Cultural Programme – The Threshold
Cultural Programme: The Threshold Singer and actor M D Pallavi and National Award-winning singer-composer Bindhu Malini presented Threshold, a musical conversation that examines gender through stories of women across continents and generations. The artistes were...
Culture & the Arts in Times of Trouble
Culture & the Arts in Times of Trouble Art, literature, music and cinema may be the most peaceful, free and lasting expressions of dissent, identity or flux. What does it take to make art in polarised times? What are the inspirations and limitations? Does the...
NWMI Sounds Alarm over Weakening Editorial Independence, Calls for a Gender Sensitive Media Environment
The 20th National Meeting of the Network of Women in Media, India (NWMI), held in Thiruvananthapuram from February 6 to 8, identified a number of trends that are fast eroding editorial independence and shaping public discourse in ways that delegitimise the voices and experiences of women and other marginalised sections.
NWMI Condemns Misogynistic Comments Made on Women’s Clothing by Telugu Film Actor Sivaji
The Network of Women in Media, India (NWMI), strongly condemns the recent statements made by actor Sivaji during a public promotional event in Hyderabad. His remarks about women actors and women in general, specifically targeting their choice of clothing, were misogynistic, derogatory and deeply regressive.