Ruling from the Grave: Colonial Impact on Gender Fluidity in South Asia

Hijra. Khwajasaara. Transgender. The label may evolve but the harsh reality of discrimination remains the same. With a past and present plagued with discrimination and violence, and an uncertain future, the transgender community of South Asia trudges forward to reclaim...

Education in Trump’s America

The election of President-elect Donald Trump has made many things uncertain both in America and around the world. One area with special cause for concern is that of education. The Department of Education, districts, and schools could probably all foresee...

Rooting for Female Teachers!

Most affluent families in India send their children to private schools. These schools, especially in urban cities, mirror schools of the developed countries; there are more women teachers than men especially in the primary years.  It seems logical! Teaching has...

School Textbooks and Gender Bias…are we doing enough?

That gender bias exists in literature is a fact, one that is corroborated by various researches done over the past few decades. In my blog post ‘A book for a girl and a book for a boy’ the numbers illustrate...

A Book for a Girl, A book for a Boy!

Ask anybody who engages with children’s literature or better still look back at your childhood and list a few favorite books. Chances are that the central or prominent character in these books that you come up with will be a...