Quote of the day by PM Modi:’It is my conviction that women will play the most important role in creating Viksit Bharat’

“It is my conviction that women will play the most important role in creating Viksit Bharat.” This quote by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in an interview to PTI on Sunday, 15 February, highlights the important role of women in India’s path to Viksit Bharat. PM Modi’s thoughtful sentence brings focus on increasing the participation of…

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CM MK Stalin’s surprise bonanza in poll-bound Tamil Nadu: ₹5,000 credited in bank accounts of 1.31 crore women today

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Friday announced that ₹₹3,000 has been credited in advance to women beneficiaries under the state’s Kalainagar Women’s Rights Scheme. While ₹3,000 was for the months of February, March and April ( ₹1,000 per month), a special summer aid of ₹2,000 has also been credited into their accounts, Stalin…

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From Mardaani to Thappad, after 2014, heroines showed dominance at the box office, Bollywood made women’s voice powerful.

Thappad: Anubhav Sinha’s film ‘Thappad’ brought on screen the stories of domestic violence and family pressure, in which women are often not able to stand up for their rights. In the film released in 2020, Taapsee Pannu played the role of Amrita, a normal housewife, showing how a small slap changed her life and she…

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DMK MP Dayanidhi Maran’s statement creates political storm in North India, ‘Women’s work in North India is to take care of kitchen and children…’

Dayanidhi Maran’s Controversial Statement: DMK MP Dayanidhi Maran has created a big political controversy by comparing the women of North India and the women of Tamil Nadu. Maran, a four-time MP from Chennai Central, said that while in Tamil Nadu women are encouraged to pursue studies and careers, in North India women are expected to…

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‘Heroes cannot be shown naked…’, when Smita Patil raised questions on the treatment of women in Bollywood

Even before the discussion on exploitation and objectification of women in films started, Smita Patil was challenging this system. At a time when glamor and sexualized images were considered the easiest way to sell films, Smita clearly said that using women merely as marketing tools was wrong. Smita Patil was never interested in playing merely…

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