Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar: The Forerunner of the Evolution of Feminism in India – Shivani Waldekar
Every 14 April, people all over the world commemorate Dr Babasaheb Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar’s birth anniversary, also known as Bhim…
Iru: The Remarkable Life of Irawati Karve by Urmilla Deshpande and Thiago Pinto Barbosa (2024): A Review by Jose Benny
Young scholars in the social sciences are often nudged by their professors to direct their curiosity towards the historical context…
A Critical Feminist Analysis of Aattam: Disbelief, Power and the Unmasking of Patriarchal Structures – Shruthi Gurumoorthy
Introduction: The Thin Veneer of Progressiveness and the Power of Silence Anand Ekarshi’s debut feature Aattam is a masterclass in…
What Makes a Woman Feminist? – Vaishali Jadon
“I bought a shirt to wear to meet your office friends.” “No, you cannot wear that shirt,” the husband replied. …
Feminist Political Economy: A Global Perspective (2023): A Review by Ritwika Patgiri
The history of the emergence of the branch called Feminist Economics in the 1970s lies in two important processes. First,…
Riverside Stories: Writings From Assam by Banamallika (2024): A Review by Rahul Bishnoi
Riverside Stories: Writings From Assam is an anthology of poetry, prose, illustrations, and graphic art collected by Banamallika and published…
The Feminisms of Our Mothers by Daanika Kamal (2024): A Review by Himaganga Joji
Daanika Kamal’s collection of essays The Feminisms of Our Mothers (published by Zubaan in 2024) introduces us to the complex…
Decolonising Feminist Experiences: Emotions, Subjectivity and Agency: Nasrin Khandoker
Nasrin Khandoker is an anthropologist and feminist who has been working as a postdoctoral researcher in the IRC Laurette project…
Feminist Methodologies in International Relations edited by Brooke A. Ackerly, Maria Stern and Jacqui True (2006): A Review by Mansi Malhotra
International relations as a formal discipline is relatively new and the feminist perspective in it has an even more recent…
Changing the Subject: Feminist and Queer Politics in Neoliberal India by Srila Roy (2022): A Review by Amya Agarwal
The slogans ‘Naari Sashaktikaran’ (women’s empowerment), ‘Beti Bachaao, Beti Padaao’ (save a girlchild, teach a girlchild) and ‘Nari Shakti’(women power)…