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On sports and the gender divide

Yesterday, a couple of unrelated activities brought out the difference between men and women in the world of sports, even today. In the morning, I turned on the television to see if could catch the highlights of India’s defeat to … Continue reading

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Jimmy Carter talks about how religion subjugates women

Recently on the Guardian, former American President Jimmy Carter has written an article “The words of God do not justify cruelty to women.” He talks about why he left his church, the Southern Baptist, because the leaders ordained that women … Continue reading

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Women and a whole lot of Vaginas

Last Friday, the Times of India, Bangalore brought down from Bombay, Mahabanoo Mody-Kotwal’s production of Eve Ensler’s The Vagina Monologues. For those who don’t know, The Vagina Monologues is an Obie Award-winning episodic play written by Eve Ensler which ran … Continue reading

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