Historian and educator Sravana Borkataky-Varma shares her personal connection with Kundalini, and why her professional scholarship on the tantric concept forced her to reckon with difficult questions of belonging and boundaries.
A married woman without children faces innumerable judgements and questions in India. But even though motherhood is idealised, the woman’s body is considered impure, notes filmmaker Shobhita Thakur.
Art historian Anoushka Jain’s new book ‘Badass Begums’ challenges stereotypes of Mughal women by featuring 10 influential figures who shaped Delhi’s history as political strategists and urban planners. In this interview, she shares their stories and impact.
Women stir pots in homes but it is men who shape global food policy. Food-science student Sambrita Saha analyses the simmering politics of an Indian kitchen, and reclaims it for herself as a site of agency and quiet rebellion.
In the glossy brochures of gender equality, couples split the bills, swap diaper duty and share dreams. In reality? Women still bend – often without noticing – while men stand tall, hands mysteriously empty, writes Uttama Kirit Patel.
The manosphere of online networks and its ‘incel’ community foster toxic beliefs about women and attractiveness, intertwining issues of race and caste. A chill pill of love and inclusivity is called for, writes Rugmini Kalithodi.
In her new documentary ‘Working Girls’, Mumbai-based filmmaker Paromita Vohra explores women’s reproductive labour – spanning domestic work to surrogacy – revealing how law shapes visibility, value and control over female bodies and employment.
Madhureeta Anand intertwines her writing, filmmaking and entrepreneurship with themes of gender equity and environmentalism. Here, she talks about patriarchy, purpose, and her debut superhero novel that features a female Krishna.
The blockbuster TV show ‘Sex and the City’ acquired the halo of a cultural icon back in the late 1990s. But would today’s young adults see it the same way? Gen-Z writer Neer Bukharia shares her views.
A comparison of Han Kang’s ‘The Vegetarian’ and Agustina Bazterrica’s ‘Tender Is the Flesh’ with food customs in India reveals how meat-eating is used as a patriarchal tool to strip the woman of her autonomy, writes Nethra Anoop.
In her new book ‘More than a Doll’, US entrepreneur and author Jodi Bondi Norgaard shares her battle to launch a line of sports dolls for young girls, and why she set out to challenge gender norms in the toy industry.
This year, eShe’s panel at Ananke Festival of Literature 2025 (29 April to 1 May) features poet Usha Akella, entrepreneur-activist Veera Mahajan and podcaster Mohua Chinappa.
Albert Einstein’s sister Maja was never given the same platform or opportunities as her brother, even though she was academically brilliant. What if she had been allowed to live up to her full potential? Dare we imagine a world with a woman at the helm of physics, asks Shreya Krishnan.
A new report by Equality Now has found that over 230 million people in 94 countries have undergone female genital mutilation. This cruel practice is a violation of human rights and a result of gender inequality, with lifelong health repercussions for survivors.
Inspiring grassroots workers and influential figures came together at the Kamla Bhasin Awards 2024 in New Delhi to renew efforts towards gender justice in South Asia. The awards honour individuals tackling patriarchy, continuing Kamla Bhasin’s legacy of advocating for human rights, equality and dignity for all.
There were only 15 women in India’s Constituent Assembly, which first convened in 1946 with 299 members. A new book ‘The Fifteen’ highlights the contributions of these trailblazing women in shaping India’s Constitution, and their struggles for gender and social justice, while battling myriad challenges in their own lives.
Zakia Soman has been fighting for Muslim women’s rights for decades. Now, her son Arastu Zakia’s short film ‘Riha’ (Unlocked) based on her life and experience of domestic abuse, is being screened at Tasveer Film Festival 2024.
A new book ‘Democracy’ brings together thought-provoking essays by 11 brilliant women writers and leaders from diverse personal, professional and geographical backgrounds
Who cooks at home is a socio-political narrative intertwined with gender bias, culture, stereotypes and division of work. Glorifying ‘mom-made meals’ is a patriarchal tool to confine women within homes and kitchens.
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