objects and have been kept away from basic human rights. One such right is the Right to Abortion. Society has
FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION: EVERY GIRL’S NIGHTMARE
Every girl on this planet has to face some or the other difficulty put forth by other humans who coexist reminding her of how unfair and disadvantageous her position can be in society. One such horrifying experience is that of genital mutilation. It’s an extremely gender-based traditional practice that a
LIFE OF TRANS COMMUNITY IN MODERN INDIA
Although the Constitution of India preaches equality among the citizens without any discrimination based on their caste, religion, gender, etc, the people of India are far from practising this entity. People are heavily looked down upon due to their caste or gender affiliations. There are many minority communities in India
WHY DO WOMEN NOT GO INTO POLITICS?
The aim of political life is the betterment of our society and at the crux of this aim lies the process of decision making. Our current society is plagued with several imperfections and inequalities of various kinds. Gender inequality is something that may hinder India’s annual economic growth by almost
WOMEN’S RIGHTS IN THE ISLAMIC WORLD
Saudi Arabia under the initiative of the Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman gave women in the kingdom the right to drive. Saudi Arabia has been the only country in the world to prohibit women from driving – a universally perceived image of inequality. Alongside with the ability to drive has
WOMEN OF YESTERDAY, TODAY AND TOMORROW
“I am not free while any woman is unfree, even when her shackles are very different from my own” ― Audre Lorde This is 2020 and a 12-year-old Meera peeps outside her window for hours day after another. She sat through the morning sun and waited for the moon to