The streets of Delhi have spent the better part of recent weeks doing something that streets are historically rather good at: making noise. Be it the famous, or rather, infamous CJP protest; or the currently ongoing protest at Hindu College. Let’s rewind a bit though. The CJP movement began as […]
Arts & Culture
The Woman Who Made Urdu Fierce
Lucknow has always been a lineage of poets, artists and writers. A city that breathes in adab, arz, and andaaz-e-shaan; a city that has turned language into an art of living. Urdu, often called the language of love, finds a particularly intimate home here. Perhaps that is why Lucknow has […]
Misandry Is Not the Opposite of Misogyny
I don’t think misogyny and misandry are opposites. I think we make that comparison because the words look like opposites. Misogyny—the hatred or contempt for women. Misandry—the hatred or contempt for men. Put them beside each other and the equation seems almost too neat: if one is wrong, surely the […]