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Namita Kohli

Namita Kohli

Namita Kohli was part of Hindustan Times’ nationwide network of correspondents that brings news, analysis and information to its readers. She no longer works with the Hindustan Times.

Articles by Namita Kohli

Women speak: #WeWillGoOut. Simply because we want to.

(From left) Swarnima Bhattacharya, Bhani Rachel Bali, and Japleen Pasricha, organisers of the Delhi chapter of the ‘I Will Go Out’ march that took place in January. Young women such as these have been asserting their right to be out on the streets.(Saumya Khandelwal/HT Photo)

Updated on Mar 05, 2017 08:29 pm IST

In search of princess Phaya: Looking for Myanmar’s forgotten royals in Ratnagiri

The Thibaw palace at Ratnagiri in Maharashtra, where the last king of Burma was exiled by the British. The palace is lit up during an annual arts festival that takes place in January. The crumbling palace is now being restored by the state archaeology department.(Gurinder Osan/HT PHOTO)

Updated on Feb 26, 2017 10:48 am IST

Sohan Qadri: The reclusive Punjabi artist who had a thing for tantra

A work by reclusive artist Sohan Qadri.(Photo courtesy: Kumar Gallery)

Updated on Jan 21, 2017 10:52 am IST

Yarn Bombing: Using the fine art of knitting and wrapping yarn for a cause

(An e-rickshaw in Uttar Pradesh that is being wrapped in colourful yarn as part of the yarn bombing project. The rickshaw prompted many onlookers to request the artists to decorate their bikes and shops. Yarn bombing is a form of street art where artists use knits and crochets in public spaces either to protest, or simply to add colour.)

Updated on Dec 03, 2016 06:46 pm IST

How to be a good bahu: Meet Aparna Yadav, Mulayam’s younger daughter-in-law

Aparna Yadav says she has won over members of the Yadav family with her “feminine energy” and that they have now opened up to her.(Saumya Khandelwal/HT Photo)

Updated on Nov 27, 2016 10:51 pm IST

How to be a good bahu: Meet Aparna Yadav, Mulayam’s younger daughter-in-law

Aparna Yadav says she has won over members of the Yadav family with her “feminine energy” and that they have now opened up to her.(Saumya Khandelwal/HT PHOTO)

Updated on Nov 27, 2016 10:26 am IST

For the love of God: The Royal Ramayana in pictures

The battle between Ram and Ravana. All of Ram’s weapons are of no use against the demon king, until Ram finally uses the Brahmastra.(Pictures courtesy: Roli Books)

Updated on Nov 05, 2016 09:41 am IST

Punjab’s protest pop: How the Dalits are telling the world they’ve arrived

Punjabi pop artiste Ginni Mahi, 17, says she doesn’t believe in caste, but “Chamar Pop” has given her a good launchpad to realise her dreams of becoming a Bollywood singer.(Raj K Raj/HT PHOTO)

Updated on Nov 03, 2016 06:10 pm IST

Stamped in history: Artist Shelly Jyoti’s works have Ajrakh prints on khadi

Textile artist Shelly Jyoti works with Ajrakh craftsmen in Gujarat. She has created 20 Ajrakh works on khadi for her upcoming exhibition in Delhi.

Updated on Oct 16, 2016 10:02 am IST

Hostel diaries: How sexist rules are stifling life for girls in BHU campus

At the Banaras Hindu University, girls have to get back to their hostels by 8pm. Girl students feel that the deadline is unfair because it prevents them from accessing the library and attending events on campus after 8pm. Unlike the girls, boys need to get back by 10 pm, and do not need permission to go out after that.(Raj K Raj/HT PHOTO)

Updated on Sept 25, 2017 12:15 pm IST

Zakia and Noorjehan: Duo lead movement for reforms in Muslim personal laws

Zakia Soman (left) and Noorjehan Safia Niaz are founders of the Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan (BMMA), an organisation that is fighting for Muslim women’s rights. The BMMA wants triple talaq and polygamy to be banned, and Muslim personal laws to be codified.(Saumya Khandelwal, Aalok Soni/HT)

Updated on Sept 11, 2016 10:14 am IST

‘Rajiv was pressured by Narasimha Rao, Najma Heptulla during Shah Bano’

Former Congress leader and Minister of State Arif Mohammad Khan. Khan, a minister in the Rajiv Gandhi government, defended the Shah Bano judgment in the Parliament. He quit the party after Rajiv Gandhi changed his position on the judgment.(Vipin Kumar/HT Photo)

Updated on Sept 11, 2016 09:58 am IST

All in the family: Goa Civil Code a model for the rest of the country?

A portrait of a typical Goan family by the late cartoonist Mario Miranda. Family laws in Goa are uniform for all state citizens and are being touted as a model for a Uniform Civil Code in the country.(Mario Miranda)

Updated on Sept 13, 2016 08:15 pm IST

‘Teachers’ career, status and self-esteem badly mauled in this country’

Krishna Kumar, professor of education, Delhi University says that restoring professional dignity for teachers has to be top priority.(Saumya Khandelwal/HT PHOTO)

Updated on Sept 04, 2016 08:59 am IST

Teachers’ travails: Battling crowded classrooms and non-teaching duties

A file picture of a teacher taking class at a school in Badarpur, New Delhi. Many teachers in government schools such as this are forced to take classes outside the classrooms because of lack of space.(Subrata Biswas/Hindustan Times)

Updated on Sept 04, 2016 06:44 pm IST

In the company of the tawaif: Recreating the magic with darbari kathak

Darbari Kathak exponent Manjari Chaturvedi in an earlier performance of the show, The Courtesan - An Enigma. The dancer hopes to pique the interests of younger audiences in the legend of the courtesan.

Updated on Aug 27, 2016 07:39 am IST

Surrogacy ban: Poor women stand to lose the ‘better option’

A surrogate mother at the surrogate house in Anand in Gujarat, India. Most women say they choose to do surrogacy because as daily wagers , they are unable to make ends meet.(Ravi Choudhary/Hindustan Times)

Updated on Aug 27, 2016 07:44 am IST

Telling tales: Watch Premchand’s two short stories on stage this weekend

Actors rehearse the play based on one of Munshi Premchand’s short stories, Beton Wali Widhwa.(Saumya Khandelwal/HT)

Updated on Jul 16, 2016 10:28 am IST

Mrs Iron-Fist and the queen of hearts: A play on Noor Jahan

The play Noor Jahan: An Empress Reveals(HT File Photo)

Updated on Jul 09, 2016 08:09 am IST

A boy’s life: When Komal became Kabir, the man that she always was

Kabir Gawlani, an Indore-based engineering-graduate-turned businessman has transitioned from a woman to a man. Kabir hopes that other trans persons such as him will believe in themselves and realise their true identity.(Raj K Raj/HT)

Updated on Jul 06, 2016 04:54 pm IST

‘Being denied what is integral to you’: The struggle for transgender rights

Kabir Gawlani, a transman in Indore, with his parents . Not all transgender people are lucky to have family support. Many face resistance and end up struggling to bear the expenses for gender affirmation surgeries.(Raj K Raj/HT)

Updated on Jul 03, 2016 12:01 pm IST

A playwright’s take on Guru Dutt and Geeta Dutt’s troubled marriage

A scene from the play, Gardish Mein Taare, starring Sonali Kulkarni and Arif Zakaria. The play is based on the tumultuous relationship between filmmaker Guru Dutt and his singer wife, Geeta Dutt.

Updated on Jun 25, 2016 01:45 pm IST

Parents at 70: Reproductive choice or pushing the ethical limits?

Sangrur couple Darbara Singh, 55, and Jasmail Kaur, 55, with their two- year-old daughter Manwinder Kaur in the village of Kheri.(JS Grewal/Hindustan Times)

Published on May 21, 2016 10:24 pm IST

The God of Small Things: The last few with Ram inked on their bodies

Janaki Devi, in her late 40s , a follower of Ramnami Samaj, has tattooed the name of the Ram on her face and wrists. For Janaki, being a Ramnami is a matter of livelihood as well.(Raj K Raj/HT Photo)

Updated on May 14, 2016 08:59 pm IST

Habitat Film Festival: A celebration of regional cinema

A still from the film Angry Indian Goddesses by Pan Nalin, that celebrates female bonding . The film will be screened at the Habitat Film Festival this week.

Published on May 07, 2016 11:30 am IST

Harsh reality: How a fisherman finds no romance in the beauty of nature

Updated on Apr 30, 2016 06:08 pm IST

Songs of experience: The Mirasi women of Punjab

A still from the documentary film Mirasans of Punjab: Born to Sing, by Shikha Jhingan

Updated on Apr 27, 2016 10:34 pm IST

The story of the whole nine yards: How sari can be your comfort wear

Himanshu Verma, curator of the sari festival, at a sari-styling workshop held in the city, as part of the festival.(Raj K Raj/HT)

Updated on Apr 16, 2016 09:23 pm IST

Chhattisgarh’s gold diggers: Adivasi rights versus industry interests

Villagers in Baghmara where the hills are to be dug up for gold.(Raj K Raj/HT Photo)

Updated on Apr 11, 2016 12:50 pm IST

Gardens in India and the UK: The soothing power of flowers

Viewers admire the display at The Garden Underground, a photography exhibition on gardens in India and the UK at Jor Bagh Metro Station.(Raj K Raj/HT Photo)

Updated on Mar 26, 2016 12:31 pm IST

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