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 ...

Pordenone Silent Film Festival – Female Spies, Custard Pies And Skirt-Ripping Fun For All

The Italian celebration of the silent screen produced a bumper crop of rediscovered gems from around the world – including a Laurel and Hardy classic – to wave ...

Why India Needs A Universal Immunisation Programme To Boost Its Healthcare.

As India embarks on its promise of universal health coverage (UHC), one should look at the healthcare system in a country like Cuba. Despite limited resources and economic ...

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...

Gender Equality And The Global Goals

Just over a week ago at the United Nations (UN), one hundred ninety-three countries adopted a new sustainable development agenda to tackle some of the world’s most pr...

Gender Parity Could Add 60% To India’s GDP By 2025

“The report analysed 15 gender equality indicators for 95 countries home to 93 per cent of the world’s women and 97 per cent of the world’s GDP”. An...

Suchitra Sen - Revisiting Icons

Standing at the far end of the room she resembled a house wife in a simple cotton saree. A few gold bangles twinkled musically round her wrist. That plump figure was out of...

What Do The Global Goals Mean For Girls?

17 is a magic number. Apollo 17 went to the moon, Michelle Obama was born on January 17, John Lennon met Paul McCartney when he was 17, and I am 17 years old. But perhaps m...

YFR Launches Mans’s World, For Gender Equality At 6th Jagran Film Festival

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