opportunity – Itisaras

Underrepresentation of Female Painters in History of art

October 29, 2020April 27, 2021 Tanya Mittal 0 Comments 18th century, 21st century, Art, art forms, art history, Art work, artist, Bindi, Collectors, Colours, European art, Exhibition, Expression, Female artists, freedom, Gender bias, History, Illustrator, Indian art, inequality, medium, modern art, Modern artists, modernism, Novelist, Novels, opportunity, oppression, painters, patriarchy, Patrons, Perception, Performance, Photography, Power, Recognition, sculptors, Sociology, Suppressed, Women

Women have faced several obstacles in the field of art, be it training, trading, or even gaining recognition. Despite the odds, they have kept on going – to the extent that they have made historical movements out of it. The struggle still continues but clearly, there is no stopping them.

Society

Casteism in the Kinnar Community

June 14, 2020June 16, 2020 Shriya Tandon 2 Comments Caste, casteism, casteless, communities, conditioning, deprived, Discrimination, dogmas, family, freedom, gender binary, hatred, Hijras, Hinduism, Humsafar Trust, indoctrination, Kinnar, opportunity, oppression, ostracized class, perpetrator, relatives, Rudrani, self, sense of safety, socialization, Society, stigma, superiority, The Diplomat, transgender, victim

We are more than familiar with the caste-based discrimination prevalent in society. Unfortunately, the stigmatised transgender community is not immune to it either. This article probes deep into the challenges they face, along with many others.

Polity Society

Affirmative Action – A Poisoned Chalice?

May 15, 2020May 15, 2020 Shriya Tandon 0 Comments affirmative action, Ashok Acharya, backward class, behaviour, Discrimination, diversity, dominant members, electoral incentive, fairness, family, inequalities, inferior, Justice, opportunity, policy, politicization, positive discrimination, reservations, social costs, social groups, suppressed classes, traditions and customs, upper class, validity, violence, vote bank politics, voters

The ghosts of social injustices in the past haunt us even today. And affirmative action was supposed to be its panacea. But, how effective has it been so far? Do such policies hold any rational ground today? Find out in this article.