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…
Embodying Motherhood: Perspectives from Contemporary India by Anu Aneja and Shubhangi Vaidya (2016): A Review by Priyasha Choudhary
Embodying Motherhood: Perspectives from Contemporary India by Anu Aneja and Shubhangi Vaidya (published by Sage in 2016) is another ground-breaking…
The Penalty of Motherhood in Higher Education Institutes in India – Krithika Narayanswamy
My daughter turns two soon. It is a joyous occasion. I longed to become a mother and have found it…
Becoming an altruistic mother: ‘Mimi’, now streaming on Netflix and Jio Cinema. But why exactly now? – Nadja-Christina Schneider
Mimi (2021, dir. Laxman Utekar) is not the first remake of the 2011 Marathi feature film Mala Aai Vhhaychy! (“I…
From ‘Amma canteen’ of Jayalalitha to ‘Maa kitchen’ of Mamata Banerjee: A saga of Food, Politics and Motherhood – Sritama Chaudhuri
Introduction Motherhood has biological and symbolical significance in different world cultures (Macquillan et. al. 2008). Mothers in the South Asian…