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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.

Updated on Mar 5, 2017 14:59 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.

Updated on Feb 26, 2017 05:18 IST

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

A work by reclusive artist Sohan Qadri.

Updated on Jan 21, 2017 05:22 IST

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

Updated on Dec 3, 2016 13:16 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.

Updated on Nov 27, 2016 17:21 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.

Updated on Nov 27, 2016 04:56 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.

Updated on Nov 5, 2016 04:11 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.

Updated on Nov 3, 2016 12:40 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 04:32 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.

Updated on Sep 25, 2017 06:45 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.

Updated on Sep 11, 2016 04:44 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.

Updated on Sep 11, 2016 04:28 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.

Updated on Sep 13, 2016 14:45 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.

Updated on Sep 4, 2016 03:29 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.

Updated on Sep 4, 2016 13:14 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 02:09 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.

Updated on Aug 27, 2016 02:14 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.

Updated on Jul 16, 2016 04:58 IST

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

The play Noor Jahan: An Empress Reveals

Updated on Jul 9, 2016 02:39 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.

Updated on Jul 6, 2016 11:24 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.

Updated on Jul 3, 2016 06:31 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 08:15 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.

Updated on May 21, 2016 16:54 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.

Updated on May 14, 2016 15:29 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.

Updated on May 7, 2016 06:00 IST

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

Updated on Apr 30, 2016 12:38 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 17:04 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.

Updated on Apr 16, 2016 15:53 IST

Chhattisgarh’s gold diggers: Adivasi rights versus industry interests

Villagers in Baghmara where the hills are to be dug up for gold.

Updated on Apr 11, 2016 07:20 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.

Updated on Mar 26, 2016 07:01 IST

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