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TopicFeminist icons

Topic: Feminist icons

Caste riots & an all-woman railway coach: Gloria Steinem’s most ‘transformative’ experiences in India

Shekhar Gupta | Walk The Talk -
The feminist who gave women the voice & vocabulary for the fight, died Wednesday at the age of 92. Read excerpts of her 2014 Walk The Talk with ThePrint editor-in-chief Shekhar Gupta.

Do feminists ever retire? Gloria Steinem died fighting last century’s battles

Rama Lakshmi -
Rights can be taken away by hostile governments and courts. The political grammar that women have learned to fight with can’t be taken away by anybody. That is Gloria Steinem’s true legacy.

A fierce feminist, poet – how Kamini Roy broke the glass ceiling for women in the 1880s

Dishha Bagchi -
With many firsts to her name, Kamini Roy was a trailblazer in women’s rights advocacy

From Kanye West to Kangana Ranaut: How to advocate a cause, not its icon

Priyamvada Grover -
Our icons are falling as quickly as new ones emerge in this fastest-finger-first social media era. Here’s a survivor’s tool-kit.

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Opinion

The Yamuna River deserves more than a Sunday clean-up

Meenakashi Lekhi -
Our ancient cities managed waste better than we do. A cleaner Yamuna begins with reviving that lost sense of shared responsibility.

Javed Akhtar’s ‘Mamu’ & John Keats of Urdu poetry—Majaz Lakhnavi’s verses outlived him

China’s tightening grip on its most advanced AI should be a warning signal for India

Economy

India’s crude import bill jumps 46% to $90.6 billion in April-September as oil prices surge

Udit Bubna -
Latest Monthly Ready Reckoner by Centre’s Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell shows the sharp increase is largely price-driven, rather than a result of any rise in quantity of crude purchased.

Defence

DRDO shortlists SSS Defence & Kalyani Group to develop indigenous aviation gun for Rudra, LCH helicopters

Snehesh Alex Philip -
The project is part of India's broader push to indigenous critical weapon systems and reduce dependence on foreign suppliers. 

National Interest

Street fighter to 2029 challenger? Rahul Gandhi must answer 12 questions first

Shekhar Gupta -
BJP followers are dismissive of Rahul. For them, he’s an object of derision. But Modi has always held the opposite view. He sees Rahul, and the Gandhis, as the only potential threat.

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