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Pia Kahol

Pia Kahol

The writer is a PhD in creativity from Arizona State University. She currently lives in New Delhi.

By Pia Kahol

In defence of the feminazi - and Mira Rajput

Like Sita, millions of Indian women wish everyday that the earth opens up and gives them relief from the thousand conflicts they have to live out.

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Only in India, how Nirbhaya case normalised gangrape in four years

Now we need something bigger than that to get us out on the streets.

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A harrowing tale of a demonetisation loser

Your son’s teacher had warned you not to vote for this man.

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Akhilesh-Shivpal Yadav rift: Hope for political shift or another nail in UP's coffin?

At the heart of SP's sparring is the dialectic of being and becoming.

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In response to Ashutosh: India is not ready to handle a political sex scandal

Sandeep Kumar's affair has been confused with women’s rights.

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Why surrogacy and paternity leave are vital for modern India

The woman’s role as a mother is no longer limited to biological needs of the child, and the father is no longer the person who simply goes to work.

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The irresistible charm of old women

The figure of a grandmother is perhaps the most evoked in literature.

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Imtiaz Ali's Tamasha sets the Indian lover free

After a really long time in our history, we are asking: what do we want? What is our story?

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Why liberals and conservatives need to stop the cock and bull fight

There is a need to admit perhaps that both are here to stay.

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Sheena Bora's murder and the curse of Inardnia

It is wrong to stereotype Indrani Mukherjea along feminine lines.

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