This article was first published in the print edition of Manushi Journal. (Issue-21, Mar-Apr 1984) This film is a departure from the formula depiction of the…
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Writings
Kanun Meri Mutthi Mein
Not Just A Film—A Social Crusade! This article was first published in the print edition of Manushi Journal. (Issue-023, Jul-Aug 1984) After seeing this film I…
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The 1984 Elections
United We Fall — Into the Trap of Manipulators This article was first published in the print edition of Manushi Journal. (Issue-26, Jan-Feb 1985) The new…
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Another Interview With Sonia Gandhi
Not Only ‘Heart To Heart’ But Going To The Heart of the Matter This interview transcript was first published in the print edition of Manushi Journal.…
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A Degrading Experience
Films Review: Utsav This article was first published in the print edition of Manushi Journal. (Issue-31, Mov-Dec 1985) The hoardings of Utsav display the jewel bedecked…
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Using Women As A Pretext For Repression: The Indecent Representation Of Women (Prohibition) Bill
This article was first published in the print edition of Manushi Journal. (Issue-37, Nov-Dec 1986) The Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Bill, 1986, just passed by…
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Mythic Saviours Lumpenising Social Protest
This article was first published in the print edition of Manushi Journal. (Issue-37, Nov-Dec 1986) This film is one more in the genre which was inaugurated…
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The Labouring Woman In Hindi Films
This article was first published in the print edition of Manushi Journal. (Issue-42-43, Sep-Dec 1987) Most Hindi films are placed in a north Indian, urban, upper…
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The Burning of Roop Kanwar
This article was first published in the print edition of Manushi Journal. (Issue-42-43, Sep-Dec 1987) On 4 September 1987, eighteen-year- old Roop Kanwar was burnt to…
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Scholar, Fighter, Mother: The life of Ratnamayi Devi as narrated to Madhu Kishwar
This transcript of this interview was first published in the print edition of Manushi Journal. (Issue-45, Mar-Apr 1988) Most of the women who were politically active…
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