Womens Education

Among India's first feminist historians, Bhandaru Acchamamba challenged misogyny with stories about women

In writing Abala Satcharitra Ratnamala, Bhandaru Acchamamba intended to present a book which was both pleasurable to read and could act as guide to Andhra women. She wanted to establish that women who are courageous, who possess scholarship, who are patriotic, who are capable of being administrators and leaders, existed in the past and in her age

Reboot the Earth: Project ViSTARa aims to educate women in rural areas on climate change

This technology was developed for the United Nations Technology Innovations Lab competition — Reboot the Earth.

Enter Sultana’s Reality: Exploring the relationship between women and books in India

Through her animated project Enter Sultana’s Reality, artist Afrah Shafiq tells the stories of women who challenged societal conventions, such as Savitribai Phule and Rokeya Sakhawat Hussain. She delves into how reading was seen as something women had to do in addition to domestic work, how it was considered a non-threatening, decorative ability, not something empowering

Sri Sri's remarks against Malala show the ugly face of a godman's desire for power

Today’s godmen have learnt to think bigger. That is why Sri Sri Ravi Shankar lashed out against Malala Yousafzai over a Nobel Prize.

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar says Malala did not deserve Nobel Prize

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar took the meaning of putting your foot in your mouth to an entirely new level when he said that Malala did not deserve the Nobel Prize.

Tyrant or helpless parent? Father ties 7-year-old girl to bike and drags her to school for test

A 40-year-old security guard from a village near Mathura, tied his seven-year-old daughter to his bike with nylon ropes and dragged her to school.

Taliban attackers' arrest gives hope for people affected by terrorism: Malala's father

Pakistan's army said on Friday that it has arrested 10 militants suspected of involvement in the 2012 attack on teenage activist Malala Yousafzai.