women's rights

Pushpa Achanta in an email interview with Pakistani dancers Huma Naz and Mohsin Ali Khan talk about their art and Tehrik-e-Niswan, an organisation that uses dance and theatre to highlight gender issues.

Whenever I meet someone from other countries in the South Asian subcontinent, I always find it hard to label them as foreigners. This is despite the man-made geopolitical boundaries that compel us to identify ourselves as Indians, Pakistanis, Sri Lankans, Nepalis or citizens of any of the remaining states.

While the world celebrates womanhood on the 100th year of Women's day, Rina Mukherji reminds us of some grim realities in India. 

As we brace up to celebrate another International Women’s Day this March 8, let us not lose sight of the problems that continue to plague women in India. Education and empowerment have contributed to women gracing nearly every profession in the country, and breaking through the glass ceiling to occupy the topmost positions in India today.

What does Women's Day mean to you?

March 8th has been celebrated as International Women's day since 1975. We asked our readers, both men and women, what they think of it.