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Was Ye's wife Bianca always an exhibitionist? The consent vs control debate

The Ye-Bianca Censori dynamic continues to get odder. While the near-naked Grammys stint wasn't really all that surprising it has sparked a multi-pronged debate

Kanye West and Bianca Censori at the 67th Grammys
Published on Feb 07, 2025 04:59 PM IST

Stars In The City: Sanya Malhotra says she has ‘no time’ to get married

At HT City Stars In The City, Sanya Malhotra shared her experiences with the song Aankh and her role in Mrs- and what she feels about her films dropping on OTT.

Sanya Malhotra
Published on Feb 06, 2025 09:12 AM IST

Tanishaa Mukerji talks about feminism, calls India ‘most feminist country’

Tanishaa Mukerji argues that feminism is a Western concept that does not fit India's culture. Her views have garnered mixed reactions online.

Tanishaa Mukerji shares her views about feminism.
Updated on Feb 02, 2025 06:23 AM IST

Drawing Room: Why Samyukta Madhu sees herself in G Ravinder Reddy’s art

Curves, rolls of fat, and strong features are on full display in G Ravinder Reddy’s work. It celebrates the real female form

G Ravinder Reddy’s works represent power, femininity and South Indian identity. (PHOTO COURTESY SAMYUKTA MADHU)
Updated on Jan 10, 2025 03:28 PM IST

Int'l Men's Day'24 | Geet's Aditya to Rani's Rocky: Best male feminist icons

Men written by women may be a rare find but at least we have the movies to dream of. Here's looking at prime Bollywood-bred icons, this International Men's Day

Kal Ho Naa Ho's Aman Mathur to Jab We Met's Aditya Kashyap: Fictional men written by women, Bollywood edition
Updated on Nov 19, 2024 06:39 PM IST

Negative feminist views hint at something darker about your personality: Study

A new study sheds light on three personality traits, known as Dark Triad, that make a person less feminist.

The Dark Triad traits make a person appear genuine while harboring ulterior negative intentions. (Shutterstock)
Published on Nov 10, 2024 10:33 AM IST

Kamala remembers her 'Indian' mom Shyamala Gopalan, gets roasted

Kamala Harris' recent social media tribute to her Indian roots sparked criticism close to election day.

Kamala Harris' recent social media post about her Indian roots faced backlash from netizens questioning her authenticity as elections approach.
(Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP)(AFP)
Published on Nov 03, 2024 10:02 AM IST

Shabana Azmi says 'chid aati hain' when young women say they are not feminists

Shabana Azmi shared a hilarious incident when a woman questioned her for ironing husband Javed Akhtar's kurta and calling herself a feminist.

Actor Shabana Azmi shared her take on feminism. (PTI Photo) (PTI08_12_2024_000261B)(PTI)
Published on Oct 27, 2024 09:31 PM IST

The incredible courage of Sakshi Malik

In July 2016, Sakshi Malik got on to a 14-hour flight to New York City. From there she connected to another four-hour haul to Rio de Janeiro.

Sakshi Malik celebrates after winning a bronze medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics.
Published on Oct 27, 2024 08:15 AM IST

Miss India Nikita Porwal: ‘Feminism can also mean cooking for your husband'

Femina Miss India World 2024 Nikita Porwal talks about her winning the crown, making her parents proud, and growing in an industry without a ‘godfather’.

Nikita Porwal greets the audience after winning the Femina Miss India World 2024 winner.
Published on Oct 22, 2024 04:14 PM IST

Kin’s speech: One woman is archiving folk songs of insult and dissent from Bihar

While teaching post-colonial literature, Amrit Sufi began to wonder why she had lost touch with her mother tongue, Angika. That’s now changing.

An illustration by Amrit Sufi of an Angika song being sung as the jhoomar dance is performed by women in Banka, Bihar.
Updated on Oct 05, 2024 01:43 PM IST
BySukanya Datta

World Vegetarian Day 2024: DYK these celebrities have given up meat for good?

October 1 is observed as World Vegetarian Day. Here's taking a look at some Hollywood A-listers who have pledged themselves to the cause, leading by example

From Joaquin Phoenix to Brad Pitt: Hollywood A-listers who have put their foot down against animal cruelty
Published on Oct 01, 2024 05:00 PM IST

At 44, here's why Kareena Kapoor Khan is still everyone's cup of tea

Besides absolutely owing the whole ageing gracefully shtick, Bebo's candid demeanour and devil may care attitude is what makes her everyone's favourite

Kareena Kapoor Khan turns 44: Here's taking a look at all her delightfully candid moments in the public eye(Photos: Instagram/kareenakapoorkhan)
Published on Sep 21, 2024 04:11 PM IST

Satan’s tool to feminist icon: Everything you didn't know about the lipstick

Today on Lipstick Day, explore the history of lipstick and how it went from a simple colour enhancer to a symbol of class and witchcraft

From Satan’s tool to feminist icon
Published on Jul 29, 2024 08:07 PM IST
ByAadrika Sominder

Richa talks about ‘terrible experiences with female producers, toxic co-stars'

Richa Chadha said she knows women who are “downright patriarchal and misogynist” and men who are feminists. The actor said that it’s not a gendered thing.

Richa Chadha talked about feminists and 'vile' women.(Raju Shinde)
Published on May 06, 2024 10:56 AM IST

Do women really hold up half the sky?

This article is authored by Sriparna Pathak, associate professor, Chinese Studies & International Relations, OP Jindal Global University, Sonipat.

Women empowerment (Voices of Youth)
Published on Mar 20, 2024 05:18 PM IST
BySriparna Pathak

Why young men and women are drifting apart

Diverging worldviews could affect politics, families and more

Young people walking at a museum. (Image for representation only/REUTERS)
Published on Mar 17, 2024 08:00 AM IST
The Economist

St Brigid: Who was she? Why is she inspiring many 1,500 years after her death?

St Brigid's Day: A fusion of faith, tradition and feminine spirituality. Here's all you need to know about her suddenly growing popularity in the 21st century

Dancers perform in front of an image of St. Brigid projected onto The Wonderful Barn in Leixlip, Kildare, Ireland, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023 during the Herstory Festival of Light. St Brigid's Day: Who was St. Brigid? Why is she inspiring many after 1,500 years of her death? (AP Photo/Peter Morrison, File)
Published on Jan 27, 2024 05:46 PM IST
AP | | Posted by Zarafshan Shiraz

In the US, the Nikki Haley alternative

Why should Nikki Haley not be the next President of the United States?

Former UN ambassador and 2024 presidential hopeful Nikki Haley speaks at a campaign town hall event at Hilton Garden Inn in Lebanon, New Hampshire on December 28, 2023. (Photo by Joseph Prezioso / AFP)(AFP)
Published on Dec 29, 2023 10:15 PM IST

Anurag Kashyap says ‘more people were taught feminism’ because of Animal

Sandeep Reddy Vanga's Animal, which stars Ranbir Kapoor in the lead, has now become the third highest grossing Indian film worldwide this year.

Anurag Kashyap has given his thoughts on the backlash surrounding Animal.
Published on Dec 11, 2023 03:30 PM IST

‘India loses more than 1% GDP through the exclusion of LGBT persons’

Economist MV Lee Badgett has studied the economic impact of not extending the social institution of marriage to same-sex couples. An interview

Lee Badgett spoke at an event organised at the Godrej DEI Lab in Mumbai (Photo credit: Harinath Govindan)
Published on Nov 27, 2023 08:49 PM IST

Neena Gupta calls feminism ‘faltu’, says women are not equal to men

Neena Gupta also shared an example from her own life to prove her point, further stressing that women need men in their lives.

Neena Gupta talked about feminism and the need for financial independence.(Varinder Chawla)
Published on Nov 26, 2023 03:34 PM IST

About Mary Wollstonecraft who made Miss Universe 2023 Sheynnis Palacios win

Here's all you need to know about Mary Wollstonecraft, who Sheynnis Palacios of Nicaragua honoured in her powerful speech to win the crown at Miss Universe 2023

Miss Nicaragua Sheynnis Palacios reacts after being crowned Miss Universe during the 72nd Miss Universe pageant in San Salvador, El Salvador November 18, 2023. Here's her winning speech (Photo by REUTERS/Jose Cabezas)
Published on Nov 19, 2023 10:32 AM IST
ByZarafshan Shiraz, New Delhi

Spice of Life | Matriarch who brought change with quiet dignity

In our agrarian household, Beeji was the head matriarch, ruling the roost with smooth efficiency and practicality, while giving equal attention to the day-to-day problems of the farm, but her true interest was discussing politics.

A mild yet opinionated woman, Beeji was never one to mince her words, yet she managed to speak her mind without coming across as offensive or dominating, writes Jasveen Sekhon Ahluwalia. (iStockphoto/For representational purposes only)
Published on Oct 04, 2023 11:54 AM IST
ByJasveen Sekhon Ahluwalia

SC manual can dispel dogma around gender

The new handbook emphasizes the need for an equal and inclusive legal system that guarantees dignity, autonomy, and equal protection for all individuals

Supreme Court of India (Representative Photo)
Published on Aug 21, 2023 08:07 AM IST

Essay: The Barbie-fication of wokeness

While the cult of Barbie has a feminist aura, the doll actually panders to different superficialities.

Barbie and Ken dolls (Shutterstock)
Updated on Jul 31, 2023 08:48 PM IST
ByFarzana Versey

Spectator by Seema Goswami: To cook or not to cook?

It’s certainly not women’s work. But women no longer have to choose between the kitchen and careers. Cooking is a life skill. And it’s strangely liberating

In Chocolat (2000) a French woman (Juliette Binoche, below with Dame Judi Dench) and her daughter move to a small remote village and open up a chocolate shop that shakes up the rigid morality of the community.
Updated on Aug 10, 2023 08:23 PM IST

Barbie is everything but she's not anti-Ken, just about male fragility

Greta Gerwig's Barbie wears its feminist resolve wrapped under its delightfully pink meta-commentary. Its bitter aim is only directed at patriarchy.

Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling in a still from Barbie.
Published on Jul 24, 2023 06:55 AM IST

Google Doodle celebrates Zarina Hashmi: Know about the Indian-origin artist

Zarina Hashmi was recognised for the use of abstract and geometric shapes in her artworks to explore the ideas about home, displacement, borders, and memory.

Indian-American artists Zarina Hashmi.
Published on Jul 16, 2023 09:42 AM IST

Celebrating 50 years of hip-hop: Check out original voices from young India

Independent artists are rapping in Assamese, Bengali, Marathi, Punjabi, Hindi and more. Their focus: caste, politics, climate, sexuality, identity.

Rappers Menime from Kashmir and Saniya MQ from Mumbai.
Updated on Aug 04, 2023 09:13 PM IST
BySukanya Datta
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