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Why Sonakshi Sinha Is The Perfect Face Of Women Empowerment…

There’s a lot done to promote the cause of women empowerment; from videos to ad campaigns to awareness conferences. Though these initiatives have their hearts in the ...

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Gender

Girls Rule In An Indian Village

Though small and remote, the village of Mawlynnong, bordering Bangladesh in India’s northeastern state of Meghalaya, attracts tourists from all over the globe. Most c...

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Gender

Rape Culture Is A Contract We Never Actually Signed

Rape culture is a contract we never actually signed. It’s a contract that says Hey, sure, you can totally say and do anything you want to my body — you deserve ...

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Festivals

Cannes Film Review: ‘Masaan’

A ‘Promising Future’ prize in Cannes should help this narratively challenged drama of two families trapped in the strictures of India’s rigid caste system...

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Gender

India Gets Its First Transgender College Principal

India, probably the world, will get its first transgender college principal when Manabi Bandopadhyay takes charge of Krishnagar Women’s College in West Bengal on June...

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Festivals

Jane Fonda In Cannes: Let’s Make Sure We Represent Women 51 Percent In Movies

“Women see things differently,” the actress says. “We just do” Actress Jane Fonda offered words of encouragement about evening the gender scales in ...

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Hollywood

Jane Fonda In Cannes: Let’s Make Sure We Represent Women 51 Percent In Movies

“Women see things differently,” the actress says. “We just do” Actress Jane Fonda offered words of encouragement about evening the gender scales in ...

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Sustainable Development

Entering The Mind Of My Rapist: An Exercise In Extreme Empathy

The essential dilemma after a date rape is also the essential dilemma before the novelist: Who’s in charge of the narrative, and what is his or her perspective? My ra...

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Gender

‘Pitch Perfect 2’ Makes 2015 A Historic Year For Women In Hollywood

The success of Pitch Perfect 2 isn’t just good news for musical comedy fans; it’s also a historic win for women behind the camera. The Elizabeth Banks-directed ...

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Bollywood

The Brave New Bollywood Heroine

Last month, I conducted a round-table interview with Anushka Sharma, Varun Dhawan, Navdeep Singh, who directed NH 10, and Sriram Raghavan, who directed Badlapur. The idea w...

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