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This week, host Anjali Alappat chats with SF author, physicist, and transdisciplinary scholar of climate change, Vandana Singh. A professor of physics, Vandana's writing combines science and social issues in thought-provoking ways. In recent years, her work has been climate focused, a stark acknowledgment of the crisis we are currently enduring.  Her work includes Ambiguity Machines and Other Stories (2018), the first work by a South Asian author to be a finalist for the Philip K. Dick Award; The Woman Who Thought She was a Planet and Other Stories (2008), part of Zubaan's Classic series, and most recently Utopias of the Third Kind (2022). Vandana was a Climate Imagination Fellow at Arizona State University in 2021. In addition to her contributions to science fiction, she has also written for children, most notably her Younguncle books. She has also been recognised with Parallax and Otherwise Honor awards for her work.  In this episode, we discuss the micro and macro of the ever-evolving climate crisis, the commercialised space race, techno billionaires, writing character led stories, acknowledging privilege and learning from marginalised peoples, the capitalist desire to maintain the status quo, and socio-economic death cults. You can follow Vandana Singh on X @singhvan.  Arcx is a mini series from the Subverse, the podcast of , a digital space that chronicles the times we live in and reimagines futures with a focus on science, nature, social justice and culture. Follow us on social media , or visit for episode details and show notes.

Ahilybai Rani of Indore is often remembered as one of India's greatest female rulers. At only eight years old, she married far above her station, and due to many unfortunate deaths, she ended up in charge of a key state in the Maharathi confederacy and started a golden age of rule lasting over thirty years. join me today to learn about her incredible story. Bibliography New World Encyclopedia. “Ahilyabai Holkar.” Accessed June 5, 2024. https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Ahilyabai_Holkar. Aranha, Jovita. “The Untold Story of the Brave Maratha Warrior Queen Ahilyabai Holkar!” The Better India, October 31, 2017. https://www.thebetterindia.com/119761/queen-ahilyabai-holkar-maratha/#google_vignette. Contributors to Wikimedia projects. “Ahilyabai Holkar.” Wikipedia. Accessed June 5, 2024. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahilyabai_Holkar. ———. “Dhangar.” Wikipedia, June 3, 2024. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhangar. ———. “Khanderao Holkar.” Wikipedia, June 1, 2024. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khanderao_Holkar. ———. “Male Rao Holkar.” Wikipedia, May 17, 2024. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Male_Rao_Holkar. ———. “Malhar Rao Holkar.” Wikipedia, May 30, 2024. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malhar_Rao_Holkar. ———. “Marathi People.” Wikipedia, June 1, 2024. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marathi_people. History Today. “Death of a Philosopher Queen.” Accessed June 5, 2024. https://www.historytoday.com/archive/months-past/death-philosopher-queen. Malik, Tanya. “Ahilyabai Holkar: The Lesser Known Story Of Malwa's Fearless Warrior.” HerZindagi, May 3, 2023. https://www.herzindagi.com/society-culture/ahilyabai-holkar-malwa-queen-warrior-life-story-death-article-230184. Raikar, Sanat Pai. “Maratha Empire.” Encyclopedia Britannica, September 8, 2022. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Maratha-Empire. The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. “Holkar Dynasty.” Encyclopedia Britannica, July 20, 1998. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Holkar-dynasty. Vaidya, Shefali. “Ahilya's Daughters - Pragyata.” Pragyata - Journal of Indic Ideas, May 23, 2016. https://pragyata.com/ahilyas-daughters/. Zubaan. “Ahilyabai Holkar.” Google Arts & Culture. Accessed June 5, 2024. https://artsandculture.google.com/story/ahilyabai-holkar-zubaan/AgUB6rvnxUwIJw?

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Food Journeys: Stories from the Heart (Zubaan Books, 2023) is a powerful collection that draws on personal experiences, and the meaning of grief, rage, solidarity, and life. Feminist anthropologist Dolly Kikon and peace researcher Joel Rodrigues present a wide-ranging set of stories and essays accompanied by recipes. They bring together poets, activists, artists, writers, and researchers who explore how food and eating allow us to find joy and strength while navigating a violent history of militarization in Northeast India.  Food Journeys takes us to the tea plantations of Assam, the lofty mountains of Sikkim, the homes of a brewer and a baker in Nagaland, a chef's journey from Meghalaya, a trip to the paddy fields in Bangladesh, and many more sites, to reveal why people from Northeast India intimately care about what they eat and consider food an integral part of their history, politics, and community. Deliciously feminist and bold, Food Journeys  is both an invitation and a challenge to recognize gender and lived experiences as critical aspects of political life. Dolly Kikon is an anthropologist whose work focuses on the political economy of extractive resources, militarisation, migration, indigeneity, food cultures and human rights in India. She is the author of Life and Dignity: Women's Testimonies of Sexual Violence in Dimapur (Nagaland) (2015); Living with Oil and Coal: Resource Politics and Militarisation in Northeast India (2019); Leaving the Land: Indigenous Migration and Affective Labour in India (2019); Ceasefire City: Militarism, Capitalism, and Urbanism in Dimapur (2021); and Seeds and Food Sovereignty: Eastern Himalayan Experiences (2023). Joel Rodrigues is the author of Seeds and Food Sovereignty: Eastern Himalayan Experiences (2023). Joel is a doctoral researcher at the Department of Social Anthropology, Stockholm University. His writings have been featured in Gastronomica, Morung Express, and ‘Raiot.in'. He has a bachelor's degree in mass media, and a master's in peace and conflict studies. His peace research work engages with law, violence, memory, food, and media. Born in Mumbai, Joel has lived in Northeast India for a decade now Rituparna Patgiri has a PhD in Sociology from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi. Her research interests lie in the areas of food, media, gender and public. She is also one of the co-founders of Doing Sociology. Patgiri can be reached at @Rituparna37 on Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Food Journeys: Stories from the Heart (Zubaan Books, 2023) is a powerful collection that draws on personal experiences, and the meaning of grief, rage, solidarity, and life. Feminist anthropologist Dolly Kikon and peace researcher Joel Rodrigues present a wide-ranging set of stories and essays accompanied by recipes. They bring together poets, activists, artists, writers, and researchers who explore how food and eating allow us to find joy and strength while navigating a violent history of militarization in Northeast India.  Food Journeys takes us to the tea plantations of Assam, the lofty mountains of Sikkim, the homes of a brewer and a baker in Nagaland, a chef's journey from Meghalaya, a trip to the paddy fields in Bangladesh, and many more sites, to reveal why people from Northeast India intimately care about what they eat and consider food an integral part of their history, politics, and community. Deliciously feminist and bold, Food Journeys  is both an invitation and a challenge to recognize gender and lived experiences as critical aspects of political life. Dolly Kikon is an anthropologist whose work focuses on the political economy of extractive resources, militarisation, migration, indigeneity, food cultures and human rights in India. She is the author of Life and Dignity: Women's Testimonies of Sexual Violence in Dimapur (Nagaland) (2015); Living with Oil and Coal: Resource Politics and Militarisation in Northeast India (2019); Leaving the Land: Indigenous Migration and Affective Labour in India (2019); Ceasefire City: Militarism, Capitalism, and Urbanism in Dimapur (2021); and Seeds and Food Sovereignty: Eastern Himalayan Experiences (2023). Joel Rodrigues is the author of Seeds and Food Sovereignty: Eastern Himalayan Experiences (2023). Joel is a doctoral researcher at the Department of Social Anthropology, Stockholm University. His writings have been featured in Gastronomica, Morung Express, and ‘Raiot.in'. He has a bachelor's degree in mass media, and a master's in peace and conflict studies. His peace research work engages with law, violence, memory, food, and media. Born in Mumbai, Joel has lived in Northeast India for a decade now Rituparna Patgiri has a PhD in Sociology from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi. Her research interests lie in the areas of food, media, gender and public. She is also one of the co-founders of Doing Sociology. Patgiri can be reached at @Rituparna37 on Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/anthropology

Food Journeys: Stories from the Heart (Zubaan Books, 2023) is a powerful collection that draws on personal experiences, and the meaning of grief, rage, solidarity, and life. Feminist anthropologist Dolly Kikon and peace researcher Joel Rodrigues present a wide-ranging set of stories and essays accompanied by recipes. They bring together poets, activists, artists, writers, and researchers who explore how food and eating allow us to find joy and strength while navigating a violent history of militarization in Northeast India.  Food Journeys takes us to the tea plantations of Assam, the lofty mountains of Sikkim, the homes of a brewer and a baker in Nagaland, a chef's journey from Meghalaya, a trip to the paddy fields in Bangladesh, and many more sites, to reveal why people from Northeast India intimately care about what they eat and consider food an integral part of their history, politics, and community. Deliciously feminist and bold, Food Journeys  is both an invitation and a challenge to recognize gender and lived experiences as critical aspects of political life. Dolly Kikon is an anthropologist whose work focuses on the political economy of extractive resources, militarisation, migration, indigeneity, food cultures and human rights in India. She is the author of Life and Dignity: Women's Testimonies of Sexual Violence in Dimapur (Nagaland) (2015); Living with Oil and Coal: Resource Politics and Militarisation in Northeast India (2019); Leaving the Land: Indigenous Migration and Affective Labour in India (2019); Ceasefire City: Militarism, Capitalism, and Urbanism in Dimapur (2021); and Seeds and Food Sovereignty: Eastern Himalayan Experiences (2023). Joel Rodrigues is the author of Seeds and Food Sovereignty: Eastern Himalayan Experiences (2023). Joel is a doctoral researcher at the Department of Social Anthropology, Stockholm University. His writings have been featured in Gastronomica, Morung Express, and ‘Raiot.in'. He has a bachelor's degree in mass media, and a master's in peace and conflict studies. His peace research work engages with law, violence, memory, food, and media. Born in Mumbai, Joel has lived in Northeast India for a decade now Rituparna Patgiri has a PhD in Sociology from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi. Her research interests lie in the areas of food, media, gender and public. She is also one of the co-founders of Doing Sociology. Patgiri can be reached at @Rituparna37 on Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/food

Food Journeys: Stories from the Heart (Zubaan Books, 2023) is a powerful collection that draws on personal experiences, and the meaning of grief, rage, solidarity, and life. Feminist anthropologist Dolly Kikon and peace researcher Joel Rodrigues present a wide-ranging set of stories and essays accompanied by recipes. They bring together poets, activists, artists, writers, and researchers who explore how food and eating allow us to find joy and strength while navigating a violent history of militarization in Northeast India.  Food Journeys takes us to the tea plantations of Assam, the lofty mountains of Sikkim, the homes of a brewer and a baker in Nagaland, a chef's journey from Meghalaya, a trip to the paddy fields in Bangladesh, and many more sites, to reveal why people from Northeast India intimately care about what they eat and consider food an integral part of their history, politics, and community. Deliciously feminist and bold, Food Journeys  is both an invitation and a challenge to recognize gender and lived experiences as critical aspects of political life. Dolly Kikon is an anthropologist whose work focuses on the political economy of extractive resources, militarisation, migration, indigeneity, food cultures and human rights in India. She is the author of Life and Dignity: Women's Testimonies of Sexual Violence in Dimapur (Nagaland) (2015); Living with Oil and Coal: Resource Politics and Militarisation in Northeast India (2019); Leaving the Land: Indigenous Migration and Affective Labour in India (2019); Ceasefire City: Militarism, Capitalism, and Urbanism in Dimapur (2021); and Seeds and Food Sovereignty: Eastern Himalayan Experiences (2023). Joel Rodrigues is the author of Seeds and Food Sovereignty: Eastern Himalayan Experiences (2023). Joel is a doctoral researcher at the Department of Social Anthropology, Stockholm University. His writings have been featured in Gastronomica, Morung Express, and ‘Raiot.in'. He has a bachelor's degree in mass media, and a master's in peace and conflict studies. His peace research work engages with law, violence, memory, food, and media. Born in Mumbai, Joel has lived in Northeast India for a decade now Rituparna Patgiri has a PhD in Sociology from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi. Her research interests lie in the areas of food, media, gender and public. She is also one of the co-founders of Doing Sociology. Patgiri can be reached at @Rituparna37 on Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/sociology

Food Journeys: Stories from the Heart (Zubaan Books, 2023) is a powerful collection that draws on personal experiences, and the meaning of grief, rage, solidarity, and life. Feminist anthropologist Dolly Kikon and peace researcher Joel Rodrigues present a wide-ranging set of stories and essays accompanied by recipes. They bring together poets, activists, artists, writers, and researchers who explore how food and eating allow us to find joy and strength while navigating a violent history of militarization in Northeast India.  Food Journeys takes us to the tea plantations of Assam, the lofty mountains of Sikkim, the homes of a brewer and a baker in Nagaland, a chef's journey from Meghalaya, a trip to the paddy fields in Bangladesh, and many more sites, to reveal why people from Northeast India intimately care about what they eat and consider food an integral part of their history, politics, and community. Deliciously feminist and bold, Food Journeys  is both an invitation and a challenge to recognize gender and lived experiences as critical aspects of political life. Dolly Kikon is an anthropologist whose work focuses on the political economy of extractive resources, militarisation, migration, indigeneity, food cultures and human rights in India. She is the author of Life and Dignity: Women's Testimonies of Sexual Violence in Dimapur (Nagaland) (2015); Living with Oil and Coal: Resource Politics and Militarisation in Northeast India (2019); Leaving the Land: Indigenous Migration and Affective Labour in India (2019); Ceasefire City: Militarism, Capitalism, and Urbanism in Dimapur (2021); and Seeds and Food Sovereignty: Eastern Himalayan Experiences (2023). Joel Rodrigues is the author of Seeds and Food Sovereignty: Eastern Himalayan Experiences (2023). Joel is a doctoral researcher at the Department of Social Anthropology, Stockholm University. His writings have been featured in Gastronomica, Morung Express, and ‘Raiot.in'. He has a bachelor's degree in mass media, and a master's in peace and conflict studies. His peace research work engages with law, violence, memory, food, and media. Born in Mumbai, Joel has lived in Northeast India for a decade now Rituparna Patgiri has a PhD in Sociology from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi. Her research interests lie in the areas of food, media, gender and public. She is also one of the co-founders of Doing Sociology. Patgiri can be reached at @Rituparna37 on Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/south-asian-studies

Food Journeys: Stories from the Heart (Zubaan Books, 2023) is a powerful collection that draws on personal experiences, and the meaning of grief, rage, solidarity, and life. Feminist anthropologist Dolly Kikon and peace researcher Joel Rodrigues present a wide-ranging set of stories and essays accompanied by recipes. They bring together poets, activists, artists, writers, and researchers who explore how food and eating allow us to find joy and strength while navigating a violent history of militarization in Northeast India.  Food Journeys takes us to the tea plantations of Assam, the lofty mountains of Sikkim, the homes of a brewer and a baker in Nagaland, a chef's journey from Meghalaya, a trip to the paddy fields in Bangladesh, and many more sites, to reveal why people from Northeast India intimately care about what they eat and consider food an integral part of their history, politics, and community. Deliciously feminist and bold, Food Journeys  is both an invitation and a challenge to recognize gender and lived experiences as critical aspects of political life. Dolly Kikon is an anthropologist whose work focuses on the political economy of extractive resources, militarisation, migration, indigeneity, food cultures and human rights in India. She is the author of Life and Dignity: Women's Testimonies of Sexual Violence in Dimapur (Nagaland) (2015); Living with Oil and Coal: Resource Politics and Militarisation in Northeast India (2019); Leaving the Land: Indigenous Migration and Affective Labour in India (2019); Ceasefire City: Militarism, Capitalism, and Urbanism in Dimapur (2021); and Seeds and Food Sovereignty: Eastern Himalayan Experiences (2023). Joel Rodrigues is the author of Seeds and Food Sovereignty: Eastern Himalayan Experiences (2023). Joel is a doctoral researcher at the Department of Social Anthropology, Stockholm University. His writings have been featured in Gastronomica, Morung Express, and ‘Raiot.in'. He has a bachelor's degree in mass media, and a master's in peace and conflict studies. His peace research work engages with law, violence, memory, food, and media. Born in Mumbai, Joel has lived in Northeast India for a decade now Rituparna Patgiri has a PhD in Sociology from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi. Her research interests lie in the areas of food, media, gender and public. She is also one of the co-founders of Doing Sociology. Patgiri can be reached at @Rituparna37 on Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Khamoshi Hum labon se keh na paye unse haal-e-dil kabhi Aur woh samjhe nahi yeh khamoshi kya cheez hai Doston, Nida Fazli ji ke is sher se yeh tay ho hi jaata hai ki Khamoshi ki zubaan jitni zaroori hai usey samajh paana utna hi mushkil. Kya hai yeh khomoshi? kya hai iski ahmiyat? kyun isey samajhna zaroori hai? Chaliye jaante hain is episode mein khamoshi ke baarein mein.   Doston, agar aapko yeh episode pasand aaye to aap please isey like, rate aur share kar lijiyga aur channel ko follow aur subscribe bhi kar lijiyega. Mujhe issey kaafi prerna milegi aur main aapka bahut aabhari rahunga. Dil Meri Jaan with Joy G, woh podcast show hai, woh manch hai jahan aap aur main milkar relationships yaani riston ke baarein mein, jazbaaton ke baarien mein, ehsaason ke baarein mein baatchit karengey, inhe samjhenge, kareeb se jaanenge shero-shayari ki madad se, kavitaon, ghazalon, nazmon aur geeton ki madad se, philosophers ki madad se. Is podcast show ka maqsad hi rishton, jazbaaton aur ehsaason ko samajhna hai aur zindagi ko ek naye andaaz se dekhne ki koshish karna hai. Aapke saath milkar ek aisi community banani hai jahan hum ek naye nazariye se rishotn ko dekh sakein aur unhe ek behtareen tareekey se nibha sakein. Agar aap relationships ke baarein mein, emotions ke baarein, feelings ke baarein mein kuch bhi discuss karna chahtey hain ya kuch bhi share karna chahte hai to mujhe email zaroor kijiyega, mera email id hai ⁠dilmerijaanwithjoyg@gmail.com⁠ Aur doston agar aap zindagi, relationships, music mein dilchaspi rakhtein hain to kindly mujhse Instagram par bhi judein, mera Instagram handle hai @dilmerijaanwithjoyg. Main yahan shero-shayri, nazm, ghazal, sangeet ya poetry se zindagi ko dekhne ki, samajhne ki koshish karta hoon. Aap judhenge toh bahut accha lagega. Credits & Other information: Written and narrated by: Joy G Music: Pixabay Poems/Shers/Nazam used: Credit given to individual artists/ writers/creators Email: ⁠dilmerijaanwithjoyg@gmail.com⁠ Instagram handle: @dilmerijaanwithjoyg Disclaimer: Yeh episode meri niji raai hai, rishton aur ehsaason ke baarein mein meri niji soch hai jo maine zindagi se, apne tajurbe se aur auron ke rishton ko dekhkar, samajhkar haasil ki hai. Maine poori koshish ki hai ki aap ke samne jo bhi pesh karun woh sahi ho. Agar aapko kuch bhi galat lagey toh kindly mujhse share karein aur main immediately usko sudharne ki poori koshish karunga! Aur is episode mein maine meri likhi hui kavitaein, shero-shayari, geet, nazam aur ghazal ka allava kisi bhi dusre artist ka ya funkaar ka kuch bhi ullekh kya hai uska maine credit unko diya hai. Agar usme koi bhi truti hui ho toh main kshamaprarthi hoon!  

Zubaan Ki Hifazat - by Qibla Syed Sarfraz Ahmad Shah Sahabزبان کی حِفاظت - قبلہ سید سرفراز احمد شاہ صاحبSubscribe to Syed Sarfraz Ahmad Shah Official YouTube Channel ▶️ https://www.youtube.com/@syed-sarfraz-a-shah-official/?sub_confirmation=1Excerpt from Kahay Faqeer Book - Chapter 01- Page 26Read the full chapter here

Har Zubaan Ke Alphabets Ka Ehtram Kyun Zaroori Hai? - by Qibla Syed Sarfraz Ahmad Shah Sahabہر زبان کے Alphabets کا احترام کیوں ضروری ہے؟- قبلہ سید سرفراز احمد شاہ صاحبSubscribe to Syed Sarfraz Ahmad Shah Official YouTube Channel ▶️ https://www.youtube.com/@syed-sarfraz-a-shah-official/?sub_confirmation=1Excerpt from Faqeer Rung Book - Chapter 32- Page 246Read the full chapter here

Khamoshi Aur Zubaan Ki Hifazat - by Syed Sarfraz Shah

In this Chaitime, we talk to poet, singer, songwriter, and inventor Kavish Seth. In this episode, Kavish talks about his musical journey and his latest single, Hindi Kavish has also conceptualized an innovative project, Zubaan, a music project that aims to create platforms for collaboration between independent music artists from different corners of India. Chapters have started in Odisha, Varanasi, Deoria, Kausani, Khetri, Nagpur/ Wardha/ Gadchiroli, Mumbai, and Kolkata, where around 30 artists have been collaborating and performing all across the mainland. Kavish has also created an innovative instrument, Noori, which allows him to play different kinds of music using the same instrument. Kavish graduated from IIT Bombay but chose to pursue music and connect with people.

Lucknow may surely be known for its Nazhakhat and Nawaabi Andaaz, but this capital of Uttar Pradesh holds more flavor and richness than just the Laziz Zaika of the Awadhi Cuisine. Guided by an incredible treasure trove of poetry, an amazing storyteller, bestselling author of the book "Qissa Qissa", a columnist, and a journalist, Himanshu Bajpai, is here to unveil the remarkable tales of 'The City Of Nawabs', Lucknow. Immerse yourself in the rich history through the eyes and heart of Himanshu as he unravels its hidden gems through the ancient art of dastangoi, the mesmerizing Urdu form of oral storytelling. Himanshu, a true master of dastan, transports us back in time, vividly painting the portraits of Lucknow's valiant past. Straight from the vicinity of the 'Residency', Himanshu's extensive knowledge takes us on a journey like no other. With his passion for storytelling and his vast reservoir of Urdu and Hindi poetry, Himanshu breathes life into the character of Lucknow, ensuring its legacy lives on. In the 7th episode of, "The Billion Dreams," prepare to be captivated by the magic of this Lucknawi andaaz as Himanshu Bajpai shares the soul-stirring stories in his unique storytelling style.If you enjoyed the episode, don't forget to leave a like and hearts in the comments below.Do share your thoughts on the video and if there's any fact about Lucknow that we missed out on, do let us know. Share this episode with your friends and family and let them know about the incredible story of Lucknow. Subscribe for more such conversations.Subscribe to the podcast. Stay connected and keep yourself inspired with new thoughts.Be a part of the dialogue. Click here: https://linktr.ee/AshishvidyarthiAlshukran Bandhu,Alshukran Zindagi.--------Follow Himanshu on:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/himanshubajpaiofficialInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/himanshu.lakhnauaa--------Topics: 01:08 Who is Himanshu Bajpai? 01:44 History of British Residency02:55 Battle of Chinhat 04:43 Sher (Couplet) of Bashir Badr05:00 Origin Story of "Achhe Achho Ko Paani Pilana"06:44 Anecdote of Majaz Lakhnawi07:35 Who is a true Lucknawi? 07:43 A satire from Kanhaiya Lal Kapoor 08:31 Sher on Zubaan 08:58 Zamane Ki Baat 09:23 Famous Story of Dal from Abdul Halim Sharar14:27 'Sher O Shayari' on the spot#AshishVidyarthi #HimanshuBajpai #Lucknow #Podcast #TheBillionDreams #Shayari #Sher #Lucknawi #Hindi #Urdu

In 2005, after considerable campaigning by women's groups, the Indian government brought in an important new law, the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act (PWDVA). A civil law, the PWDVA was meant to combat violence against women in familial and intimate spaces.  In The Violent Domestic Law: Its Practice and Strategies of Survival (Zubaan Academic, 2022), the authors ask: how effective has this law been? Have there been any changes in institutional regimes and their politics as a result of this legislation? They look at seven districts of West Bengal and interrogate, through the testimonies of survivors, whether the law reshapes the domestic, or whether the embeddedness of violence in the domestic is so complete that change through law must necessarily be partial and imperfect. Importantly, the questions the authors ask go beyond the heteronormative approach that centres only the married woman in the discourse around domestic violence. They include the voices of lesbian and transgender women, as well as women with physical and psycho-social disabilities. Given these unique insights, The Violent Domestic will be a welcome addition to legal and gender studies.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

In 2005, after considerable campaigning by women's groups, the Indian government brought in an important new law, the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act (PWDVA). A civil law, the PWDVA was meant to combat violence against women in familial and intimate spaces.  In The Violent Domestic Law: Its Practice and Strategies of Survival (Zubaan Academic, 2022), the authors ask: how effective has this law been? Have there been any changes in institutional regimes and their politics as a result of this legislation? They look at seven districts of West Bengal and interrogate, through the testimonies of survivors, whether the law reshapes the domestic, or whether the embeddedness of violence in the domestic is so complete that change through law must necessarily be partial and imperfect. Importantly, the questions the authors ask go beyond the heteronormative approach that centres only the married woman in the discourse around domestic violence. They include the voices of lesbian and transgender women, as well as women with physical and psycho-social disabilities. Given these unique insights, The Violent Domestic will be a welcome addition to legal and gender studies.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/gender-studies

In 2005, after considerable campaigning by women's groups, the Indian government brought in an important new law, the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act (PWDVA). A civil law, the PWDVA was meant to combat violence against women in familial and intimate spaces.  In The Violent Domestic Law: Its Practice and Strategies of Survival (Zubaan Academic, 2022), the authors ask: how effective has this law been? Have there been any changes in institutional regimes and their politics as a result of this legislation? They look at seven districts of West Bengal and interrogate, through the testimonies of survivors, whether the law reshapes the domestic, or whether the embeddedness of violence in the domestic is so complete that change through law must necessarily be partial and imperfect. Importantly, the questions the authors ask go beyond the heteronormative approach that centres only the married woman in the discourse around domestic violence. They include the voices of lesbian and transgender women, as well as women with physical and psycho-social disabilities. Given these unique insights, The Violent Domestic will be a welcome addition to legal and gender studies.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/south-asian-studies

In 2005, after considerable campaigning by women's groups, the Indian government brought in an important new law, the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act (PWDVA). A civil law, the PWDVA was meant to combat violence against women in familial and intimate spaces.  In The Violent Domestic Law: Its Practice and Strategies of Survival (Zubaan Academic, 2022), the authors ask: how effective has this law been? Have there been any changes in institutional regimes and their politics as a result of this legislation? They look at seven districts of West Bengal and interrogate, through the testimonies of survivors, whether the law reshapes the domestic, or whether the embeddedness of violence in the domestic is so complete that change through law must necessarily be partial and imperfect. Importantly, the questions the authors ask go beyond the heteronormative approach that centres only the married woman in the discourse around domestic violence. They include the voices of lesbian and transgender women, as well as women with physical and psycho-social disabilities. Given these unique insights, The Violent Domestic will be a welcome addition to legal and gender studies.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/law

Topic: Zubaan Ki Hifazat - Summary of Jumu'ah Khutbah @ Masjid AlAziziyah, Jeddah, K.S.A. By Shaikh Yasir Aljabri Madani (Hafidhahullah) - Delivered on 17 Rabi At'Thani 1444 - 11 Nov 2022

・フリートーク：袋入りラーメン「ZUBAAN」の話 ・聖書研究：受動的でありながら能動的な「Availability」という概念について、聖書の登場人物から学びます。

Gujarat Titans are all set to take on the Mumbai Indians in Match 51 of IPL 2022 at the Brabourne Stadium. GT will look to get on their winning formula while Mumbai will play for some pride now. Watch this episode as Rahul Makin & Shikhar Varshney preview the #GTvsMI match with Zubaan Kesari Man.

This week we talk of the gullible Marathi icon, Modiji dressing up as a Sikh this time. Also, a detailed discussion of what could be the plot of the upcoming Akshay Kumar film - Ram Setu. A tangent about the OG Pan Masala-verse hero. Have you ever asked yourself about your favourite Jyotirling?

Haan ji toh aaj Akki bhai aagaye lapete hain janta k.Kyun hui unki zubaan kesari, janiye aaj k episode par.Sunte rahiye Namastey India!

Aishwarya talks to Ishani Butalia, Editor at Zubaan (an independent feminist publishing house) about the how she figures out which books to publish and what gaps to fill. We've joined #PodForChange to raise donations for Covid relief. Donate here: www.auwa.in/podforchangeIshani Butalia has been an editor for 7 years. She commissions their trade and academic books and heads Young Zubaan, their children's and young adult books section. She shares how independent publishing houses measure the success of a book: based on book sales, significance of the topic and feedback from the community. Aishwarya loves how Ishani describes the editor-author relationship like a partnership where there's some back and forth. They chat about what she looks for in a book and how she decides whether it's ‘Zubaan material'. What does it mean to publish feminist books? Why does she love middle grade and young adult books? Who is her ideal audience? Book Mentions: Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa GyasiDear Mrs. Naidu by Mathangi SubramanianCarry On by Rainbow RowellAkata Warrior by Nnedi OkoraforIshani K B is an editor and NGO worker based in New Delhi. She commissions books at Zubaan and is co-lead of their No Space For Work project. Find out more here: https://zubaanbooks.com/ ‘The Book People' is brought to you by Bound, a company that creates stories and helps individuals and brands tell their stories. Writer and booklover Aishwarya Javalgekar interviews people whose lives and careers revolve around books. Read more: https://boundindia.com/the-book-people-podcast/Find us @boundindia on Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, Facebook and LinkedIn. Pitch your book to Bound! Send us an email at connect@boundindia.com with your book pitch and at least 3 chapters of your manuscript.Download our FREE research report on ‘Demystifying Indian Publishing': https://boundindia.com/demystifying-the-indian-publishing-industry/Soundtrack: Fork and Spoon  

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I wrote this Azad nazm last year dedicated to all the hustlers and entrepreneurs last year, this year I recorded it and sharing it here. the azad nazm is known as "Dil pe rakhi Zubaan ki jo baat hai,Rukna toh hai hi nahi" --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/journey-of-verses/message

आज़माइशों का सिलसिला है कुछ इस कदर, मैं जूझ कर हटता हूँ इनसे ये फिर मिलती हैं मुझसे अगले मोड़ पर| जुनूनी तो हम भी बहुत हैं, अगर सीधा नहीं है रास्ता तो टेढ़े हम भी बहुत हैं| सिखाती है जलती शमा चाहो अगर रौशनी तो जलना ज़रूरी है, हासिल करनी हो अगर मंज़िल तो चलना ज़रूरी है| रुकता नहीं ये वक़्त किसी के लिए , ये चलता है अपनी ही मौज में , करनी हो वक़्त से दोस्ती तो रफ़्तार ज़रूरी है | ज़िन्दगी हर पल एक नया सबक सिखाती है, ऊँची नीची लहरें ही तो साहिल को छूकर जाती हैं | नहीं कोई रंज मुझे अपनी इन आज़माईशों से, आखिर तराशने पर ही तो हीरा निखरता है | Author: Mrs. Neha Singhal Watch this video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/hC05yc8Y23o To know more about the Author & connect with her, please follow her page, Channel & profile Facebook Id: https://www.facebook.com/neha.singhal.58323/ Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/Writing-my-way-114312363603452 YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiBocPUijgfyBx4OdlQTo9A To grab your copy of the book, please follow the links below: Evince pub: https://evincepub.com/product/zubaan-e-kalam/ Amazon: https://www.amazon.in/Zubaan-kalam-Neha-Singhal/dp/9390197627 Flipkart: https://www.flipkart.com/zubaan-e-kalam/p/itmc2b14534065fa?pid=9789390197620&lid #HindiInspirationalPoems #SimerjeetSinghPoems #SimerjeetSinghHindiAudios #poetry #poem #poems #hindipoems #bestpoemhindi For more information about Simerjeet's work as a motivational speaker, please visit his website: http://www.simerjeetsingh.com Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/simerjeetsingh

कुदरत आज खफ़ा है, हर शख्स मायूस सा दिखता है | जो खुद को खुदा समझ बैठा था, वो आज खिड़कियों से तकता है| अँधेरे में ढूंढता जुगनू फिर से, शायद मिले कोई राह नई| सन्नाटे में गूंजते पंछियों के गीतों में, तलाश रहा ज़िन्दगी का गीत कोई| बंद दरवाज़ों में बैठा बीते वक़्त के मोती चुनता है, डरा-सहमा सा हर दिन नई उम्मीद बुनता है| हो चुका एहसास अगर तो सजदा कर कुदरत का, है रब बड़ा मेहरबान कर भरोसा उसकी कुर्बत का | -Author: Mrs. Neha Singhal Watch this video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/gU6oIRiah-I To know more about the Author & connect with her, please follow her page, Channel & profile Facebook Id: https://www.facebook.com/neha.singhal.58323/ Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/Writing-my-way-114312363603452 YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiBocPUijgfyBx4OdlQTo9A To grab your copy of the book, please follow the links below: Evince pub: https://evincepub.com/product/zubaan-e-kalam/ Amazon: https://www.amazon.in/Zubaan-kalam-Neha-Singhal/dp/9390197627 Flipkart: https://www.flipkart.com/zubaan-e-kalam/p/itmc2b14534065fa?pid=9789390197620&lid #HindiInspirationalPoems #SimerjeetSinghPoems #SimerjeetSinghHindiAudios #SimerjeetSingh #poetry #poem #poems #hindipoems For more information about Simerjeet's work as a motivational speaker, please visit his website: http://www.simerjeetsingh.com Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/simerjeetsingh

14 Smriti Lamech will try anything once, yes, even snails. And nowhere is that more evident that in her chequered career path. From emceeing shows, to modelling, to hospitality to journalism, to teaching English as a foreign language, to entrepreneurship, she dives into everything with passion and energy. A journalist and writer, she has worked with leading media houses, such as Bennet Coleman & Co, and the Network 18 group. She is a published writer with short stories in many anthologies including the Chicken Soup for the Soul Series, and the feminist publishing house Zubaan’s, much acclaimed, Of Mothers and Others. A wildly popular and prolific parenting blogger, she eventually shut down her blog when she felt that her growing children required more privacy, if she wanted them to choose her a nice retirement home. An activist and crusader at heart, she was part of the teams that ran two annual social media awareness initiaves on Child Sexual Abuse and Violence AgainstWomen. She was also a part of the team that won the UNFPA-Laadli Media Awards for Gender Sensitivity for a year-long campaign against Violence against Women. An activist and feminist, she puts her money and energy where her mouth is, and has often been found, placard in hand at either Jantar Mantar or India Gate.Education is something she feels passionately about and is a certified English as a Foreign Language teacher. She was also a franchisee and promoter for JEI Learning, an international afterschool program for children, creating customised programs for them in Maths and English. Smriti wears many hats (but never a chef’s) and sometimes holds a mic for old times sake. An award-winning and trained classical musician, she chose not to take it up professionally. A passionate gardener, a voracious reader, and a lover of Indian crafts, she has an enviable collection of weaves, both vintage and experimental. She recently moved to the Palani hills of Tamil Nadu where she lives with her children, husband, and many cats. She currently teaches English at an alternative school in the forest and picks leeches off her feet in between classes. As ever, there is yet something else in the offing, but she’s holding those cards close to her chest. Hopefully, we’ll be among the first to get a sneak peak when she is ready.Of Mothers and others – Stories, Essays, Poems

Indoin Business Group presents "Stars of Pantnagar"   Our Host Alok Gupta takes you through the journey of Dr. Samar Abbas,Id No 22332, a serial entrepreneur with more than 7 successful ventures which includes Zafara Group, Sanjivani Medical Centre, Samra Hospital, Loma Labs, Phlox Laboratories Private Ltd., Dwaxpress and Naqeeb news.He holds a B.Sc degree in Agriculture from GBPUA&T, and a Degree in Medicine from S.G.M Medical College, Uttar Pradesh.Apart from his professional life, he is an admirer of Lackhnawi Tehzeeb, and Zubaan!!Discover his journey, passion, dreams, university days and his Pantnagar..!!    Indoin Business Group is the Title Sponsor for "Stars of Pantnagar"  podcast.Official Website of Title Sponsor- Indoin Business Group- http://www.indoingroup.com/ The episode also premiers on Alumni Almamater Advancement Association website-https://www.pantnagar4a.in/page/Stars-of-Pantnagar.dz   Official Podcast Website- www.starsofpantnagar.com   The Indoin-Stars of Pantnagar is also available on Spotify, iTunes, JioSaavn, Google Podcast, Stitcher, Amazon TuneIn, Podcast addict, Youtube and our Official FB Page - "starzofpantnagar"Support the show (https://www.facebook.com/Starzofpantnagar)

ماتی زبان بلوچی | نبشتہ کار : جاوید مولابکش | توار: انیلہ یوسف ، شریف حسن ، سلاالدین بیوس ، جاوید مولابکش --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/radiozirgwaat/support

Fantasy is a genre built out of many, many, components that come from all over. In India we’re seeing a resurgence of a fantasy tradition that rebuilds mythology and borrows liberally from western traditions. Today we talk about one of these books that creates a rich story out of all these elements. Then we discuss a project that overlays sci-fi with an Indian epic, with startling results. This is episode #12 of Bookasur, talking about Arthurian legend and Gorkha training camps and The Matrix, not to mention Sholay, A. K. Ramanujan, and the surprisingly human core of Indian sci-fi. Books featured: Kali Yuga: The Ascension, by Jatin Gupta, published by Rupa. Breaking the Bow, ed. by Anil Menon and Vandana Singh, published by Zubaan. -------- Published 1st July 2020. Find out more about Bookasur here: https://www.psnissim.com/p/bookasur.html P.S. Nissim tweets at: https://twitter.com/ps_nissim Title Music: Jazz In Paris by Media Right Productions used under Creative Commons

This June, Prism Pals is raising money for the Bail Project. If you want to contribute, just follow this link: https://tiltify.com/@prismpals/prism-pals-for-justice After seeing through their telescope and finding their parents Gibs' needs some time to think. The crew has a heart-to-heart at the pool, Zubaan attempts to reconnect with their parent, and then they all roll up squad deep at the ball. Contact us at: info@prismpalspod.com Follow us on social media: Twitter - @prismpals Join our Discord! t.co/G7evgHaPqD?amp=1 Our personal twitters: Russ - @RussWildest Sam - @SamRoMiller Ollie - @certifiedbard Kyle - @Super_Queero Mariam - @media_junkie Check out Heartbeat Dice and use code PRISMPALS for 10% off: heartbeatdice.ecwid.com/ Thanks to Neil Martin (@BardicMartin) for our theme music. Our official logo was designed by our very own, Sam Miller!

I hope you really like this recipe, please do try at your home and let me know your feedback by commenting on the podcast channel, you can also leave messages if you have any doubt, Do share it with your friends and family too. well, Sharing is caring! Stay tuned as I am also working on Facebook page, Instagram, Twitter. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cookingtheory/message

Sofia Amanullah Rohingya woman who left her home country with her family for the safety to Malaysia than Australia.Residing in Melbourne and learning English.She was telling SBS Rohingya that she felt reborn again from learning new language which is English.Listen to the interview to hear more about her. - Sofia Amanullah uggwá Rohingya maíyafuwa zibayé neíki femilr fuwati dec óttu neíli aí giyugóí,Malaysia toíbadé Australia/Ibayé SBS Rohingya ré yan buzaíyede ki Noya zubaan cikon ót yan lagédeí ki ar eikbar noya oíyí.Aro zaínto mono hóile SBS Rohingya fúni so.

Sofia Amanullah Rohingya woman who left her home country with her family for the safety to Malaysia than Australia. Residing in Melbourne and learning English. She was telling SBS Rohingya that she felt reborn again from learning new language which is English. Listen to the interview to hear more about her. - Sofia Amanullah uggwá Rohingya maíyafuwa zibayé neíki femilr fuwati dec óttu neíli aí giyugóí, Malaysia toíbadé Australia/ Ibayé SBS Rohingya ré yan buzaíyede ki Noya zubaan cikon ót yan lagédeí ki ar eikbar noya oíyí. Aro zaínto mono hóile SBS Rohingya fúni so.

Promoting women's writing around the world - Kim Chakanetsa brings together the heads of pioneering feminist publishing houses in Australia and India, and asks how they stay relevant in an age of self-publishing and e-books? Susan Hawthorne runs Spinifex Press in Queensland. She and her partner Renate Klein set it up in 1991 as a response to what they saw as a dearth of diversity in Australian publishing. She says that despite the proliferation of online platforms for writers to publish their work in recent years, they still find they need a real publisher to select, edit and promote them. Susan finds her books in a variety of ways, but is frustrated by the mainstream publishing sector's focus on 'star authors'. Susan is also a writer and her new novel Dark Matters is about a lesbian who is tortured. Urvashi Butalia co-founded India's first exclusively feminist publishing house in 1984, and now runs Zubaan books based in New Delhi. Her aim is to reflect the experiences of marginalised women and she says she is also seeing a resurgence of interest from young women - and young men - in the history of the women's movement in India. Urvashi is an award-winning author herself, whose best known book is The Other Side of Silence: Voices from the Partition of India. Image and credit: (L) Urvashi Butalia. Image: (R) Susan Hawthorne. Credit: Naomi McKescher

On this week’s episode, we have hindi-urdu singer-songwriter Kavish Seth! We talk about his journey pursuing music, his indie music project Zubaan (which brings together musicians from various genres) and 'Noori' a unique instrument he's help build. Opening the episode is a track by Pune-based indie folk maestros Easy Wanderlings whose debut album "As Written in The Stars" is out now! Easy Wanderlings ‘Dream To keep Us Going’ Kavish Seth 'Hindi Bole' 'Shyam' 'Arzoo' 'Nazm' 'Abdullah' You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcast App on Android: https://goo.gl/tGYdU1 or iOS: https://goo.gl/sZSTU5 You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/

Nu ska vi till Indien med P1 Kulturs Naila Saleem för att prata om indisk feminism. Den skiljer sig från västerländsk, i vad man lägger i själva begreppet men också i hur man ser på ordet feminism. Staden Varanasi ligger längs floden Ganges. Det är en pilgrimsstad för många hinduer, men där finns också ett av landets bästa universitet och dit har vår reporter Naila Saleem åkt för att intervjua människor om indisk feminism. För den skiljer sig en del från den västerländska, inte bara i vad man lägger i själva begreppet men också i hur man ser på själva ordet feminism. Och som en del av denna resa bestämde sig Naila för att klä sig som en traditionell indisk kvinna under en dag och alltså bära en sari för att se hur det skulle kännas i kroppen. - Är du feminist?- Ja jag tror det, om det handlar om att skapa jämlikhet mellan könen, mellan olika kast- och klassindelningar för de hänger ihop, då är jag definitivt feminist, säger Ranjana Sheel som är historieprofessor på ett av Indiens bästa universitet Banaras Hindu University som ligger i den nordindiska staden Varanasi också känd under namnet Banaras.Dagen skymmer i Varanasi, människor söker sig till floden Ganges för att se på solnedgången och spana in folk. Tjejer och killar kollar in varandra, lite i smyg för det gäller att inte dra de vuxnas blickar till sig. I stadens parker, inne i buskaget bland grenar och löv sitter unga par, älskande som inte har någon annan plats att ta vägen när behovet av att hångla inte går att stå emot.Rätten till att bestämma över sin egen kropp är en komplicerad fråga i Indien, särskilt för kvinnor för familjens heder ligger bokstavligen talat i hennes sköte. Så en kvinnas rörelsefrihet övervakas, vem hon talar och umgås med regleras av familjen. Sen varierar graden av kontroll mellan landsbygd och stad, mellan kast- och klasstillhörighet. I de urbana kretsarna ifrågasätts de patriarkala strukturerna allt mer och inom populärkulturen visas kärlek à la väst med sex före äktenskapet. Det talas om att det indiska samhället sexualiseras allt mer, och att baksidan är det sexuella våldet. Varje dag skriver tidningarna om våldtäkter med en eller flera gärningsmän som utsätter barn, flickor och kvinnor för övergrepp.Frågan om sexuellt våld är bara en av många som engagerar den indiska kvinnorörelsen, och det här programmet ska handla om denna kamp men vi börjar med lite terminologi för frågan om feminism är laddad i Indien. Ordet står för något västerländskt, importerat och långt ifrån alla känner sig bekväma med att säga att de är feminister. Istället pratar man om kvinnofrågor som i den indiska kontexten handlar om allt ifrån hur kvinnor ska få en bättre tillvaro och slippa undan fattigdom till undernäring, analfabetism, kast- och klassdiskriminering och våld på grund av religiösa spänningar. Till exempel så vill inte en av hindilitteraturens stora stjärnor, som i sina texter varit tydligt feministisk, kalla sig för feminist.- Nä inte alls, vi måste göra människor av oss själva och agera utifrån vilka vi är. En ekonomiskt fri kvinna är lika bra som en man och det synsättet skapar möjligheter att se annorlunda på livet, säger Krishna Sobti som hunnit fylla 90 år.Hon är alltså en av 1900-tals litteraturens giganter i Indien men okänd för många utanför landets gränser eftersom få av hennes verk översatts till engelska. Hon skrev tidigt om kvinnor och deras sexuella behov. Frispråkighet är ett passande ord för att beskriva hennes stil kanske bäst uttryckt i kortromanen Mitro Marjani eller på engelska To hell with you Mitro om den unga Mitro som är sexuellt understimulerad och som orsakar skandal med sina behov och sin vägran att lyda sin make.Mitro Marjani skapade uppståndelse när den kom ut 1966 och har också satts upp som pjäs.Urvashi Butalia är förläggare och driver Zubaan books. För henne är det självklart att svara ja på frågan om hon är feminist. Det har varit hennes livsverk att arbeta med de här frågorna men däremot är hon tveksam till att ladda begreppet feminism med ordet jämställdhet som västerländska feminister ju brukar göra.- Jag tycker att begreppet jämställdhet är svårt i ett så hierarkiskt samhälle som det indiska med våra kaster och klasser. Vem ska en fattig kvinna vilja vara jämställd med? En fattig man, en rik kvinna eller en rik man? Det blir komplicerat säger Urvashi Butalia och menar att jämställdhet fungerar bättre i samhällen där klass inte längre är så viktigt. Jag tycker det är mer berättigat att tala om skillnader och hämtar kraft i tanken att varje människa har rätt till ett värdigt liv, säger hon.Historikern Ranjana Sheel i Varanasi menar att det finns många likheter mellan feminismen i väst och i Indien men också många olikheter. Till exempel har homosexuellas rättigheter ännu inte blivit en stor fråga. Den viktigaste frågan för många unga är istället giftermål och önskan att få välja sin partner själv. Det märker hon inte minst på sina kvinnliga studenter.- Jag ser att det finns en ganska stor grupp kvinnliga studenter på Banaras Hindu University som inte är redo att återvända hem utan fortsätter studera. De tar vilka kurser som helst bara för att slippa gifta sig, säger Ranjana Sheel.Det pratas ibland om att det finns ett glapp mellan den frihet som unga indiska kvinnor tros vilja ha och som liknar västerländska kvinnors dvs att klä sig som de vill och vara ute sent om kvällarna om de så önskar, och den kamp som den äldre generationens feminister driver och som handlar om hälsofrågor, bättre arbetsvillkor och medvetenhet om sina grundläggande rättigheter. Ranjana Sheel menar att detta glapp möjligen är en fråga för kvinnorna i Indiens megastäder men för resten av befolkningen är det inte så, där är de mer basala bristerna på möjligheter som är de allvarliga.- De olika sätt som förtrycket manifesteras på gör det hela så komplext; man har frågan om läs- och skrivkunnighet, sen kast och klass och det gör att det blir komplicerat, säger Ranjana Sheel.Jag tar en autorickshaw till en av södra Delhis populära stadsdelar för att besöka Zubaan books. I de smala gränderna trängs hippa kaféer med små butiker som säljer designade kläder. Stadsdelen har blivit allt mer gentrifierad berättar Urvashi Butalia på förlaget Zubaan books.Zubaan betyder tunga på hindi men också språk och röst, när kvinnor i det hinditalande bältet i norra Indien talar för mycket säger man att deras zubaan har öppnats och tanken med det här bokförlaget är att ge kvinnor en röst och utrymme, säger Urvashi Butalia. Förlaget ger inte bara ut skönlitteratur utan även akademiska böcker och barn- och ungdomsböcker. När hon startade förlaget för många år sedan var syftet att skapa ett verktyg som kunde användas i vardagen för kvinnor eftersom förlagsbranschen var så manlig. På den tiden hette förlaget Kali for Women och när hon och en kollega drog igång verksamheten 1984 blev det Indiens första feministiska förlag.- När vi började förlaget letade vi upp befintlig litteratur skriven av kvinnor för att översätta och sprida verken, säger Urvashi Butalia.Det finns ett tjugotal officiella språk i Indien och bristen på översättningar är en stor fråga för det leder till att litteraturen inte sprids mellan landets olika delar. Detta har också i stor utsträckning gällt litteratur skriven av kvinnor. Då i början var det en utmaning för Urvashi Butalia och hennes kollegor att övertala kvinnorna att vilja bli utgivna.- Kvinnors bristande självkänsla och känsla för att det de skrev var viktigt och behövde komma ut i världen, det var en verklig utmaning, berättar Urvashi Butalia men detta har förändrats.En annan fråga av vikt för förlaget har varit frågan om klass. Man har aktivt letat efter författare som inte tillhört den vanliga gruppen skrivande utan som hör hemma i en muntlig tradition. Urvashi Butalia berättar om ett av sina mest omhuldade bokprojekt. Det är en tunn liten skrift skapad av 75 kvinnor från en by i delstaten Rajasthan och den handlar om kvinnokroppen och kvinnors hälsa. Kvinnorna har själva ritat bilderna. Men hur är det nu för tiden? Är det lättare för kvinnliga författare?- Det finns ett intresse, en öppenhet, en marknad och läsare men det är fortfarande svårt för kvinnor som skriver på de indiska språken för det kräver att folk letar aktivt för att hitta dem, säger hon.Krishna Sobti skriver på hindi och urdu och fortfarande aktiv i samhällsdebatten, även om hälsan börjar svikta. Hon ställer in intervjun flera men till slut ses vi i hennes hem. Hon är glad och pigg, och det märks att ett besök livar upp. Vi sitter i vardagsrummet och pratar medan kvinnan som arbetar hos henne kommer med färskpressad apelsinjuice och småkakor. Hon är väldigt nyfiken på mig och min familj och ursäktar sig så att hon inte har några gåvor att ge mina barn. Vi pratar om Indien och Pakistan, om hur olika länderna utvecklats.Krishna Sobti föddes i dagens Pakistan men hamnade efter självständigheten i Indien. Under många år arbetade hon på dagarna och skrev på nätterna. Kvällarna tillbringade hon på någon av restaurangerna kring flashiga Connaught Place i centrala Delhi. Hon bestämde sig tidigt för att inte gifta sig och bilda familj, ett mycket ovanligt beslut för någon i hennes generation får väl sägas.- Vårt system där man lever ihop över generationsgränserna, det förstör både mannen och kvinnan. Det leder till att kvinnans roll blir att producera barn och ta hand om familj och svärföräldrar medan mannen fattar besluten, säger Krishna Sobti.Hon har skrivit kritiskt om äktenskapet i flera av sina böcker, bland annat i det självbiografiska verket Ai Ladki, på svenska Lyssna min dotter. Den handlar om en ogift dotter som vårdar sin döende moder. Modern ömsom bannar dotterns livsval att satsa på skrivandet ömsom hyllar dem.Krishna Sobti rotar som sagt ofta runt i relationerna mellan män och kvinnor men drar också in det omgivande samhällets problem och hur värderingar förändras i tider av politisk turbulens och uppbrott. Hon återkommer till att det viktiga inte är vårt kön utan att leva som individer.Ranjana Sheel är professor i historia med genusfrågor som specialitet. På BHU, Banaras Hindu University, i Varanasi där hon arbetar är campus stort och grönt. Det rymmer inte bara de olika fakultetsbyggnaderna utan även student- och lärarbostäder och stadens bästa sjukhus. Jag och Ranjana Sheel har stämt träff på hennes institution, en gul byggnad med pelare i entrén och långa mörka korridorer och små små rum åt professorerna.Vi slår oss ner i biblioteket, öppnar fönstren och dörrarna för att få in lite luft i värmen. Hon berättar att den indiska kvinnorörelsen består av tre faser, den första sträcker sig fram till Indiens självständighet 1947, den andra till 1970-talet och den tredje fram till idag.- Den första fasen handlade om sati det vill säga sedvänjan att en änka skulle låta sig brännas levande tillsammans med sin döda make, och frågan om änkor skulle få gifta om sig. Ett annat spörsmål var från vilken ålder det skulle vara lagligt att ha sex. Det här var kampanjer som leddes av männen, berättar Ranjana Sheel.Sati förbjöds 1829 och änkor fick laglig rätt att gifta om sig 1856. Under 1800-talets andra hälft engagerade sig fler kvinnor i de här frågorna, främst från överklassen och de högre kasterna. Frågorna handlade mest om kvinnors rättigheter inom hemmet. När sedan kampen för självständighet blev allt intensivare klagade flera kvinnoledare på att männen, med Mahatma Gandhi i spetsen, främst var intresserade av självständighet från britterna och inte i att förbättra villkoren för landets kvinnor. När så britterna lämnade Indien 1947 inleddes arbetet med en nya konstitution.- Konstitutionen gav oss jämlikhet enligt lagen och var kulmen på att det sociala arbete som förts, säger Ranjana Sheel.Då var lyckan stor över att vara fri och alla rättigheter kvinnorna fått i och med den nya konstitutionen, så åren därpå blev kvinnorörelsen mer fragmenterad. Några grupper arbetade mot alkohol, andra för att kvinnor skulle få större rättigheter när det gäller rätten att äga mark men på 1970-talet hamnade fokus återigen direkt på kvinnornas situation.Då kom rapporten Towards equality som var en kartläggning över det indiska samhället sett ur kvinnornas perspektiv när det gällde allt från ekonomi till politik och juridik, media och födelsetal där antalet kvinnor jämförs med antalet män. Den kom att lägga grunden för det fortsätta arbetet med kvinnofrågor menar Ranjana Sheel.- Den här rapporten visade på uppdelningarna enligt klass och kast. Det hade funnits i kvinnogruppernas medvetande men blev mer tydligt. Det som fick rörelsen att komma samman var frågorna om våld; det vill säga att kvinnor dödades på grund av att makens familj inte var nöjd med hennes hemgift och så våldtäkterna, säger Ranjana Sheel.Även om konstitutionen slår fast att män och kvinnor har samma rättigheter och skyldigheter så säger den indiska traditionen något annat.- Processen börjar vid födseln, om det är en flicka talas det direkt om att öppna ett bankkonto i hennes namn för att spara till hennes bröllop, säger hon.Om första barnet är en flicka är det inte så stor fråga men om det är andra dottern är familjen inte längre så glad. Det håller på att förändras i medelklassfamiljer i städerna säger Ranjana Sheel och fortsätter: Däremot när det är dags för flickorna att gifta sig kan föräldrarna uttrycka sorg för då förlorar de ju sina döttrar som flyttar till makens familj och lämnar föräldrarna ensamma. Om pengar finns låter man båda barnen studera men är familjen fattig lägger man pengarna på sonens utbildning. Sen finns ett glorifierande av den självuppoffrande modern som tar hand om sin familj och inte ser till sina egna behov, t ex hon äter först när alla andra fått mat och sitter inte ned med sin familj. När Ranjana Sheel frågar sina studenter om middagen tagit slut fast att modern inte fått någon mat, lagar hon då ny mat åt sig själv blir svaret alltid nej. Om fadern kommer hem sent då? Jo då, då lagar hon ny mat åt honom.Ranjana vill att jag ska följa med på en kvinnofest på campus, ett antal lärare och professorer ses och firar vårfesten Holi som är en av de viktigaste högtiderna i Indien. Festen är också ett sätt för dem att stärka sina nätverk och utbyta erfarenheter. Vi sitter vid ett långbord, äter sötsaker och snart börjar kvinnorna sjunga och dansa. Jag ställer samma fråga till dem alla: vilken är den viktigaste kvinnofrågan i Indien just nu? Svaren blir många; en professor i ekonomi säger att lagarna som reglerar kvinnors arbete när det gäller lön och arbetsmiljö behöver ses över. Sangita Pandit är lärare i sång på BHU. Hon säger att en del av hennes kvinnliga studenter inte får tillräckligt stöd av sina familjer i sitt karriärval och det skapar problem:- En del av mina studenter inte får det stöd de behöver av sin omgivning, till exempel om de kommer hem sent om kvällen efter ett uppträdande så behöver de familjens stöd ifall människor ifrågasätter vad de gjort ute sent, säger Sangita Pandit.Tillbaka till strandpromenaden i Varanasi som ligger vid floden Ganges. I vimlet hittar jag Sneha och henne kompis Priyanka. De säger att det är stor skillnad på hur killar och tjejer behandlas av sina familjer och omgivningen.- Killarna har andra studiemöjligheter och mer frihet i samhället. Vi kan till exempel inte ha på oss klänningar och kortkort som ni i väst har, säger Sneha.Vad är då hennes största rädsla undrar jag?- De flesta tjejer är rädda för att bli våldtagna, för här accepterar inte killar att tjejer står över dem, har bättre utbildning, är mer intelligenta osv, säger hon. När jag frågar om de får välja sina framtida makar själva börjar de fnittra och säger nej det gör deras föräldrar.Detta med rätten till sin egen kropp och rädslan för att bli utnyttjad har blivit en del av det offentliga samtalet i Indien, och det finns en massa filmer som den här på nätet. Att frågan är på tapeten beror på den mycket uppmärksammade gängvåldtäkten på en buss i Delhi 2012. Kvinnan dog av sina skador.Hur märks då det här nya sättet att prata om kvinnors rätt till sina kroppar inom kulturlivet? Förläggaren Urvashi Butalia svarar:- Den stora skillnaden efter 2012 är att det skrivs mer om offret och med betoning på att det förvisso är fruktansvärt men att livet inte tar slut. Det finns ett ord på hindi, zindalash, som betyder att efter att någon blivit sexuellt ofredad så blir hon som ett levande lik. Det här protesterar människor mot nu, säger Urvashi Butalia.Naila Saleem naila.saleem@sverigesradio.se

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