Prachi Sharma

This article comes on the heels of a recent gaffe by the Times of India newspaper, India’s most read national newspaper. Visiting state guests are the Duke and Duchess of the British royal family. A few days ago, Times of India’s front page carried a photo of the Duchess’ skirt hiked up a notch, and called it ‘Kate’s Marilyn...

In this age of Information Technology, the importance of the Internet as a source of knowledge cannot be emphasized enough. Especially, at a time when the new government under PM Modi has promised to make India a technologically savvy nation through the Digital India initiative, this is a very relevant issue. The Net, which has been instrumental in the...

Feminist literature is increasingly becoming popular with readers in India and even movies with women-centric roles are becoming popular. Actors like Kangana Ranaut and Vidya Balan are proudly playing lead roles in women-oriented films and happily shining as beacons of women’s self-determination, choice, strength and independence. Even as more Indian women empower themselves with education, careers and knowledge, are women...

The objectification of women in TV and cinema has been a contentious issue for long, not just in developed nations but also in a developing country in India. We talk incessantly about how women are commoditized in popular TV and cinema through item songs. Image Source : Movie Dabang2 Kareena Kapoor gyrating suggestively in the ‘Fevicol’ video from Dabbang 2 or...

Feminism, by its very definition, is about gender equality. It’s about emancipating women to acknowledge their equal status to their male counterparts. Like their counterparts in other nations, feminists in India seek emancipation of women by defining and establishing equal social, economic and political rights for women in India. Feminists have also sought to fight against gender violence- rape, molestation...