Gender

WHO’S TO BE BLAMED: THE FILM OR INDIAN AUDIENCES

Leher Sethi walks us through the many reasons why as a society we are to blame as much for the toxic misogyny and sexism in the film Animal, as the makers are! ANIMAL has got...

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DIAL A SHRINK SAY THE GIRLS

Animal is not only a retaliation to the women’s demand for equal rights, it is the callousness of testosterone driven marketers who don’t give a damn about the con...

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REFLECTING INDIA: AN ANALYSIS OF POPULAR SCRIPTED TELEVISION

An intersectional and longitudinal analysis of popular scripted television from 2018 to 2022, has been released by the Geena Davis Institute of Gender and Media, reports The D...

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BEING THE NEW-AGE DADDY COOL!

Monojit Lahiri traces the evolution of this creature from the one-dimensional pitashree to the hands-on Daddy cool! In the award-winning movie, Kramer vs Kramer, Dustin Hoffm...

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OWN IT! YOU ARE PRECIOUS AND WORTH IT!

Today, Pimmi Pande discusses what it takes to own your voice and speak unhesitant, fearless of judgement, because each person in the world is unique. “When you know you...

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STRAW DOGS: POETICS OF VIOLENCE OR MISOGYNY?

Based on a novel by Gordon Williams – ‘The Siege of Trencher’s Farm’, it was also my first exposure and my starting point to Peckinpah’s cinema, ...

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NEED FOR EQUITABLE GENDER REPRESENTATION IN HINDI CINEMA

A new research report by the School of Media and Cultural Studies at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, reveals that on-and-off-screen women and queer representati...

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WOMEN GATHER IN LARGE NUMBERS FOR THE FIRST NATIONAL MAHILA PANCHAYAT

Hundreds of women gathered to hold the first National Mahila Panchayat in solidarity with the struggling Wrestlers in Delhi on the 14th June 2023, reports The Daily Eye #Newsd...

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HOW CAN OLYMPIANS GIVE UP!

Humra Quraishi writes about Olympians Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Malik and Bajrang Punia’s relentless fight for justice against a politician perpetrator who roams free months...

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STOP CALLING ME AN ACTRESS - I AM AN ACTOR!

Does calling actresses 'actors' robs them of their iconic glamour? Or is it a much-needed step to head towards a gender-neutral world? Read this opinion piece by Monojit Lahir...

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IT’S A CONSTANT BATTLE – RAHI ANIL BARVE

The creator of the belatedly lauded Tumbbad, Rahi Anil Barve, who continues to be a warr...

April 7 2026

WHY INDIAN TELEVISION IS FAILING

Vinta Nanda examines the sharp decline in Indian television viewership, exposing outdate...

April 5 2026

INDIA CENSUS 2027 INCLUSION CHALLENGES

Population Foundation of India calls for inclusive and secure approach to India’s ...

April 4 2026