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Deepa GhalotFree Press Journal |
Celebrating her 88th birthday on March 19, filmmaker Sai Paranjpye remains a towering figure in Indian cinema. Known for classics like Sparsh, Chashme...
Assi breaks away from the traditional rape-revenge trope, focusing instead on a survivor’s resilience and the shift in social attitudes. The film...
The "Nobody" in the title Nobody’s Girl is not just a reflection of her status as an orphan or a runaway; it is a reflection of how the patriarchy...
The 2026 Academy Awards Best Actress category highlights a diverse and boundary-pushing selection of roles, reflecting women’s expanding influence...
At the risk of offending conservatives, she was the first to articulate that femininity is a social construct and that biology is a fact but should...
As the world marks Jane Austen’s 250th birth anniversary, her novels continue to resonate for their sharp social insight, strong female voices and...
Lee, a film on her life directed by Ellen Kuras, in which the redoubtable Kate Winslet plays her, is now streaming (on LionsgatePlay) and is important...
Shinie Antony's slim book, Eden Abandoned, has just won the Laadli Award for Gender Sensitivity for fiction. It is a retelling of the story of Lilith...
Sports were not considered ‘suitable’ for girls, particularly after puberty, and making a career out of playing a ‘game’ was not even in the...
Begum Akhtar's greatest contribution to Indian music is considered to be elevating and popularising the genres of ghazal, thumri, and dadra.