PARUL… One of Many*
This was first published in the print edition of Manushi journal, Issue March-April 1979. THE blackness of night was flushed with an …
Gender Justice
Why and How Yasmine Mohammed, Once Married to an Al-Qaeda Terrorist, Left Islam
We reproduce below an interview of Yasmine Mohammed conducted by Madhu Kishwar for Manushi-India on November 12, 2021. The link …
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Should Sarkari Danda Decide the Age of Marriage?
Some Thoughts on the Age of Consent for Sex and Marriage in India
The Sacred Groves
Though every woman in the world goes through menstruation, the experience differs substantially in different cultures. This article describes how …
Sita as Rama’s Advocate: Propriety in the Ananda-Ramayana
This was first published in the print edition of Manushi journal, Issue no. 125. The bridge that Rama built over the ocean …
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Caught in the Wheel: Women and Salvation in Indian Religions
LIBERATION or escape from the incessant cycle of birth, death and rebirth is the highest goal in many religions and …
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When Women Retell the Ramayan
Epic poets the world over are men singing the glory of other men—armed men, to be precise. In a study …
Of Feminine Supremacy: Mother Goddess and the Pahadi Myths of Creation
Of the many myths of creation that circulate in traditional folklore, one which is prevalent in the Garhwal Himalayas tells …
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Sita in the Kitchen: The Pativrata and Ramarajya
This was first published in the print edition of Manushi journal, Issue no. 41. Behind the famous injunctions to Hindu women, “Be …
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The Sita Who Smiles: Wife as Goddess in the Adbhut Ramayana
This was first published in the print edition of Manushi journal, Issue no. 148. In Ramlila performances in India and in most …
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