Tag: #patriarchy
Articles tagged with #patriarchy
The light of feet
How does it shape women who belong to communities where they are not expected to dance?
A letter to a sister
Female friendships lost to patriarchal feuds
Protesting to protect the right to protest
Photo: #ajhaikatisahaneOn 10 October 2020, the #ajhaikatisahane movement went viral on social media and gained attention like we were hoping it…
Feel angry? Read this.
Archaic patriarchal beliefs will persist for years but you can't let negative emotions consume you
Nepal’s unequal marriages
Men cheat and get away with it, while women are blamed for shaming the family
N A R Ì by Mukti Singh Thapa
A skilful but blunt depiction of Nepali society on canvas
Coping with patriarchy
Circa 1941. Standing from left: Yagyamuni Sharma, Tara Devi Sharma, Kusum Kumari Sharma, Hem Kumari ‘Gyanu’ Sharma. Sitting on chair: Basundhara…
Who were the Charitraheen Cheli?
On 5 March 2004, a clandestine feminist movement emerged in Kathmandu, and in a 40-point declaration to coincide with International Women’s Day,…
Women leaders set example for rest of Nepal
Hupsekot Rural Municipality recently inaugurated a 10-bed coronavirus-dedicated hospital. Municipality chair Laxmi Pandey is at centre. All…
Women leaders set example for rest of Nepal
Hupsekot Rural Municipality recently inaugurated a 10-bed coronavirus-dedicated hospital. Municipality chair Laxmi Pandey is at centre. All…
Too young to marry
Photo: MONIKA DEUPALAMohan and Sarita (name changed) studied together in the same school from Grade 6 onwards. They were friends initially, but…
Replaying male machismo
Lee and Austin are brothers who don’t seem to have much in common. Austin is a cultured man with an Ivy League degree trying to make it as a…
Nepali folk songs move beyond love and loss
The lyrics in traditional duets this Tij are about empowerment and social injustice
Nepal is turning into a nation of hybrid identities
Increase in inter-ethnic marriages blurs cultural distinctions, complicating job quotas
Ill-fitting in Nepali society
Pic: DIWARKAR CHETTRIBuying a bouquet for a friend’s wedding the other day, I got really involved in the process of choosing the flowers,…
Their songs from the forest
Oligaun is an hour by foot from the district capital at Mangalsen of Achham. It is less remote than most villages and is made up of mixed…
Patriarchy in an oligarchy
Illustration: DIWAKAR CHETTRINepal’s 2016 Constitution may be seen as the preeminent in the world by its framers, but there are still some…
Festivals of sisterhood
When Deepak Gautam’s wife was pregnant with their second child, his older daughter came to him with a worried look. “I want a sister, but…
Daughter Slaughter
https://youtu.be/7NAkdUC4j7oIt was raining hard that Tuesday night on 11 September in Chandrapur of Rautahat. In the Das family home, teenage…
CORROSIVE CONDUCT
https://youtu.be/7NAkdUC4j7oThere is an argument that there has not been an abrupt rise in the number of rape cases in Nepal, it is just being…
Parodying patriarchy at Tij
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1P59ri5M1KM&feature=youtu.beTij has been called a festival of women, and indeed it is a time Nepali women let…
Perpetuating patriarchy in Nepal
TWITTERThere is growing public outrage about the recent rise in reported rape cases across the country. The victims of these appalling crimes…
The roots of rape
Have you raped anyone? If your answer is yes, think: why did you commit a crime deemed to be wrong by society, and illegal by law? Are you a…