by Annie Philip | Mar 19, 2021 | 2021 Assembly Elections
By Durba Ghosh Women in Assam comprise nearly 50 per cent of the total electorate. Political parties have definitely taken this into consideration during the ongoing election season, wooing them in order to win votes in the forthcoming Legislative Assembly polls in...
by Annie Philip | Mar 17, 2021 | 2021 Assembly Elections
By Sarita Mohanan Bhama Political parties are in a never-before tailspin in Kerala, flurrying to re-tailor the “women component” in their lists of candidates for the 2021 Assembly elections. The trigger? The State Mahila Congress President, Lathika Subhash, had...
by Annie Philip | Mar 15, 2021 | 2021 Assembly Elections
By Swarna Rajagopalan (guest post) Over the years, I have come to bristle and splutter when asked to justify the importance of including more and more women — an equal number, even — in electoral nominations and political appointments. It’s 2021, I want to snap, and...
by Annie Philip | Mar 11, 2021 | 2021 Assembly Elections
By Kalpana Sharma The tokenism that now marks International Women’s Day (March 8) has virtually become the norm. Politicians make ritual statements about women’s “empowerment”, the corporates and the retail sector reach out to their “market” consisting of women...
by Annie Philip | Mar 11, 2021 | Reports
By Sameera Khan “Physical Distancing, remember” A mural by artist Baadal Nanjundaswamy in Bangalore. Image credit: Baadal Nanjundaswamy. While it’s true that the whole world has been affected by COVID-19, the pandemic and the subsequent lockdown affected...
