Patriarchy

Change does not need to be monumental; sometimes it’s a series of small steps that create a revolution. In this piece, we explore the 10 most compelling trailblazers.

'Laapataa Ladies', India’s entry for the 2025 Oscars in the Foreign Film category, is a story about two brides swapped during a train journey. Directed by Kiran Rao, the film delves into themes of financial independence, women’s aspirations, and self-discovery, offering a refreshing take on feminism and patriarchy.

Nivetha and Yatharth decided to ditch the usual customs of the a traditional Hindu marriage to hold a self-respecting wedding to commemorate their love. What does this type of wedding look like?

IPE Global’s project Udaan has been working in Rajasthan to tackle the problem of teenage pregnancies and child marriage for the past four years.

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Mimansa Shekhar from Bihar shares how her parents broke the rules of Gurhathi, a patriarchal wedding ritual that is traditionally performed by the groom’s elder brother or any male family member, but never by a woman — not until this wedding.

From being married to an alcoholic to finding her own identity, Jasbeer’s journey from fear to courage is extraordinary.

To truly have gender equality, we all need to band together and fight for what’s right. And these men are doing just that, ensuring that women are not alone in their battle against gender discrimination.

Aiming to make work spaces safer for women, the bill makes it abundantly clear that "it shall be no defence that the sexual benefit was derived with the consent of the victim".

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