Is Indian Cinema Finally Empowering Its Female Characters?

What is it about women and weapons that fascinate us? Why is it that the idea of an empowered woman is tied to that of her wielding a destructive object or super power? Eve...

HDFC Changing Rural Banking In India Forever

In remote villages and deep hinterland of India, installing and  maintaining an ATM machine is a huge challenge. But banking needs to be spread and rural population ar...

Wandering Women- The Feminist Docu Film Festival Of India

Did feminism in India start in December 2012 in reaction to the Delhi gang-rape? Though sometimes it feels so, we know it isn’t true. Does feminism begin and end with...

10 Bollywood Celebrities With Social Causes

Ours is a country that lives on movies. Bollywood actors today have the entire country following their every move closely. With that kind of fan following and power, comes ...

True Review TV - Extravaganzas Over The Weekend.

The highpoint of June was the finale of India?s Got Talent Season 6 on Colors. An emotional moment on screen, as well as in homes across the country, was when Kolkata-based...

Mirrors: Capturing And Recording The Collective Consciousness Through Media

In the recent wake of the Yakub Memon case, opinions have been polarized creating a rift, a schism of thought and identity has manifested in the nation’s collective c...

The All-Empowered Bollywood Woman.

The last decade in Bollywood has seen a surge in female-oriented films and characters that show women in different lights and moods. What defines a great heroine? She doesn...

Of A Biased Media, Yakub Memon And Baby Crows!

So as I walked into the elevator that would take me to my apartment on the 7th floor after work last evening, in walked with me a lady well over 75 years of age.

I ...

Vidya Balan To Be A Part Of Women Empowerment Video.

From Deepika Padukone to Alia Bhatt, many have extended their support to the empowerment of women campaigns and the new celebrity to join the league is Vidya Balan. The act...