Women
Bindu Ammini, the first woman to enter the Sabarimala temple
Four years on, the first woman to enter the Sabarimala temple, reflects on orthodoxy, police and state inaction.
Bibin Joseph | Jan 02, 2023
Nepal’s citizenship battles
On the systemic discrimination against women in Nepal’s citizenship laws.
Abha Lal | Nov 17, 2020
The audacity of ‘sitting improperly’
Navigating patriarchy on Karachi streets
Zoya Anwer | Apr 09, 2019
Displaying defiance
Photo Kathmandu 2018 provided a much-needed snapshot of the history of feminist movement in Nepal.
Sewa Bhattarai | Dec 21, 2018
The Southasian Conversation: Women in media
A podcast conversation on how women in media negotiate Southasia's public and professional spaces.
The Editors | Aug 01, 2018
Domestic flights
Risks and opportunities for women migrant labourers from Nepal.
Weena Pun | Mar 23, 2017
Funny fatale
COLUMN: Just what is it about funny women that scares Bollywood?
Taran N Khan | Oct 06, 2015
Women in labour
What are the implications of the rise in commercial surrogacy in India?
Vrinda Marwah | Mar 30, 2015
No place for picnics
Kashmiri women tell their stories of the conflict.
Freny Manecksha | May 04, 2013
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