NGOisation of the Women’s Movement: Survival vs autonomy
NGO-isation has engulfed all of civil society organsing in India, including the women’s movement. While it has strengthened many...
Monthly Archives: March 2012
Mamata Banerjee: A woman among men
An excerpt from Didi: A Political Biography, a book on Mamata Banerjee, written by Monobina Gupta, examines how being...
Feminism’s unfinished business
Grassroot mobilisations, successful cyberspace campaigns, virtual information networks, – there’s more to the Indian Women’s Movement than meets the...
The Soni Sori Case: A Travesty of Justice
By Team FI The Soni Sori case is an unconscionable example of how India, the largest democracy in the world...
Women’s Day: Women with disability march for justice
By Kamayani Bali Mahabal The city of Mumbai today got together to pay a unique tribute to the spirit...
Our Pictures, Our Words: A visual journey through the women’s movement
By Geeta Seshu Our Pictures, Our Words by Laxmi Murthy and Rajashri Dasgupta, is a graphic history of protest,...
Kerala: Women who caught eve-teasers red-handed arrested by police
By Team FI Members of Penkoottu, a collective of women workers in the unorganised sector in Kozhikode, Kerala, held a...
Domestic Violence Act: A milestone for India and Pakistan
By Indira Jaising The recently passed Domestic Violence Act in Pakistan is a classic example of the cross pollination...
Sex Work: Speaking up for human rights
By VAMP Sex workers in a small town in Maharashtra, India, march for change on 3rd March, International Sex...