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Human Rights Watch Film Festival

The Human Rights Watch Film Festival will be presented in London from 6 to 17 March, 2017, featuring 16 award-winning international documentary feature films that grapple w...

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Gender

Speaking Out On Sexism And Violence Through Hip-Hop

UN: Young women are beginning to find their voices around issues such as sexism and violence, including through hip-hop, an art form which has a long tradition of fighting ...

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Human Rights

India’s Dowry Culture

In virtually every corner of the globe women are denied basic human rights, beaten, raped, and killed by men. This happened yesterday, it is happening right now, and it wil...

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Human Rights

Prince Charles's Bahrain Visit 'Backs Human Rights Abuses', Says Activist And Torture Survivor

A Bahraini human rights activist and torture survivor claims Prince Charles's visit to the Arab kingdom is being used to "whitewash" its record on civil liberties.
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Gender

Gender Identity: Artistic Expression Vs. Aesthetic Oppression

In conversation with Raheem Mir, who is challenging the demarcated gender boundaries in the Indian classical dance form, Kathak, Raheem Mir is a man who is passionate about...

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Kaleidoscope

Kaleidoscope - All That Glitters

China is considered an Asian Tiger and an economic superpower to be feared by the First World countries. In India, Shanghai is seen as a model of urban development, and all...

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Documentary / Shorts

Jai Bhim Comrade (Excerpt - Kabir Kala Manch) by Anand Patwardhan.mov

Sheetal Sathe of the Kabir Kala Manch (KKM) sings "Majhi Mai (My Mother)" in Anand Patwardhan's documentary "Jai Bhim Comrade". Sheetal and fellow artistes of the KKM who m...

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Retroscope

Retroscope - Salaam Women

Many of you are familiar with the question of being born female in India. But it will be nice to go through the exercise together –imagine you are a daughter in India...

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TV

True Review - Two New Shows Of Relevance

In the last few weeks, two channels have espoused women empowerment in their new offerings at Prime Time. Star Plus premiered Tamanna last week, before that Colors launched...

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Thought Factory

Aversion To Androgyny

Man’s contempt for that which he cannot understand is well documented throughout recorded history. Witch hunts, crusades, holy wars, inquisitions, imperialism and civ...

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