Savitribai Jyotirao Phule* (3 January 1831 – 10 March 1897) was an Indian social reformer and poet. Along with her husband, Jyotirao Phule, she played an important role in improving women's rights in India during the British rule. Phule along with her husband founded the first girls' school run by native Indians at Bhide Wada in Pune in 1848. She worked very hard to … Continue reading Femcyclopaedia by Kirthi Jayakumar
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Marginalisation and Objectification of Women by Kirthi Jayakumar
The issue began to roam about in my mind when a friend of mine from the US who had visited India for a bit told me that she couldn’t go about anywhere in India in shorts or a knee-length skirt, or shirts without sleeves without being ogled at and sometimes, groped. What she told me … Continue reading Marginalisation and Objectification of Women by Kirthi Jayakumar
Violence on Women as Depicted in Literature by Vasudha Gulati
Violence on Women as Depicted in Literature Literature has always served as a mirror of society, projecting its virtues and reflecting the ills that plague it. ‘A theater, a literature, an artistic expression that does not speak for its own time has no relevance. - Dario Fo.’ Violence against women as depicted in Literature, … Continue reading Violence on Women as Depicted in Literature by Vasudha Gulati
Prima Donna of Indian Classical Music: Kishori Amonkar
Whether one is a classical musician or a music enthusiast, there is hardly a soul who has not been touched by the soulful voice of the legendary classical Hindustani vocalist Kishori Amonkar. One of the longest standing voices in Hindustani classical, Kishori Amonkar held her own position in the world of classical music. With a … Continue reading Prima Donna of Indian Classical Music: Kishori Amonkar
Violence Against Women by Bhuvaneshwari Shivakumar Shankar
‘What do you want to do with her?’ screams the question accompanying the picture of a beautiful young teenager in a fake Facebook account. The responses to it are sickening and unreadable. It is apparent that the young woman had no idea where her photograph would end up or how it would be … Continue reading Violence Against Women by Bhuvaneshwari Shivakumar Shankar
INCREDIBLE WOMEN OF INDIA 