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Saturday, May 16, 2026
TopicFeminism

Topic: Feminism

Mamata Banerjee and the downfall of her symbolic feminism

Mamata Banerjee built a politics of presence for women. But when it came to principle, that presence often rang hollow.

Every woman must be high maintenance. The ‘chill girl’ is just a performance

In 'The Girls Are Not Fine', Harnidh Kaur offers a vocabulary for the things all women carry but rarely get to name.

Asiya Andrabi is no women’s rights advocate. She does not speak for Indian Muslims

International news media calling Asiya Andrabi a defender of women’s rights shows how narratives are constructed and what they choose to omit.

The silence after Epstein Files is a global feminist defeat

The latest protest by feminist group Femen is just another statement in a long line of hollow efforts that will make headlines for a day or two, but will soon be forgotten.

Meet Aishwarya Sengar, Unnao rape convict’s daughter & defender. ‘I’m a feminist’

From a philosophy student at Miranda House to the public face of Kuldeep Singh Sengar’s appeal, how Aishwarya Sengar built a legal and media campaign after her father’s conviction in the Unnao rape case.

Why do women only date men who earn more than them

Harshveer Jain's 'Putting the Toilet Seat Down' is a no-gyaan, no-judgement guide for anyone who is curious (or confused) about feminism. Or for anyone who wants to unlearn their biases.

This feminist film festival is feeling a funding crunch. ‘May be forced to not host next year’

The Beyond Borders Feminist Film Festival screened 50 films over a week. ‘The screenings made me think about how marriage is violence for most women,’ said an audience member.

Women of suspense: The female crime writers reimagining power and vulnerability

Authors Hemangini Dutta Majumder, Vasundhara Kashyap & Richa S. Mukherjee discuss crime fiction & reality at a session led by Payal Raman at 1st Jindal Literature Festival.

Women are missing from Chinese politics. CCP is a boys’ club

Under Xi, the CCP’s political structure has become even more centralised and male-dominated. Power increasingly revolves around a tight inner circle of male loyalists.

Be soft, smile more, never text first—‘feminine energy’ is men’s new obsession

Uncertified dating gurus are teaching women to be suggestive, mysterious, and never loud. For some of us, this level of performance is simply unachievable. We might as well give up and become Brahma Kumaris.

On Camera

Modi’s call to cut fuel use wasn’t just about oil—it was about saving the rupee

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s address to the nation on 10 May 2026 was an appeal to citizens to help protect the rupee by conserving foreign exchange.

Petrol, diesel prices hiked by Rs 3 per litre as Centre moves to ease OMC losses

The hike comes amid soaring global energy costs, with government citing mounting under-recoveries and fiscal pressure on state-run oil firms

Drones no longer enablers, they’re replacing manned aircraft roles—CISC Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit

Speaking at IAF think-tank seminar, Air Marshal Dixit was backed by Air Chief Marshal A.P. Singh, who said unmanned aerial systems are no longer just the eyes in the sky but ‘claws in the sky’.

Muslim voters no longer matter to BJP. Only a new Hindu-led coalition can challenge Modi-Shah

These elections mark completion of BJP-secular party divide purely on Hindu-Muslim basis. BJP’s rivals are increasingly looking like Muslim parties though their leaders are all Hindus.