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5 Bollywood films that teach us few things about women empowerment

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It is sort of fashionable to talk about feminism and women empowerment these days. Everybody seems to have an opinion on how a woman's life could and should be. Social media, TV debates and drawing rooms are the latest battleground of the war of sexes. As everyone holds an opinion of their own, there's no common ground in sight so far. And as everybody is jumping in the debate these days, we thought of bringing in Hindi cinema, one of the key cultural influences on the Indian society. And it's indeed sad that after sifting through last two decades of Hindi cinema we could find only five films

Dharavi’s Women Artisans Have A Message – A Strong Message For All

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The atmosphere was charged with excitement; there was a great sense of achievement and triumph on everyone’s face. Women of all age groups and from different vocations and occupations – some were cooks, domestic workers, cleaners, seamstresses, homemakers and, of course, school- and college-going students – cheerfully welcomed visitors and enthusiastically explained their creations on display. “I have embroidered this sari myself and even modelled it for a special photo shoot,” remarked a proud Nirmala Panjabi, 40, pointing to her life-sized picture that showed off a pure silk green

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