4+ hour, 51+ min ago  (659+ words) In a 2023 custody dispute before the Delhi High Court, a mother's "independent lifestyle' and irregular working hours were used to question her suitability as a primary caregiver by the opposing counsel. She worked, and an attempt was made to punish…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (439+ words) India's domestic workforce is enormous, although the numbers themselves reveal something about how little the state has attempted to count them. Government estimates put the figure at around 4. 75 million. The ILO estimates closer to 20 million. Unions and worker collectives cite…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (328+ words) But beneath this seemingly harmless trend lies a deeper question: if beauty is subjective, then who decides what kind of "beauty" AI produces, and how does the product it produces feel so validating? These images when created do not present…...

3+ week, 5+ hour ago  (1262+ words) Feminism in India The 1921 Chargola Exodus: Plantation Women And The Erasure Of Intersectionality In Colonial History "Tea" could be considered a national drink of India. May it be a morning starter for some or just a way to take a…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (765+ words) While everyone enjoys the food, hardly anyone recognises the labour that goes into this process, let alone how all the work often falls on only one person. But the work doesn't end here; it's followed by rounds of cleaning, cooking…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago  (348+ words) Modern scholarship tries to address this gap by bringing the woman back into the discussion. Drawing on scholars like Jyoti Atwal, Rajeshwari Sunder Rajan, and Claire Midgley, this piece attempts to rethink how the subjectivity of the immolated woman can…...

1+ mon, 5+ hour ago  (515+ words) Joshi focuses on Kanpur becoming a commercially prominent urban centre, which was a large cantonment area until the middle of the nineteenth century. The cantonment area used to cover 90% of the land, and 690 acres came under civilians, eventually turning into…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1062+ words) In India, feminist ideas have become increasingly visible across contemporary art, fashion and popular culture, enclasped by galleries and brand collaborations. Yet, women artists continue to occupy a marginal position in the country's art market in terms of institutional and…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (707+ words) This masking is precisely what gives proxy language its force. By translating a caste- and gender-coded injunction into English, hierarchy does not disappear; it becomes harder to recognise. The command to "know one's limit" is stripped of overt violence while…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (299+ words) As we step into Women's History Month this year, FII acknowledges the contributions of women across history, globally, in bringing about change. In order to remove historical amnesia and acknowledge the significant part women have played in history, it is…...