GoodPitch Local: Call For Gender-Themed Media Projects

The GoodPitch Local Deccan program invites gender-themed media projects to create social impact

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Of human bondage: National award-winning photo-journalist’s S.L. Shanth Kumar’s believe-it-or-not real-life story

He snagged this year’s National Award for the Best Professional Photographer on the theme of Women-led Development. Right now, he’s...

Celebrating Freedom through Short Films

Films are a powerful tool for change. They break all kinds of geographical, linguistic and social barriers. The...

It’s Funny Because It’s True: Fact-Based Comedy Can Affect Audiences

Can stand-up comedy be a platform for investigative journalism? It may seem like an odd question, but that’s exactly what The Center for Investigative Reporting and W...

Is It Okay For A Social Impact Startup To Be Driven By Profits?

“Poverty is an artificial creation. It doesn’t belong to human civilization, and we can change that, we can make people come out of poverty. The only thing we h...

Flowing With Rashmi: An Interview With The Director Of The FLO Film Festival

Rashmi Lamba is the Festival Director at the FLO Film Festival, a festival geared towards the empowerment of women. The festival explores positive portrayals of women and g...

Hollywood Film Festival Shines Light On Social Causes

The 19th annual Hollywood Film Festival has unveiled a quartet of opening night films for its Sept. 24 launch: Scott Ehrlich’s “Pearly Gates,” Eshom and I...

These Empowering Ads Were Named The Best Of #femvertising.

Brands using advertising as a way to challenge gender norms and empower women may not be new, but an award celebrating that work is. SheKnows Media, a women’s lifesty...

VICTIMS, WOMEN & THE LANDED VOICELESS

So here?? the thing!

As I entered home this evening, my housekeeper Leela Lhama opened the door, as usual.

She normally takes my laptop bag from my hand and...