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Tuesday, September 23, 2025
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Topic: patriarchy

Dilip Ghosh’s remark on Mamata’s saree shows what’s wrong with India’s male politicians

How can politicians who think less of women represent them fairly?

Bombay Begums on Netflix shows us again why we still need to reclaim words like ‘slut’

The new Netflix show, Bombay Begums, brings back the unfinished debate around the language used to describe sexually active women.

Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain — a pioneer of women’s education who strove for a feminist utopia

Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain's short story 'Sultana's Dream' was one of the earliest feminist utopian fiction that spoke about patriarchy and shunning of women from the sciences.

Dear woke Indians, please stop ruining DDLJ with your 2020 vision

After 25 years of being released, Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge is cringeworthy in 2020. But Shah Rukh Khan & Kajol’s film was progressive and feminist in 1995.

Charges quashed against Twitter’s Jack Dorsey for holding poster. More CEOs must speak up now

Many conservatives and Right-wing Indians were outraged that the Twitter CEO, in his visit to India, held a poster against brahmanical patriarchy. He had every right to.

Don’t over-read Jharkhand win warns Neerja Chowdhury, is IBC in ICU asks Jaimini Bhagwati

The best of the day’s opinion, chosen and curated by ThePrint’s top editors.

How Punjabi ideas of honour lead to girl-shaming and prenatal sex selection in Canada

Given that many women in Canada have significant autonomy, Punjabi immigrant families likely impose harsh sanctions on young women upon their arrival.

TikTok is giving birth to India’s new influencers — young men who cry, violently

The men in these TikTok videos are clearly playing the role of hurt, revenge-seeking ‘aashiq’ from Bollywood films. And that’s dangerous.

Reduced to tears by an Indian aunty’s pesky questions? Here’s how you can fight back

Indian aunties don’t understand the concept of emotional autonomy and a youngster’s right to privacy.

In charts: India is getting richer, but still hoping for a boy

On top of 63 million missing women, a recent govt report reveals an even more pervasive pattern of sexism in recent demographic data.

On Camera

Festive seasons align with the rollout of GST 2.0. Citizens to get more money in hand

The new norm marks a decisive shift from the earlier complex system that created friction for households and small businesses alike.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

30 civilians killed as Pakistan Air Force strikes Khyber Pakhtunkhwa village with China-made bombs

While Pakistani authorities have not clarified what intended target was, the incident adds to a troubling pattern of PAF strikes killing civilians, including women and children.

India doesn’t give walkovers to Pakistan in war. Here’s why it shouldn’t do it in cricket either

Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.