Written by Manvika and Saumya About the Series The undergraduate student body will be electing its Sixth House of Representatives in the month of February. The previous years of Ashokan politics have presented both the candidates and the voters with multiple challenges, encouraging the community to actively participate and resolve key issues concerning students’ and … More #WeVoteWise 2.0: Dhamma
Written by Anushka Bidani Edited by Tara and Saumya About the Series The undergraduate student body will be electing its Sixth House of Representatives in the month of February. The previous years of Ashokan politics have presented both the candidates and the voters with … More #WeVoteWise 2.0: Moksh
Written by Ariba Edited by Svasti and Saumya About the Series The undergraduate student body will be electing its Sixth House of Representatives in the month of February. The previous years of Ashokan politics have presented both the candidates and the voters with multiple challenges, encouraging the community to actively participate and resolve key issues … More #WeVoteWise 2.0: Prakrit
By: Charvi Koul Synopsis: On the one hand, we have the age-old sexist fairytales, riddled with gender stereotypes: beautiful, dainty princesses who need to be rescued from ugly, jealous female villains by heroic men who take all the glory. On the other; a stunning collection of stories written by Nikita Gill, a feminist reimagining of … More How Nikita Gill Fixes Flawed Fairytales
By: Ariba It had only been four days since I’d left my University campus and come home to enjoy some time away from the stressful semester that had captured me for the past five months. I was munching on snacks at around 8 pm when I came across some news about attacks on the students … More In Times of Distress, Silences Speak Too
Written by: Tanvi Krishnakumar Trigger warnings for child abuse, rape. It is a Tuesday in November and, despite it being a holiday for most, the auditorium of Miranda House is filled with people. They have all gathered to hear Eve Ensler talk about her latest book, The Apology. Before Ensler is introduced, Kamla Bhasin— an … More Lessons From Ensler’s ‘The Apology’
Written by Ekta Sonawane Guest writer Disha amma used to tell me that feminism is always decided by your social and economic status, “If for me it is a matter of my day-to-day meal and my independence to earn my livelihood, for you it might be a matter of late-night parties or having the freedom to smoke … More Rooted
Written in Hindi by Ekta Bhartiya and translated into English by Anandi Pandey जश्न-ए-आज़ादी। कौनो सबेरे कोई पागल आज़ादी आज़ादी चिल्लाया था,पर आज़ादी का मतलब बेचारा ठीक से समझाना पाया था।रात होते ही उसका शव गांव के सरहद पर पाया था,देशद्रोही का ठप्पा तो उसपर ही लगवाया था। कौनो सबेरे कोई पागल आज़ादी आज़ादी चिल्लाया … More जश्न-ए-आज़ादी (Jashan-e-Azaadi)
Written by : Tara M Rai Originally published in Naanu Gauri (I Am Gauri) Zaira Wasim will not be the next Madhubala. She won’t be the child star you can fawn over, while she’s sexualized on screen. You won’t see her grow on screen, starring in one successful movie to another, until, of course, she … More #ZairaWasim is Not Your Key to Wokeness
Interview and Article by The Feminist Collective Shivangi Singh is a graduate of the ‘Young India Fellowship’. She is an engineer, psychologist, social worker, journalist, writer, policy analyst…the list goes on. Currently working full-time on her social initiative ‘Drishtikona – Changing Perspectives’, which focuses on providing gender sensitivity, and education to academic institutes, she is … More Women at Ashoka: Shivangi Singh
