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Contributors

Patriarchal Culture Is To Blame For A High Number Of Trafficking Cases In India

Patriarchal Culture Is To Blame For A High Number Of Trafficking Cases In India

By Katarzyna Rybarczyk Human trafficking, an issue affecting mainly women and girls, has been a major problems across the country for generations. Although it is difficult to measure the exact […]

Girl on a Mission

Changemaker Srishti Bakshi Going The Extra Mile For Her Mission To Empower Girls In India

Changemaker Srishti Bakshi Going The Extra Mile For Her Mission To Empower Girls In India

UPDATE: Srishti Bakshi was named the winner in the CHANGEMAKER category at this year’s UN SDG Action Awards! You may already be familiar with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. […]

Contributors

With The Recent Rise In Sexual Crimes In India, I Knew It Was Time To Share My Story

With The Recent Rise In Sexual Crimes In India, I Knew It Was Time To Share My Story

By Pooja Kannan *TW: mention of rape, sexual assault* Despite seeing so much progress, the rise in women’s rights movements, and feminist voices championing progress for women, sexual crimes are […]

Contributors

I Speak Out For Women’s Rights In India So All Women Can Be Free To Live The Life They Choose

I Speak Out For Women’s Rights In India So All Women Can Be Free To Live The Life They Choose

By Pooja Kannan In today’s modern era, there are increasing efforts to push for gender equality all over the world. We have seen numerous countries legalize gay marriage and pass […]

Interviews

An “Eat, Pray, Love” Moment Turned This 1st Gen. Indian-American Lawyer Into A Sustainable Jewelry Designer

An “Eat, Pray, Love” Moment Turned This 1st Gen. Indian-American Lawyer Into A Sustainable Jewelry Designer

It’s the kind of life story that makes us all yearn for new beginnings, and the opportunity to pursue our true calling. And if the pandemic has taught us anything, […]

Sports

Barrier-Breaking Mountaineer Issues Call-To-Action On International Mountain Day

Barrier-Breaking Mountaineer Issues Call-To-Action On International Mountain Day

By Bhawna Dehariya British mountaineer George Mallory, once asked why he’d climbed Everest, had famously replied: “Because it’s there.”  For many ordinary Indians like me the peak is there and […]

Causes

There Is No “Honor” in Killing Women: So Why Do Honor Killings Still Happen?

There Is No “Honor” in Killing Women: So Why Do Honor Killings Still Happen?

By Katarzyna Rybarczyk In patriarchal societies, women’s freedoms are restricted and repressive gender norms dictate what behaviors are expected from them. Women have to obey the orders of first their […]

Girl on a Mission

Pregnant Mountaineer & History-Maker Achieving New Summits For Women & Girls In India

Pregnant Mountaineer & History-Maker Achieving New Summits For Women & Girls In India

Having a goal in her sight to touch the highest peaks of the world since when she was seven, mountaineer Bhawna Dehariya Mishra has so far completed three expeditions on […]

Interviews

Director Terrie Samundra On Returning To Her Home Town In India To Make Netflix Horror Film “KAALI KHUHI”

Director Terrie Samundra On Returning To Her Home Town In India To Make Netflix Horror Film “KAALI KHUHI”

Released just in time for Halloween this year was the Netflix horror film out of India called ‘Kaali Khuhi’, directed and written by Terrie Samundra. The film is a powerful […]

Girl on a Mission

8 Year-Old Aryana Sahai Created A Line Of Bracelets To Help Girls In India Escape Poverty

8 Year-Old Aryana Sahai Created A Line Of Bracelets To Help Girls In India Escape Poverty

Don’t ever let anyone tell you age is an important factor when it comes to changing the world or making a difference, because as 8 year-old Aryana Sahai from Florida […]

Entertainment

Vikas Khanna’s ‘The Last Color’ Film Unites Two Unlikely Outcasts In A Story About Empowerment & Friendship

Vikas Khanna’s ‘The Last Color’ Film Unites Two Unlikely Outcasts In A Story About Empowerment & Friendship

Based on the 2018 book of the same name, author, chef and filmmaker Vikas Khanna’s ‘The Last Color’ made its world premiere debut at the 2019 Palm Springs International Film […]

Girl on a Mission

Indian Band SXonomics Using Spoken Word Poetry To Talk Feminism & Fight The Patriarchy

Indian Band SXonomics Using Spoken Word Poetry To Talk Feminism & Fight The Patriarchy

Using creative means to talk about feminism? Check! Dismantling patriarchal norms through poetry and music? Check! Teaching parents about the harms of gender norms via videos? Check! That’s not an […]

Girl on a Mission

Woman Embarking On A 2000 Mile Trek Across India To Protest Against Rape & Misogyny

Woman Embarking On A 2000 Mile Trek Across India To Protest Against Rape & Misogyny

If there was ever a good reason to abolish the saying “don’t quit your day job”, Srishti Bakshi would be the embodiment of it. This badass woman is a former […]

Feminism

FEMINIST FRIDAY: Tackling Body Shaming In India & Accessories Brand Created By Mexican Artisans

FEMINIST FRIDAY: Tackling Body Shaming In India & Accessories Brand Created By Mexican Artisans

Welcome to another edition of Feminist Friday, our weekly wrap up where we share a handful of videos we are loving right now. It’s also our way of sharing a […]

Politics

Indian Supreme Court Ruling Protects LGBTQ Community’s Freedom To Express Sexual Orientation

Indian Supreme Court Ruling Protects LGBTQ Community’s Freedom To Express Sexual Orientation

While the Trump administration here in the United States has been busy attacking the LGBTQ community by announcing they will kick transgender members out of the military, over in India, […]