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MJ Akbar-Priya Ramani defamation case: Journalist Ghazala Wahab gives statement in court; recounts harassment at Asian Age by the former Union Minister
Fp Staff • 5 years agoJournalist and author Ghazala Wahab appeared before the Court of Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Vishal Pahuja on 10 December regarding the criminal defamation case filed by former Union Minister MJ Akbar against journalist Priya Ramani who had accused him of sexual harassment in 2018.
As Utsav Chakraborty calls #MeToo allegations 'fabricated'; Mahima Kukreja says he needs to own up, apologise
Neerja Deodhar And Anvisha Manral • 5 years agoUtsav Chakraborty spoke with Firstpost about countering the 'fabricated' accusations that were made against him by Mahima Kukreja and others during the second wave of the #MeToo movement last October. Kukreja responded with a statement asking the former AIB collaborator to own up and apologise.
Mahima Kukreja on Utsav Chakraborty allegations: 'Campaign to malign me, women who spoke up, #MeToo movement'
Mahima Kukreja • 5 years agoIn a statement responding to Utsav Chakaborty's recent allegations that the #MeToo accusations against him were falsified, Mahima Kukreja says, "Even after publicly and privately admitting to his predatory behaviour, Utsav is making baseless allegations after more than a year."
Subodh Gupta defamation case: Delhi HC allows interim anonymity to Instagram handle that aired allegations against artist
Fp Staff • 5 years agoOn 18 November, the Single Bench of Justice Sahai Endlaw declared that the interim anonymity of the said Instagram account would continue until the Subodh Gupta case reaches a stage where the hearing is on the merits.
A year after #MeToo's second wave, systemic change eludes Hindi TV industry, but attitudinal shift in evidence
Natasha Coutinho Dsouza • 5 years agoPost #MeToo, mandated workplace mechanisms like ICs are yet to be instituted, but members of the Hindi TV industry say there’s greater awareness about harassment-related issues and the possibility of redressal
#MeToo: Contestant of Comedy Central India show alleges executives harassed her at wrap party; company refers case to IC
Fp Staff • 5 years agoStand-up comedian Snigdha Jain tweeted an allegation of harassment against senior executives associated with the Comedy Central show, Project Comedy, on 6 November 2019.
Indian art world's #MeToo reckoning: Forging an equitable future demands a sisterhood of feminist killjoys
Rosalyn Dmello • 5 years agoAt this crucial moment, sisterhood, through solidarity, is the only ethical force that can truly serve as worthy resistance to the art world’s unchecked oppressiveness.
Indian art world's #MeToo reckoning: Toxic patriarchal conditioning must be dismantled for true change
Rosalyn Dmello • 5 years agoPatriarchal conditioning runs so deep within the Indian art world’s capitalist subconscious, it seems foundational to its identity. The ensuing void that exists in the place of empathy contributes to the industry’s toxicity.
MJ Akbar defamation case: Details of the interview were 'bizarre and inappropriate', Priya Ramani's witness tells the court
Fp Staff • 5 years agoAt the latest hearing of the defamation case filed by former Union Minister MJ Akbar against journalist Priya Ramani, on 25 October, Ramani's witness Niloufer Venkatraman gave her statement before the Court of Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Samar Vishal
A year of talking about #MeToo: What has changed in the internal lives of women since the movement's second wave?
Shireen Azam • 5 years agoWhat if we understand #MeToo not through where the outed men are, but through how it has affected women’s internal lives — our time, our work, our relationships?