Pradnya Mangala Devrai, a Marathi movie released in 2004, won the best film award for Environmental conservation/ prevention at the 52nd National Film Awards. It …
Why Not Janeu Under My Kurta?
Rahmath E.P. Lipstick Under My Burkha is a ‘by the Brahmin for the Brahmin’ movie to propagate the Savarna definition of the ‘oppressed women’. The …
फिल्म पार्च्ड और स्त्रीवाद: क्या सब औरतों की कहानी एक है?
(This article first appeared here in Round Table India on October 17, 2016) आशा सिंह कई दिनों से देख रही हूँ कि हमारे दलित-बहुजन साथी …
Sairat Does Not Depict Gender-Role Reversal
Sreebitha P.V. Sairat (Marathi, 2016) would be the best text to examine if one is looking for the intersectionality of caste, class and gender in …
You lookin’ at me?
Aqui Thami Nichelle Nichols on meeting Martin Luther King jr. — “I said, “I’m going to leave Star Trek because (I was going to say ‘because I have …
Why I don’t support the ‘Dark is Beautiful’ campaign
Anjali Rajoria Nandita Das, the talented Indian actress was recently involved in the campaign “Dark is Beautiful”. The idea has been endorsed by many celebrities …
Locating P K Rosy: Can A Dalit Woman Play a Nair Role in Malayalam Cinema Today?
Jenny Rowena I think this Rosy Memorial Lecture is a historically significant move for two important reasons. First of all it gives us a chance …
The ‘Dirt’ in The Dirty Picture: Caste, Gender and Silk Smitha – Part 2
Jenny Rowena My only preparation was to constantly tell myself that I love my body. And I was going to use it as a tool …
The ‘dirt’ in the Dirty Picture: Caste, Gender and Silk Smitha
Jenny Rowena On first or second Saturday coming after the Hindu New Years Day (Gudhi padawa), the devadasis, who are mostly dalitbahujans, were openly sexually …