by Editors | May 6, 2021 | 2021 Assembly Elections, Gender, Media & Elections
By Ammu Joseph “Mamata Banerjee has emerged as the first female Chief Minister of a major state to win a third successive term in office.” “KK Shailaja or Shailaja Teacher, as she is popularly known, had the highest margin in Kerala of nearly 61,000 votes.” But these...
by Editors | Apr 30, 2021 | 2021 Assembly Elections, Gender, Media & Elections
A photoessay by NWMI Editors West Bengal went to the polls in the midst of a raging pandemic, with elections conducted over a span of a month from March 27 to April 29 for 294 seats. The state witnessed massive political rallies that were attended by lakhs of people....
by Editors | Apr 28, 2021 | Lest We Forget
By Editors If you take a second to think about it, it’s an odd impulse that drives journalists – to go everywhere and bear witness. To believe their presence is crucial for the righting of the scales. To believe their eye will see the small detail of the miniature and...
by Editors | Apr 24, 2021 | 2021 Assembly Elections, Gender, Media & Elections, National Politics
By Tara Krishnaswamy (Guest Post) Hillary Clinton’s “If I want to knock a story off the front page, I just change my hairstyle!” could not be truer for women in Indian politics today. The recent elections in five states were characterised by the customary...
by Editors | Apr 22, 2021 | #MeToo, Features
♣ What exactly is “MeToo”? “Me Too’ was a phrase coined by American activist Tarana Burke on MySpace in 2006. Born in Bronx, New York, Burke used the phrase as slogan to raise awareness and lend support to African American women experiencing sexual harassment and...
