Urvashi Butalia will be speaking about her many-year old friendship with Mona Ahmed, a hijra who lives in a graveyard cum madrassa compound in Delhi, and with whom she began work a little over fifteen years ago, on a project of writing her life. Sharing the story about how the project began, where it went, how it transformed, how the book never came to be, the talk will focus on issues and lessons that Butalia learnt along the way about writing, about people’s lives, about difference, class, gender, and sexuality.
Women’s Reservation Bill: The Journey and the Direction
Panelists: Krishna Menon, Manisha Pande, Shama Abbasi; Moderator: Arunima Theraja The Women's Reservation Bill, or the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam, was unanimously passed by both the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha in September 2023. The panel will discuss the history of...