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Topic: patriarchy

What is a progressive, feminist man really afraid of? A Delhi play explores

Written and directed by Vijay Ashok Sharma, actor Amol Parashar performed a 75-minute solo show about sex, shame, and intimacy at Delhi’s Stein Auditorium.

Mass rape victim Gisele Pelicot slams cowardice of accused abusers, France’s patriarchal society

The 71-year-old’s husband has admitted to drugging and raping her, while also inviting 50 others to their house to rape her when she was unconscious.

Rural Haryana is at war with love marriage—brother shoots sister, boasts on Instagram with gun

‘As police personnel, our duty is to protect the couple in the safe house, but as a Haryanvi, I know love marriages are a blot on our society," said an inspector from Narnaul.

Women were equal to men in early Aryan culture. It changed when they settled on Ganga plains

In ‘The Future in The Past’, historian Romila Thapar revisits Indian history and expands the narrative beyond kings, battles and territories won and lost.

Pasmanda women victims of double patriarchy. Uniform Civil Code can bring real change

UCC can work based on ground cultural realities of Pasmanda Muslims rather than treating them as followers of Arab culture.

Did you know women can’t accept court summons on behalf of others? SC to examine double standard

Advocate challenges constitutional validity of section 67 of Criminal Procedure Code, says it violates women’s right to equality, right to know and right to dignity.

I want to tell my 13-yr-old self — opposing patriarchy, casteism is what being ‘good’ means

Campus Voice is an initiative by ThePrint where young Indians get an opportunity to express their opinions on a prevalent issue.

SubscriberWrites: A poem on karma and the choices women have to make to survive

The composition by Sangeeta Kampani highlights the concept of ‘karma’ and how it applies to women for choices that are often consequences of patriarchy.

Indian women, stop making sacrifices. Identify the ‘enemy’ and the fight will become easier

Campus Voice is an initiative by ThePrint where young Indians get an opportunity to express their opinions on a prevalent issue.

Polyamory, self-partnered, single — How young Indian women are recasting idea of love

In ‘Smashing The Patriarchy’, Sindhu Rajasekaran writes that young Indian women are discovering love isn’t as selfless as we were told.

On Camera

Cautious optimism — India’s new relationship with Tarique Rahman’s Bangladesh

Both Bangladesh and India will have to work together to repair the damage done during the Yunus administration.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Embraer moves full throttle in pursuit of IAF contract, ties up with Hindalco after Adani

IAF is firming up plans to revamp airlift capabilities with medium transport aircraft that will be assembled in India & serve as its main workhorse. Embraer is leading contender as of now.

The new Great Game—Trump’s playing for time, China for leverage & India for wiggle room

This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.