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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives are currently occupying everyone’s attention since the murder of George Floyd in 2020, and the concept of anti-racism and decolonization became more prominent. However, to start with that, it is important to note that the

Modern fashion systems have given women in independent India a `plethora of alternatives. Some argue that wearing Western clothing necessarily implies living in a colonial hangover. Others contend that Western fashion offers cheaper alternatives that are comfortable for the female body. The

Ajmer Girls are Rewriting the Rules of Patriarchy through Football A group of adolescent girls from rural Rajasthan are moving the goalposts against patriarchy. In our world, where the dreams and aspirations of young girls are often limited, these girls

On 15th July 2021, a sixteen-year-old girl named Hishalini succumbed to severe burn injuries after being admitted to Colombo National Hospital. She was employed as a domestic worker at the time of the incident. The employer said that

Home (2021) As A Representation of Homes In Neoliberal India Kerala saw the release of a film, Home, in August 2021, through the OTT platform Amazon Prime. The film attempted to unravel the intricate relationship dynamics in a home in contemporary India, where

When Dylan sang The Times They are a Changin’ in 1964, a clarion call to generations of rebellious young people, he (and we) would have never imagined just how prophetic his words were. If there is anything constant in our contemporary mediascapes,

Jammu & Kashmir Needs a Women’s Commission. Waiting since morning inside Kashmir’s only women’s police station in Ram Bagh area of Srinagar for her abusive husband, 30-year-old Rukaya Jan and her three minor daughters were growing restless. Despite

Tribal self-determination is the logical endpoint of colonisation. Decolonisation is political equality under democratic decision-making. It means finally overthrowing British, overthrowing the idea of nation and replacing it with the idea of the state without nation. The state, governed by all

The Nakba and the Holocaust are the most traumatic events in Jewish and Arab history. Although these two events differ in their scope, degree, and nature, there is a powerful reminder of their tortured past that has an

She feels suffocated, but there is no way out. She feels violated, but she can’t leave. She is chained, but she can’t break the shackles. She is vulnerable. She is miserable. She is denied. She is disrespected. She is