40 writers to address feminism at Jaipur lit fest
by IANS
Women will be a powerful voice at the sixth annual DSC Jaipur Literature Festival Jan 24-28. ...  
07:38 PM, Jan 11, 2013

Debraj Bhattacharya

The other India |

Following the horrific assault and rape of a 23-year-old girl in Delhi there has been massive protests at Delhi, in other cities of India as ...
02:11 PM, Jan 01, 2013

Shormishtha Panja

Delhi Musings |

Don: "Let me ask you something. What do women want?" Roger: "Who cares?" - Mad Men It is easy for feminists to hate ...
12:41 PM, Jun 23, 2012

Asiya Islam

The Second Sex |

In a recent moment of either enthusiasm or desperation, Principal of St Stephen's College, Delhi University, Valson Thampu proposed 40% reservation for male students at ...
06:53 PM, May 10, 2012

H S Shivaprakash

From Heart to Heart |

In spite of having an uninterrupted history of 200 years, Indian literatures, written in 22 officially recognized major languages, countless tribal languages and in foreign ...
01:58 PM, Apr 30, 2012

Lessons in sexual freedom from Taslima Nasreen New Delhi: Exiled Bangladeshi author and feminist Taslima Nasreen has courted controversies by her repeated criticism of Islam and religion in general. Radical Muslims have criticized her for saying Islam and other religions oppress women. She describes herself as a secular humanist and criticises religion as an oppressive force. On Twitter, Nasreen has been a champion of causes that affect women and often her scathing posts have upset celebrities opposed...  
07:09 PM, Feb 22, 2012

Anubha Bhonsle

Write Corner |

"I am still naked." She said it tonelessly, almost hopelessly; no anger, not even an eye-lid moved, and then she got up and left. ...
05:49 PM, Sep 05, 2011

Devapriya Roy

the vague woman's blog |

One day in the library I had an epiphany. It came in the form of a slim little yellow hardbound book that nobody had ...
12:30 PM, Jul 19, 2011

In defense of the cleavage and why women flaunt it Karachi: Afghan captain Mohammad Nabi said on Friday his fast-rising cricket team were batting for a fresh berth in the World Twenty20, hoping that competing in Pakistan had helped to mature young talent. The 26-year-old led a young Afghan team in Pakistan's Twenty20 domestic tournament and although they lost all three matches, the stand-in captain said they had learnt a lot. "We are preparing for the World Twenty20 qualifiers next...  
03:24 PM, Mar 05, 2008

Brit writer Doris Lessing wins Nobel in Literature Swedish Academy calls her epicist of the female experience. ...  
03:17 PM, Feb 25, 2008

Brit writer Doris Lessing wins Nobel in Literature Swedish Academy calls her epicist of the female experience. ...  
05:29 PM, Oct 11, 2007