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Tales of patriarchy and puzzlement
The winning entries at the most recent edition of the Mozhi Prize awards draw the reader in and fill them with optimism about the form
Updated on Apr 18, 2025 04:09 PM IST
Suhit Bombaywala
Book Review: I Bet You'd Look Good In A Coffin is predictable yet nostalgic
The second installment of lady vigilante Kitty Collins' murderous yet compelling adventures, this time abroad, will keep you hooked but leave you wanting more
Published on Mar 20, 2025 06:01 PM IST
Study reveals patriarchy's cost: Traditional beliefs fuel partner violence
The study advocated for the need to promote gender equality as men with traditional gender roles abuse women.
Updated on Mar 09, 2025 03:32 PM IST
HT Lifestyle Desk | Edited by Adrija Dey
Kanwaljit Singh on Sanya Malhotra and Mrs: Role reversal video is my prayaschit
After playing a patriarchal father-in-law to Sanya Malhotra in Mrs, actor Kanwaljit Singh has came up with a role reversal meme calling it his “prayaschit”.
Updated on Feb 23, 2025 01:48 PM IST
Women on Reddit recall Mrs-like moments from own lives: 'He took away my salary'
From cooking endlessly to not getting their own money, women on Reddit recalled Mrs-like experiences they had to suffer while living with their in-laws.
Updated on Feb 20, 2025 02:09 PM IST
Stars In The City: Sanya Malhotra says she has ‘no time’ to get married
At HT City Stars In The City, Sanya Malhotra shared her experiences with the song Aankh and her role in Mrs- and what she feels about her films dropping on OTT.
Published on Feb 06, 2025 09:12 AM IST
Girl Child Day: When birth of a daughter in Haryana sparked a movement
Through Selfie with daughter, Sunil Jaglan, a former sarpanch of Bibipur village in Jind district, transformed a personal experience into a campaign that has spread to over 70 countries.
Published on Jan 24, 2025 05:04 PM IST
Int'l Men's Day'24 | Geet's Aditya to Rani's Rocky: Best male feminist icons
Men written by women may be a rare find but at least we have the movies to dream of. Here's looking at prime Bollywood-bred icons, this International Men's Day
Updated on Nov 19, 2024 06:39 PM IST
Gender mattered: America rejects woman candidate, again
Misogyny influences U.S. politics, evident in voters' rejection of Kamala Harris, reflecting deep-seated beliefs about women's leadership capabilities.
Updated on Nov 07, 2024 06:46 AM IST
Mohanlal, Mammootty's silence over the Hema Committee report is perplexing
Silence over the Hema committee report findings, especially from Mollywood heavyweights Mohanlal and Mammootty has left many baffled
Updated on Aug 27, 2024 01:26 PM IST
Kanika Dhillon says ‘men need to step up to make workplaces safe for women'
Amid ongoing protests against the rape-murder of a trainee doctor in Kolkata, Kanika Dhillon shares her perspective on improving workplace safety for women.
Published on Aug 23, 2024 04:09 PM IST
Emotional cage and relationship roadblock: Here's how patriarchy impacts men
Breaking the silence on the price of patriarchy: Suppressed emotions and men's mental health crisis
Published on Jul 28, 2024 08:31 PM IST
Zarafshan Shiraz, New Delhi
What we need is an Anti-Patriarchy Day
Benign patriarchy is so subtle that often we don’t recognise it. This is exactly why we need a day to remind us of it: Anti-Patriarchy Day.
Published on Mar 07, 2024 12:57 AM IST
Fans slam Oscar nominations after Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie's Barbie snubs
Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie were left out of major categories in the Oscar 2024 nominations for Barbie. Check out how fans have reacted to the snubs.
Published on Jan 24, 2024 02:23 PM IST
In Binnu ka Sapna, an Indian man comes face to face with his toxic masculinity
Kanu Behl’s award-winning short film is a meditation on the lessons men learn as children watching their angry fathers and placatory mothers.
Updated on Jan 17, 2024 11:44 PM IST
Cuddles, tears, rest, strength: Nikhil Taneja’s manly manifesto for 2024
Men want to be the little spoon. They can cry and should. They want a break as much as women do. Nikhil Taneja crafts a new masculinity code for 2024 and beyond
Updated on Jan 05, 2024 06:14 PM IST
Karishma Kuenzang
Bhumi Pednekar blames Covid-19 pandemic for lack of women-led films
Bhumi Pednekar believes that Veere Di Wedding was the last women-centric film to do well at the box office. Bhumi's Thank You For Coming released recently.
Published on Oct 07, 2023 12:17 PM IST
‘Being an adult is about hiding your shame’
Theatre maker Jyoti Dogra latest work, Maas, tackles what we barely speak of: internalised patriarchy, the fitness and beauty industries, ageing, and menopause
Updated on Oct 06, 2023 10:06 AM IST
Heading to the Oscars, a Kerala story of survival
2018 is different in form and scale from both the loud South Indian blockbusters such as RRR and the low-key Malayalam New Wave cinema
Published on Oct 01, 2023 12:13 AM IST
To help girls, focus on oversight, social evils
Haryana's sex ratio at birth declines and monitoring lapses and prejudice against girl children are key issues. Efforts against social evils must not be paused.
Published on Jul 24, 2023 08:36 AM IST
HT Editorial
Empower women to combat violence
Gram sakhis and women's forums in Kishangarh, Ajmer are promoting helpline numbers to deal with violence against women, covering 33 villages in the district.
Published on Jul 23, 2023 12:06 AM IST
What does it take to take down patriarchy?
The question to ask five months after India’s most celebrated wrestlers began their unprecedented protest is: What does it take to ensure justice for women?
Published on Jun 10, 2023 01:37 AM IST
Kanu Behl says there's no structural support for certain kind of films in India
Kanu Behl, whose feature film Agra premiered at the recently concluded Cannes Film Festival, talked about the process of writing and casting for the film.
Published on Jun 04, 2023 05:55 PM IST
A Kashmiri hit song’s message to our society
Beyond the buzz, what is the viral Kya Karie Korimol song all about?
Published on May 31, 2023 09:49 PM IST
SAD-BSP says alliance intact, no chance of Akali tie-up with BJP
The Shiromani Akali Dal and Bahujan Samaj Party on Sunday said their alliance was intact while stating that speculations of SAD and BJP stitching an alliance was far from reality.
Updated on Apr 30, 2023 09:38 PM IST
HT Correspondent, Jalandhar
SMA rules must be reconsidered
The notice period regime in the Special Marriage Act renders couples vulnerable. The courts must take cognisance of this problem
Updated on Apr 21, 2023 07:34 PM IST
HT Editorial
Rethink approaches to women students’ safety
Delhi University’s recent advisory marks a sharp contradiction from the enabling role that university campuses can play in terms of providing women with a relatively safe space away from the disciplining gaze of the family, moral policing by the community and demeaning sexism of society.
377 order implies gay couples can form marriage-like unions: SC
The court’s remarks on Thursday came even as the Union government, while opposing the pleas on recognition of same-sex marriage
Updated on Apr 21, 2023 02:42 AM IST
Utkarsh Anand, New Delhi
Father’s Day: Irrfan Khan to Aamir Khan, meet Bollywood's reel feminist fathers
Happy Father’s Day: Bollywood previously portrayed fathers as stuck up and strict, however with changing times, the portrayal of fathers in Bollywood has evolved too and more and more paternal figures on screen are moving away from patriarchy and toward feminism.
Updated on Jun 19, 2021 12:53 PM IST
Alfea Jamal, Hindustan Times, Delhi
Here's why men make more extreme choices, decisions than women
A new study suggests that the socially constructed patriarchy in many societies has managed to constrain women and the opportunity for them to display the same level of variability as men
Updated on Jun 07, 2021 01:09 PM IST
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