Tag: WOMAN

Women in their twenties and thirties are opting for vol-untary hysterectomies to ensure that their work at the agricultural field is not disturbed due to mensuration associated pain.

Gulalai Ismail is a Pakistani origin feminist- crusader struggling for her life and paying the price of speaking against the authoritarian establishment.

The author reflects on the contemporary feminist discourse and brings to light some of his own dilemmas on such a debate.

Four people were brutally lynched in the name of witchcraft in Jharkhand, how regressive can India get?

SCIENCE | Denied permission to participate in Global March for Science, Indian scientists ask for sustained budgets for science education accompanied with renewed collaboration towards ecologically sustainable development projects.

ECONOMY / There is a widespread crisis in national employment and women are amongst the worst affected sections as far as loss of employment is concerned.

SOCIETY / The taboos centered on women’s menstruation in traditional Indian homes ranged from being denied entry into temples, dietary and mobility restrictions to being considered impure.

LITERATURE In a new collection of short stories written by Indian male authors, an attempt has been made to step into the women’s’ world with radical insight and keeping into mind the contemporary context.  But can male writers really step into the world of women?

SABRIMALA ISSUE The Sabarimala issue raises important question regarding women’s dignity and their right to worship as a constitutional right.

The income earned by India’s women working in the unorganised sector along with malnutrition and illiteracy among their children can be dealt with effective and full day spanning childcare.