Indian singer and composer Falguni Pathak is prominent for her musical compositions, mainly her music based on traditional Gujrati folk music making her also known as the Dandiya Queen. Dandiya is a traditional dance performed primarily in western India prominently in the states of Gujarat and Rajasthan. It is performed mainly during the Hindu festival, … Read more
The 6th of September 2018, was a significant landmark for the queer movement in India. The decriminalisation of consensual homosexual adult intercourse was passed following an amendment in Article 377 of the Indian penal code. This resulted in a tremendous outpour of support from the media as well as large corporations. To show their solidarity … Read more
Most Indians today, when questioned, would not recognize the name of Dr. Muthulakshmi Reddi (1886-1968) – a reality that needs to be remedied as she is an important figure in Indian history, being the first Indian female legislator and the founder behind one of the biggest cancer institutes in India. Despite facing numerous challenges and … Read more
Differentiating Women’s Studies from Gender Studies Gender has been an essential part of studying sociology. Gender defines a person’s roles and often positions in society. Sociologically, gender is seen as a critical aspect in looking at society as the way a society treats the people in society based on their gender often determines the type … Read more
“I’m not like other girls.” “Stop being such a girl.” “Man up!” Why is it that even today, in the 21st century, women tend to hide their feminine traits in order to be taken seriously? Why is it that being “girly” is considered an insult? For centuries now, men have enjoyed supremacy over women. The … Read more
Feminist anthropology is an anthropological approach which primarily critiques the century-old phenomena of anthropological bias. It specifically critiques the euro-centric, heteronormative and patriarchally oriented bias (Anderson, 2012). It wishes to encourage the inclusivity of women (and other minorities) in the practice of anthropology. It also promotes the need to acknowledge the subjectivity of the experiences … Read more
Abstract: This paper reviews the work Margaret Mead undertook by summarizing the key observations she made in her world-famous book, Sex and Temperament in three primitive societies. This paper helps us to understand how the conventional sexual division of labour based on gender roles is entirely modelled by the society we live in today and … Read more
