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It Is Sita’s Story, Not Rama’s That Is Told By Women In Karnataka’s Villages.

Dressed in a deep green sari bordered by red and gold, with the seragu (pallu) tucked in at the waist so she could sit comfortably and move unhindered, Sanntimmi sat alone ...

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Gender

Where’s The Best Place To Be A Woman?

“There has never been a better time in history to be born female,” said US presidential candidate Hillary Clinton at this year’s Women in the World Summit...

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Bollywood

Sonakshi Sinha Supports World Sight Day.

The actress is all for noble causes and this time she has joined hands with World Sight Day. In the past she has always been in the forefront to support causes like animal ...

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Gender

Advice For Aspiring Female Tech Entrepreneurs: A Perspective From The Developing World

It is an open secret that women are outsiders when it comes to tech entrepreneurship, both in the developed and developing economies. In 1984, 37 percent of undergraduate c...

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Festivals

Doosra Chasma: A Travelling Film Festival To Galvanize Gender Parity

The festival comes out of the commitment of the NGO Population First to work for gender parity and acknowledges the power of the moving image in aiding the same. a Pakistan...

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Bollywood

Sunidhi Chauhan Sings For A Film Based On Social Issue.

Singer Sunidhi Chauhan, who is responsible for several super hit songs in Bollywood, is now back with a heart hitting track ‘Udd Jaa’ from upcoming film ‘...

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Retroscope

A Personal Tribute To Smita

That was sometime way back in the seventies. I still remember the two young women in our Tashkent film delegation who were fashionably late for meals, meetings; who giggled...

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Bollywood

Sonam Kapoor: Girl Power Will Be Back.

Sonam Kapoor is making headlines these days owing to her latest movie 'Prem Ratan Dhan Payo', where she is paired up with super star Salman Khan. While the actress is quite...

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Gender

Why Women Need A Bigger Role In Peace Negotiations

Women across the globe are playing a distinctly important role as advocates for peace-building and security, for women and men. At Oxfam we see this around the world, and t...

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Bollywood

I Love Making Women-Centric Films: Shoojit Sircar.

In Kolkata for the DVD release of debutant director Anindya Chatterjee’s Open Tee Bioscope, a Bengali movie he produced, Shoojit Sircar opens up about his love for wo...

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