#MyChoice, Storytelling, And #OurOpinions
Deepika talks about #MyChoice and the stream of opinionated op-eds, articles, Facebook statuses, angry YouTube comments and comment wars begins. Everyone’s out to prove their … Read more
Women
Ishita Malaviya: India’s First Female Pro Surfer on Safari
India’s first female professional surfer, Ishita Malaviya, recently came to California to visit friends, hang with the folks at Brown Girl Surf, and attend the … Read more
‘My Body Is Not Your Battleground’ Explores What It Means to Be a South Asian Woman
My Body Is Not Your Battleground is a two-part photographic exploration of what it means to be a South Asian woman today, specifically in terms … Read more
Q&A With Amana Fontanella-Khan, Author of ‘Pink Sari Revolution’
The Gulabi Gang is an Indian women’s group of pink sari-wearing vigilantes who wield laathis (bamboo sticks) and tackle domestic abuse and other violence against … Read more
An Excerpt from ‘Pink Sari Revolution’ by Amana Fontanella-Khan
Amana Fontanella-Khan’s book Pink Sari Revolution: A Tale of Women and Power in India tells the story of Sampat Pal and her Gulabi Gang, a vigilante group … Read more
Hot News Mix: Lost Languages, Comparing Miss America and Miss Israel and More
India speaks 780 languages, 200 lost in last 50 years. Ganesh Devy supervised the People’s Linguistic Survey of India, the first comprehensive survey of Indian … Read more
Has India’s Rape Culture Passed a Tipping Point?
Today an Indian court convicted four men accused of the rape of a 23-year old woman in New Delhi last December. Tomorrow, we find out whether … Read more
Needed: More Clones of Malala’s Dad
On July 12, Malala Yousafzai, the teenage Pakistani girl whom a Taliban militant shot in the head last October while she was riding home from … Read more
More Than a Piece of Tandoori Chicken: A Woman’s Worth in Hindi Cinema
Nearly 90 percent of all violent crimes reported in India are crimes against women. This year’s United Nations Human Development Report (PDF) suggests that with … Read more
In a Twisted Way, Garment Factories Benefit Bangladeshi Women
In the wake of the tragic April 24 factory collapse in Bangladesh, the garment industry has come under fire for lax safety standards and weak protection of … Read more
