The Age of Reason
Why does today’s woman need to look back at feminist texts, especially those from other environments and other times? Because we know that in the matter of women’s rights we don’t have the luxury of retiring from the fight. Indian women are not all bowling along on a smooth road to full equality. Even the more privileged play a snakes and ladders game. Many others are in a fight to the death. Knowing what other women have argued, in other environments and other times, can only help us toward that fuller life we all strive for. This series considers five iconic feminist texts, starting with Mary Wollstonecraft’s Vindication Of The Rights Of Woman
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New on the rack
Meet four fairy friends for Starshine Meadow – Belle, Ivy, Daisy and Rose. They love to make wishes come true!
Neema wants a dog more than anything, but her mum and dad have said no. Can...
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Alone with other things
Nature and loneliness are the two recurring motifs in the beautiful verse of Japanese hermit-poet Saigyo.
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At the short end
Erich Maria Remarque’s All Quiet on the Western Front is a vitriolic diatribe against short people, yet there hasn’t been a single call to ban the novel in India.
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Almost Ruskin Bondish
Stories that vary in theme but share a poignancy of tone and delicacy of narration.
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Moderated by award-winning author Jerry Pinto, actors Shriya Saran and Sharmila Tagore discuss art, power, discrimination and other facets of 'Maya Nagari', the world of film. This was the concluding discussion at The Hindu Lit for Life 2013. Full coverage at http://www.thehindulfl.com/
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Stories are transcendental. So is writing. Farah Ghuznavi and Ashok Ferry illustrate this in an insightful discussion, moderated by Mridula Koshy, at Lit for Life 2013, The Hindu's literary festival. Full coverage available at http://www.thehindulfl.com/
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A collection of priceless correspondence between the Mahatma and Rajaji was presented by former West Bengal Governor Gopalkrishna Gandhi. A selection of letters were read out and performed by dramatists Yog Japee and Rahul Bose. Full coverage of Lit for Life 2013 at http://www.thehindulfl.com/
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The Hindu's festival of literature - Lit for Life - was ushered in by the festival's curator Nirmala Lakshman. Full coverage of Lit for Life 2013 at http://www.thehindulfl.com/
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The final day of Lit for Life 2013 exemplified the spirit of the fest. It was a melting pot of ideas, an open forum for a range of issues, and a celebration of the best of Indian writing in English.
