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Oct 10, 2023 | 
freshplaza.com | Aaqib Naik |Yoshita Srivastava |Tara Anand |Sheryl Sebastian
By Aaqib NaikThe use of several broad-spectrum insecticides increases farm input and reduces crop yield and quality. It also leads to environmental and health hazardsApple orchard owners of Shopian district in Kashmir division have been dealing with the after-effects of Apple Leaf Blotch Miner (ALBM) for the last two years. The disease has been a major blot on the income generated by apple growers here. Take the case of Shabir Ahmad Dar (45), who is forced to spend more on insecticides now.
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Feb 27, 2023 | 
feminisminindia.com | Yoshita Srivastava |Tara Anand |Sheryl Sebastian |Nupur Preeti Alok
As part of FII’s Meet the Team series, we are featuring former and current employees who have worked with or are working with us currently since the inception of FII. Feminism in India as a digital intersectional feminist media platform would not exist if not for these incredible individuals who have helped build this organisation to make what it is today. Today, we’re chatting with Ritika Banerjee who is a part-time illustrator at FII and a filmmaker.
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Feb 26, 2023 | 
feminisminindia.com | Snehal Sachde |Yoshita Srivastava |Tara Anand |Sheryl Sebastian
A young, queer artist who is out and proud online was something you rarely find, especially in a country which defines gender roles quite rigidly. Siaan explores gender, personal and social content, as well as drag on his profile, with a whopping 16.7K followers on Instagram. In Conversation with FII, Mx. Siaan talks about being queer, queer representation and navigating online and offline spaces as an LGBTQI member. FII: Could you please introduce yourself and tell us a little about who you are?
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Feb 26, 2023 | 
feminisminindia.com | Elizabeth Isaac |Yoshita Srivastava |Tara Anand |Sheryl Sebastian
Editorial Note: Being Feminist is a fortnightly column that features personal narratives documenting the emotions, vulnerabilities and innermost contradictions every feminist encounters while trying to push through various degrees of patriarchy in private, professional and public spaces. I am from a middle-class nuclear family where I was never restricted to anything just because I am a girl. I was taught to aim higher and grab opportunities that came my way.
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Feb 26, 2023 | 
feminisminindia.com | Debabratee Dhar |Yoshita Srivastava |Tara Anand |Sheryl Sebastian
A state-wide crackdown on child marriage in Assam has led to the arrest of 3000 men recently. It has sparked protests by their families in different parts of the state, demanding the release of their men as they are the sole breadwinners of the family. The crackdown is being carried on the 2006 legislation that prohibits child marriage. However, this sweeping arrest throughout Assam has raised controversies in several areas.
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Feb 23, 2023 | 
feminisminindia.com | Stuti Paul Singh |Yoshita Srivastava |Tara Anand |Sheryl Sebastian
Meena Kotwal is an acclaimed Dalit journalist and the founder of The Mooknayak, a YouTube channel and web portal. She has worked with mainstream news organisations such as the British Broadcast Corporation (BBC) Hindi and also writes for publications such as The Wire, The Print, Feminism in India, and others. Her open letter to Kangana Ranaut went viral after it was published in The Wire. It was published in several Indian languages, as well as Nepali.
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Feb 23, 2023 | 
feminisminindia.com | Arya Daoo |Yoshita Srivastava |Tara Anand |Sheryl Sebastian
Editorial Note: Being Feminist is a fortnightly column that features personal narratives documenting the emotions, vulnerabilities and innermost contradictions every feminist encounters while trying to push through various degrees of patriarchy in private, professional and public spaces. The manifestations of being a feminist change as the spaces where it is being expressed change.
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Feb 22, 2023 | 
feminisminindia.com | Tanya Roy |Yoshita Srivastava |Tara Anand |Sheryl Sebastian
Editorial Note: Being Feminist is a fortnightly column that features personal narratives documenting the emotions, vulnerabilities and innermost contradictions every feminist encounters while trying to push through various degrees of patriarchy in private, professional and public spaces. I make the same resolution every new year and this one is much the same. “This year, I’m going to quit wearing cosmetics,” I always say. Naturally, each time I’m asked why.
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Feb 22, 2023 | 
feminisminindia.com | Sohini Sengupta |Yoshita Srivastava |Tara Anand |Sheryl Sebastian
Trigger Warning: Intimate partner violence and murderA day after the much-celebrated Valentine’s Day, claimed as a day of love, a murder report surfaced. A 37-year-old woman’s body was found in a bed box in Maharashtra. A few days before that, a report of Nikki Yadav’s murder was headlining. A couple of days ago another murder was reported – a 28-year-old woman died in a fire in Rohini. Last November, Indian television was making the most out of Shraddha Walkar’s murder.
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Feb 22, 2023 | 
feminisminindia.com | Priyamvada Kowshik |Yoshita Srivastava |Tara Anand |Sheryl Sebastian
By Priyamvada Kowshik“I remember being disappointed to learn that. A couple of years later, when the moon-landing finally happened in 1969, we listened to the live stream on All India Radio. That was an era when scientific discussions were as much part of our living rooms as they were in our classrooms,” recalls Professor Shastri (63), Emeritus Scientist at the Raman Research Institute, Bengaluru.
