The age of social media has introduced us to various alluring lingo, and mansplaining happens to be one of these. Given the credulous nature of the folks these days, it becomes important to throw some light on the subject. So that the next time the word is in your mouth, ready to be hurled at someone or simple get accused […]
Women
WOMEN WEAR SHORT CLOTHES: A logical deconstruction
In this world of never-ending opinions and conceptions, some are more inciting than others. They often get assimilated and are set as another block for an ever-expanding road of the thinking process. One such instance that has colonized the minds of the people of the Orient (lately) is the appropriateness of female apparel( the rural understanding of clothes or rather […]
Women
THE WAY WE ARE UNDERSTANDING FEMINISM IS PROBLEMATIC
The way that we have understood Feminism is quite wrong. Let me explain! Contemporary Feminism has become a word that incites thoughts that may be learned( through literature and experience) or adopted( through a convention that is contextual). The way we have understood it is quite linear and parochial for the most part. It transcends the commonly understood definition […]
Women
WOMEN EMPOWERMENT OR SOMETHING ELSE? A review
The Indian U-19 women’s team won the T 20 world cup. The news does not definitely invoke a nonchalant attitude, given the background and backdrop of their victory. 16 girls, receding adversity to the side hurtled towards clenching onto the elusive world cup. What is it about this particular display of women empowerment that induces a certain celebratory feeling? […]