In recent years, the practice of gender-specific job listings has stirred significant debate and controversy in India and around the world. While gender discrimination in the workplace is nothing new, the overt specification of preferred gender in job postings continues to persist, raising concerns about equality and inclusivity.
Puppets are not allowed to ask about Freedom
Like a horizon, it is unreachable for me.
In the wake of a forthcoming International Women’s Day, a seemingly innocuous event announcement in my alumni WhatsApp group took an unexpected turn, unveiling layers of gender bias and misogyny lurking beneath the surface of our supposedly progressive society.
Understanding the economic, social, political, and environmental dimensions of our past equips us with the knowledge needed to navigate the complexities of our present reality.
It is imperative to resist unnatural norms and rules towards females, making decisions based on logic, reasoning, facts, and humanity, thereby going against the prevailing tide of patriarchy.
Literary sensibility, like any other art, is acquired through consistency in reading (a habit in fact).
Towards reshaping the environment while increased male participation in household work and childcare would help, we must also find ways of reshaping both the work and social environment so that they are conducive to developing a work-life balance for both men and women.
Wondering when is the last time women have witnessed doing something they love, except the monotonous duties labelled on them with infinite expiry date?
Violence against women is a deeply concerning issue, and it can manifest at various stages of life.
In our society, just as engineering is forced onto a teen even before they can figure out what they want to pursue as a profession, in the same way, after said studies, marriage is arranged. You are told you can figure out life later.
Unfortunately, honour killing is not a crime that can be deterred by existing laws. These laws deal with murder, not honour killing.
A work of mine, done with love, joy and an equal amount of weeping, as well as some irksome moments, had been shipped to S.Korea, for an untold competition, I never thought existed, until my dad exhibited the contest.
Madras Central Railway Station. The movie reel box had arrived from Bombay by train. Thousands of people crowded the busy Wall Tax road through which the reel box was taken to Kinema Central- where the movie was to be screened. People all along the roads showered flowers, broke open coconuts on the roads, showed ‘arti’ and burnt incense sticks, welcoming the reel. “Watch for yourselves, the first talkie featuring your favorite star TP Rajalakshmi dance and sing in Tamil and Telugu” screamed the posters all along and “The famous drama artiste TP Rajalakshmi for the first time in a talking cinema”, announced loudspeakers in cars and automobiles. The first talkie of Tamil Cinema, Kalidas, rested squarely on the tender shoulders of a girl, who was barely 20, married at 7 and divorced at 11!
Hannah Ratnam Krishnama @ Kamala Sathianathan Nivedita Louis 1898… Senate House, Madras University. The Graduation Ceremony is underway. The names are called out and students…
