Tamanna Joshi

1 month ago | countercurrents.org | Yanis Iqbal |Tamanna Joshi |zeenat khan |Bhabani Nayak

The emergence of feminist politics has led to a patriarchal counter-revolution that pays lip-service to “equality” while insisting that women and men should occupy different, separate places in society. In the case of Islamists, this ideology takes the following form: Islam recognizes the equality of men and women but underlines their separate and complementary roles/responsibilities based on God-given differences.

Dec 6, 2024 | countercurrents.org | Tamanna Joshi |Bruce Lerro |Anil Gokhale |Arjun Banerjee

Craft ‘revivalism’ specially after India’s independence began with hands-on efforts by many stalwarts, especially women, such as Pupul Jaykar. Annapurna Garimella in her lecture reiterates how Pupul Jaykar worked in reviving Sanganeri sari, when she founded Weavers’ Service Centre. As she was a dear friend and close confidant of Lt. Smt. Indira Gandhi, she chose sarees for prime minister, and Indira Gandhi “represented country through the sarees she wore” (Garimella 2024).