In this issue

After 27 years of deliberation, in a special session of Parliament in September, politicians across regions and backgrounds united for the passage of the Women's Reservation Bill. While the arrival of the bill must be celebrated, the question is if this reservation is enough. The upcoming magazine issue of Outlook will be dedicated to women – their rights, representation in politics and their role in the Indian democracy.

Ravana's Women

Why does Hindutva only see women as Sita or Surpanakha and not talk about the warrior women of Ramayana at the receiving end of violence?

4 mins

In Defence of Reservation

The support for the Women's Reservation bill reaffirms India's faith in affirmative action even as it highlights its dichotomous allegiance to 'meritocracy' at the cost of inequity

5 mins

Mapping Women's Political Journey

India’s women-centric policies were conceived mostly under global influence, until the rising women voter turnout in the country changed the trend

8 mins

Consumed by Political Motivations

The Modi government had no time to get into the more demanding fundamentals concerning the implementation of the legislation

6 mins

The First 'Iron Lady'

INDIRA Gandhi inherited her father’s position of political authority, but had an approach quite opposite to her father’s—in contrast to Jawaharlal Nehru’s largely democratic approach, she was authoritative and dictatorial

1 min

33% Shall Not Cloud Over The 50%

The Women's Reservation Bill carries the ominous possibility of overshadowing all other forms of social demands

6 mins

Success and average don't have anything to do with each other

These quotes are applicable in most aspects of our life. However, in the world of investing, the pursuit of average can actually be fruitful for an individual investor

3 mins

Bihar's Electoral Secret

Nitish Kumar has created a women's vote bank by unveiling different schemes for women

6 mins

'Rough and Tough'

ALMOST all major women politicians in South Asia either inherited their position of power from fathers, husbands or male mentors or were backed by family wealth—from prime ministers Indira Gandhi, Sirimavo Bandaranaike, Benazir Bhutto, Sheikh Hasina and Begum Khaleda Zia to Indian chief minister Jayaram Jayalalitha, Mayawati and Vasundhara Raje Scindhia

1 min

Breaking the yoke

Caste and class have remained at the core of exclusion even in the Panchayati Raj system where reservation for women was implemented more than 30 years ago

6 mins

Glass Ceilings, Lost Leaders

The political odyssey of Dakshayani Velayudhan, KR Gouri and K K Shailaja: Confronting the grip of patriarchy

6 mins

A Different Gaze

For residents of women-led panchayats in Rajasthan, 33 per cent is not just about numbers in Parliament and state assemblies, it represents a new vision, a new idea, and a different nazariya

9 mins

Natural Farming in the Ganga Basin

In the middle of a big farmers’ gathering in Bulandshahar, a hand rose, enthusiastically, to say a few words on Natural Farming

5 mins

How Women LEAD

Glimpses of women-led constituencies in Uttar Pradesh provide insights into the way women legislators think and work within a patriarchal system

7 mins

Imperfect Images

The increased representation of women leaders in Bollywood is a heartening first step, but we await their more complex avatars

5 mins

Words of Her Own

Indian women writers have bravely choosen to tell the tales that were suppressed or silenced by the dominant narrative

4 mins

A Prohibited Touch

Artist Madhukar Mucharla uses leather art as a medium to depict the socio-cultural issues faced by marginalised communities

4 mins

The Humble Hut that Changed a Nation

IN the heartland of Rajasthan, nestled on the slope of a spur of the bleak, rock-strewn Aravalli range, lies the quaint village of Devdungri

6 mins

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