6+ hour, 46+ min ago  (767+ words) Easwar does not describe himself as anti-women or opposed to equality. That disclaimer is, in fact, central to his project. He positions himself as a reasonable man, a voice of balance, a critic of extremes. His tone is controlled, his…...

3+ mon, 5+ day ago  (759+ words) In the 21st century, empowerment is a brand category. Feminism, stripped of its politics, now functions as an aesthetic of self-celebration, palatable and algorithmically friendly. Swift, arguably the most scrutinised woman in pop culture, is the clearest example of this transformation....

4+ mon, 4+ week ago  (344+ words) This leadership is critical at a time when democratic freedoms and values are coming under attack worldwide and women's political leadership is stagnating. Global freedom declined for the 19th consecutive year in 2024, and more than 75% of the world's population now lives…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago  (567+ words) New Delhi: Speakers at a pro-government event in New Delhi on Saturday (September 7) attacked secularism, past governments and global democratic norms while lauding the Manusmriti, denouncing India's syncretic culture as a "fraud," and accusing "one family" of the "systematic murder…...

5+ mon, 4+ week ago  (158+ words) Excerpted with permission from Deepti Priya Mehrotra's Walking Out, Speaking Up: Feminist Street Theatre in India, published by Zubaan. Deepti Priya MehrotraWalking Out, Speaking Up: Feminist Street Theatre in IndiaZubaan, 2025 Participants in feminist street theatre cut across class and caste:…...