The Labour Room Bullies

Obstetric violence, the abuse of pregnant women by health workers, is shockingly common in the Indian medical system though it is rarely talked about. Recently, three infan...

Perfect Synergy Of Film Market And Film Festival At ALIIFF

The first edition of the All Lights India International Film Festival (ALIIFF), which begins here on Sunday, promises to create a healthy platform to cater to film lov...

First Global Conference On Gender Equality In Kerala Asia Faces Fertility Crisis

In a bid to reduce gender inequality in India and increase female work participation rates, the Kerala government is set to host the country’s first global conference...

Cairo Film Festival Begins With Meryl Streep Work

The 37th edition of the Cairo International Film Festival opened here on Wednesday evening with an American work, Jonathan Demme’s Ricki and The Flash. That wond...

Curtain Raiser

“Everything is a celebration in the garden of childhood”
- Pablo Neruda

A question which frequently haunted me raises its head as I write...

Amitabh Bachchan To Co-Host The 9th Anniversary Episode Of The CNN-IBN Show The Week That Wasn’t

After so many years of spoofing the major news stories of the week in a humorous and entertaining manner topped with a satirical twist, CNN-IBN’s awa...

Women Power To The Fore

Electing 54 per cent women members in the LSG polls in a near total literate state like Kerala would prove effective, corruption-free administration when especial...

India May Lose Rs 46 Lakh Crore Due To Gender Inequality: McKinsey

Discrimination against women is not new in India; it’s an historical phenomenon. You will be surprised to know that for the same amount of work, women are paid 62% le...

These Three Indian-Origin Women Directors Make Us Proud. Here's Why.

Gurinder Chadha, Deepa Mehta and Mira Nair are part of a list of 100 women directors Hollywood should be hiring.4 Are there enough talented women directors to go around? Th...