Love in the Time of Covid and Politics
2020 proved to be the acid test of love – from marital conflict in the lockdown, to wedding plans going awry, to interfaith couples being harassed by regressive laws.
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The Day a Film on Menstruation Shot in an Indian Village Made it to the Oscars
The fact that a documentary on a subject as taboo as menstruation, showing how village women are manufacturing low-cost sanitary napkins, has won an Oscar, is a game-changer for the Indian film industry.
Mayawati’s Digital Makeover Gives Away Her Ambition for a Role at the National Stage
Mayawati wants to project herself as the main contender to the post of Prime Minister if the 2019 national elections throw up a fractured verdict.
11 Women Photographers Set Out to Chronicle India’s Diversity
Meet the 11 women finalists who made it to Sahapedia’s Frames Photography Grant 2018 and get a peek at the work they are doing to chronicle India’s rich culture and diversity.
This Cafe Chain Set Out to Create Jobs for Acid Attack Survivors; It Ended Up Changing Many Other Lives
This is a café that will overwhelm not only your taste buds, but your heart as well. Sheroes Hangout was set up in Agra and later Lucknow with the aim to generate employment acid attack survivors and victims of gender violence.
This Activist Chose to Be a Single Parent (of 22!) as ‘Marriage Perpetuates Patriarchy’
Social activist Madhavi Kuckreja is not only empowering underprivileged Indian women, she’s also walking her talk in her personal life.
Triple Talaq: Who’s Really Listening to the Muslim Woman?
Divorce in Islam is at the centre of a heated tug-of-war between political parties and religious bodies in India. But the most ignored voice is the one the debate seeks to empower.
