Tag: Feminism
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Emma Watson beats Beyonce to become most inspiring celebrity
Actress Emma Watson has been named the celebrity who most inspires and influences teenagers, in a new poll. The Beauty and the Beast actress, 27, was picked from a list of stars which included celebrities such as Cheryl, Ariana Grande, Beyonce and Zayn Malik. Both girls and boys selected Watson from the line-up of 43 actors, …
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August 28, 2017 -
Highlighting feminism
Zubaan, an independent publishing house, recently launched a book the Oxford Bookstore in Park Street. The book entitled Feminist Subversion and Complicity: Governmentalities and Gender Knowledge in South Asia is a collection of essays by feminist activist-scholars from Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and India. These women come from very different institutions and have experienced …
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August 17, 2017 -
Still a long way to go
The wild waves of feminism that swept across the 19th and 20th centuries provided women with a hitherto unrecognised strength and women's activism became the politics of the time. India, the subjugated colony of Britain, heard the roars of tigresses like Pandita Ramabai who, in Lord Ripon's education commission, voiced the injustices meted to women …
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August 6, 2017 -
Women are in a challenging place at the moment: Cate Blanchett
Actress Cate Blanchett says women are facing a tough time today and they need to stick together. In an interview with Glamour magazine, the 48-year-old actress says as a mother she feels even more responsible to raise her children such that they grow up respecting women. “I think women are in a very challenging place …
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May 17, 2017 -
Women need to unite to make world a better place: Katy Perry
Singer Katy Perry says women need to come together to make the world a better place. The 32-year-old musician says she would like to see all women unite and put their differences aside in aid of helping the society, reported Entertainment Tonight. “Honestly, when women come together and they decide to unite, this world is …
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May 10, 2017 -
It’s important to speak up: Gul Panag
Actress Gul Panag, who has been lauded for being vocal and expressing her views, says it is important for an individual to speak up. "It's important to be so (vocal)…I think it's important to speak up for what's right…What you believe is right," said Gul. Gul says she has to be true herself and "have …
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April 25, 2017 -
Solange praises mother as soul of the family
Singer Solange Knowles says she enjoyed growing up in a largely female household and credited her mother Tina as the “heart and soul” of their family. The 30-year-old singer says she also learned a lot from her “super smart and brilliant” father, Mathew Knowles, reported Female First. “I grew up in a house with five …
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March 29, 2017 -
Solange praises mother as soul of the family
Singer Solange Knowles says she enjoyed growing up in a largely female household and credited her mother Tina as the “heart and soul” of their family. The 30-year-old singer says she also learned a lot from her “super smart and brilliant” father, Mathew Knowles, reported Female First. “I grew up in a house with five …
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March 29, 2017 -
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Shahid Kapoor supports wife’s view on motherhood
Actor Shahid Kapoor stands by his wife Mira Rajput's view on motherhood and feminism, and says she only spoke her mind when she said her child isn't a "puppy" to be left at home. Shahid says she had no intention to hurt anyone. Mira had spoken at an event for International Women's Day earlier this …
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March 16, 2017