Friends, I greet all of you, those seated inside the hall and all of you who are watching me on LCD. Friends, I am thankful to the organisers for inviting me back to my home. I am feeling as if I have come to my maika, or my parental home. And today having come to...
Author: Khushi (Khushi Kabir)
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Inviting Submissions for Sangat Scripts!
As we were preparing for the 24th Month Long Course, we realized that we have come a long way together on our journey towards a feminist South Asia. In this journey, we remember all of you fondly, and feel extremely overwhelmed every time we hear about how our alums carry the spirit of the course...
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Apply Now for 13th Two Week Feminist Capacity Building Course in Bangla!
Applications are now open for the 13th Two Week Feminist Capacity Building Course on Gender, Human Rights, and Peace organised by Sangat Bangladesh, Pragroshor & Swayam. This two-week residential course is designed to offer participants clarity on and a greater understanding of concepts related to gender, justice, poverty, sustainable development, peace, democracy, and human rights. It also...
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Who is the Guru, Who the Disciple?
Most of the students in the course were men and they were all much younger than her. Not only were all the other students Hindu, they were upper caste Hindu. Meena was the lone Muslim and the authorities were quite surprised that she had come for this course.
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One Billion Rising Delhi 2015-2016 Video
last year, one billion people from around India and the world rose to demand justice for women and an end to gender based violence as part of the first ever...
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Mobilising women concerns for a secure future – Aishani Gupta
This perennial matter of concern always seems to unite even the most conflicting forces. And when the concern is addressed at the global platform,...
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PRESS RELEASE : 5th February 2015
Over the last three years from 2012 we have steadily scaled up the One Billion Rising Campaign to encompass women and men across 19 states and all eight South Asian countries, Kamla Bhasin, South Asian Coordinator, OBR...
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“A MAN WHO RAPES IS FAR MORE DEHUMANIZED THAN A WOMAN WHO IS RAPED”
The Red Elephant Foundation Monday, May 18, 2015...
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Govts Take 20 Plus Years to Turn Women’s Demands Into Policies
NEW DELHI: I am sad about the state of the official SAARC...