Sharanya Manivannan
A poke at patriarchy through ‘Playboy’ cover
In France, the politician Marlene Schiappa has appeared on the cover of Playboy magazine — clothed, but in a suggestive pose and a revealing outfit.
10 Apr 2023
Women commercial pilots: Flying high, but still a long way to go
The global average percentage of women in a nation’s commercial pilot force stands at just 5%—and India currently has triple this statistic.
31 Mar 2023
Flying high, but still a long way to go
The strong presence of women in commercial piloting here is certainly to be lauded.
30 Mar 2023
The purpose of privacy beyond privilege
Moral policing where romance and sexuality are concerned is a major societal issue, one with deep cultural roots.
16 Mar 2023
Looking for legitimacy in laughter and life
I pointed out that while equality-oriented organisations don’t exist, misogynistic ones that call themselves men’s rights activists do, and provide helplines too.
13 Mar 2023
The thin line between harm and hurt
In 2022, when filmmaker Leena Manimekalai released a short documentary entitled Kaali, the poster for the film alone attracted a large controversy, resulting in FIRs against her across different state
26 Jan 2023
Of mid-air menace & misuse of privilege
They then let him disembark the plane as usual, without alerting the authorities about the incident.
17 Jan 2023
Courting colour-coded controversies
According to the lyric subtitles on YouTube, it is a song about female desires which always make some people uncomfortable.
02 Jan 2023
Enduring the loneliness epidemic
When announcing the new Ministry, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga commented that women were at higher risk.
25 Feb 2021
Ban condom ads, ban sex education!
From 6 am to 10 pm, Indian televisions will no longer broadcast condom ads.
13 Dec 2017
The theory of ‘belonging’ and the roots of origin
October 1 was the 10th anniversary of my move to Chennai.
12 Oct 2017
Co-existence of odds in nature
The holes didn’t make the leaves look any less beautiful, and that’s what caught my eye.
27 Sep 2017
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