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While I appreciate the sentiments in this post, I am troubled by the perceived black and whites. She writes for instance –
A very recent example would be an Indian website called Savita Bhabhi where a middle aged Indian housewife is seduced by everyone from the door-to-door salesman to her young neighbours. This works at [...]
Posted on August 10th, 2009 by Neha Viswanathan
Filed under: Gender, Media | 5 Comments »
Reading news can probably replace a weight management program. This for instance is enough to make me want to vomit.
Girls who become part of a new family after marriage must assume their new surname and all the responsibilities that come with it….
That’s a message not just to my sisters, but to all girls [...]
Posted on January 22nd, 2009 by Neha Viswanathan
Filed under: Gender, wtf | 11 Comments »
I have to confess that I am following the presidential race in the US rather obsessively at times. It’s not that I actually care perhaps. United States of America is an ocean and a world away from me, but mostly, it feels like watching reality television. Yes, yes, I know, that in the larger picture, [...]
Posted on September 28th, 2008 by Neha Viswanathan
Filed under: Gender, wtf | 12 Comments »
I am struck by the wisdom behind this wonderful patriarchal move.
In a bid to curb cases of women getting duped or harassed in marriages to NRIs, the government is considering a proposal to make it mandatory for the husband’s passport number to be stamped on the wife’s passport.
The proposal has been made by the [...]
Posted on May 6th, 2007 by Neha Viswanathan
Filed under: Gender, Governance, India, Marketplace and All Things Current | 7 Comments »
Forget George Orwell. This one may have been an elaborate April Fools joke. But maybe the Government of India is the fool.
Women civil servants in India have expressed shock at new appraisal rules which require them to reveal details of their menstrual cycles. Under the new nationwide requirements, female officials also have to say when [...]
Posted on April 11th, 2007 by Neha Viswanathan
Filed under: Gender, Governance, India, wtf | 20 Comments »
Vidya sent me a link to a fabulous video at YouTube. It’s a part of a documentary called “A stranger in her city” by Khadija Al-Salami. al-Salami’s documentary follows a fabulous, spunky 13 year old girl – Najmia in Yemen. Najmia refuses to wear the veil, despite it being a social compulsion. She is laughed [...]
Posted on February 16th, 2007 by Neha Viswanathan
Filed under: Books, Culture, Gender, Politics, Rights | 3 Comments »
Just found this on YouTube.
The blurb says
This film is a journey through emerging India,” the fastest growing free market democracy in the world”. It celebrates the relentless spirit of the people of India, who through their karma give it a place amongst the leading economic nations of the world.
Conceived and produced by Bharatbala Productions (BBP) [...]
Posted on January 3rd, 2007 by Neha Viswanathan
Filed under: Gender, India, Marketplace and All Things Current, Media, Music, Film and Art | 2 Comments »
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