Poojita Chowdhury: The Accidental Filmmaker

Interview With Poojita Chowdhury

Our creative director, Shiv Bhalla caught up with Poojita Chowdhury, whose film ‘Gender Bender’ has been making waves. ...

Shabana Azmi Says, Marriage Not A Disqualification In Bollywood

She has been married for over three decades to veteran lyricist Javed Akhtar and has essayed powerful roles in Bollywood in her 44-year journey. Acclaimed performer and soc...

Akshay Kumar Meets Minister Narendra Singh Tomar, Digs 'Two Pit Toilet'!

Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar will next be seen in 'Toilet Ek Prem Katha' starring Bhumi Pednekar as the female lead opposite him. The Khiladi Kumar is known for extendi...

People Are Squeamish About Female Sexuality: Swara Bhaskar

Swara Bhaskar doesn’t beat around the bush or dress up her words. And her video last month with Taapsee Pannu, which addressed the issue of how much cleavage is good ...

Women's Prize For Fiction 2017

The 2017 shortlist for the Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction has been announced, featuring six novels by female authors writing in English from across the globe. Set up in ...

Women Empowerment: Female Drivers To Soon Drive E-Rickshaws And Taxis

In a bid to bolster women empowerment, transport department had been providing driving lessons to women since International Women’s day last year. Taking this forward...

Sonakshi Sinha: Stop Labelling Movies As 'Women Centric'

The 29-year-old actress feels the gender of the protagonist shouldn't determine the kind of film one is making. "I really want people to stop calling it a 'female or women ...

Sneha Mathur, A New Role Model

In the early 1990s, at the then nascent MIFF (Mumbai International Festival for Documentary, Animation and Short Films), the package from Canada included a public interest ...

Why India Needs More Male Health Workers To Tackle The Maternal Health Crisis

Female health workers are the primary drivers of maternal health initiatives, but male health workers (MHWs) could complement their services significantly, according to thi...