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A Festival Of Films For Her

The heroine’s role in India’s first ever film was not played by a woman, but a man. In Dadasaheb Phalke’s Raja Harishchandra (1913), the character of Quee...

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Alternative Entertainment

Can't Wait For These 8 Women-Centric Films To Hit The Screens In 2017

Thanks to the likes of immensely talented actors Vidya Balan, Kangana Ranaut and Alia Bhatt, Bollywood is no longer taking its female leads for any less than their male cou...

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Trending

When Little Kamali Rides The Waves

Have you seen the latest video of Wild Beasts — Alpha Female — making the rounds on social media? This catchy number by Hayden Thorpe will hook you instantly. T...

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Bollywood

Taapsee Extends Support To Women-Run Cafe In Mangalore

For actor Taapsee Pannu, the Pink (2016) effect is clearly, still on. Despite six months having gone by since the film’s release, Taapsee still gets messages and emai...

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Gender

Japan’s Gender-Bending History

I’m an anthropologist who grew up in Japan and has lived there, off and on, for 22 years. Yet every visit to Tokyo’s Harajuku District still surprises me. In th...

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Festivals

‘Lipstick Under My Burkha’ Win Award At Glasgow Film Festival

"Lipstick Under My Burkha", which was denied a release certificate by the censor board, has won the audience award at the Glasgow Film Festival. Director Alankrita Shrivast...

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Bollywood

Let Kalki Koechlin Define Gender Equality For You

We can launch a new iPhone every other month or explore every nook and cranny of planet Mars, but we’re still struggling to understand the concept of gender equality....

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Kaleidoscope

Confluence of Friends

Many people, especially women, maintain friendships over a period of time, and form a support system that sees them through life’s many ups and downs.

Joa...

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Gender

Sheryl Sandberg Is Working With Female Governors To Close Tech’s Gender Gap

Female leaders from the public and private sectors have joined forces to work on technology's gender problem. On Friday, three female governors are convening with Facebook ...

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Bollywood

Need To Debunk Stereotypes Around Female Directors: Freida Pinto

India-born internationally-acclaimed actress Freida Pinto, who witnessed stardom with "Slumdog Millionaire" in 2008, wants to encourage women-driven projects through her ba...

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