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AMAR CHITRA KATHA- PROBLEMATIC REPRESENTATION OR MERE ILLUSTRATIONS?

July 14, 2020July 14, 2020 Debopriya Bhattacharya 0 Comments 1967, ACK, Amar Chitra Katha, Ananda Math, Anant Pai, British rule, Caste, caste-based colourism, chastity, colourism, comics, community, Culture, dark colours, Devi Chaudhrani, Devotion, female, Feminist Perspective, Folk Tales, gender, goddess, History, india, Indian freedom fighters, Kannagi, Kovalan, light colours, literature, lower caste, Madhavi, Marvel, Melanin, Mythology, Padmini, Parameswaran, Parveen, Politics, protagonists, Rajesh, Ranak Devi, Reena Puri, sati, Silappatikaram, suicide, Tamil Nadu, The Atlantic, Tradition, upper caste, westernisation, Zamindar

Owing to its colourful depiction of history by means of illustrations, Amar Chitra Katha became widely read, gained the interest of the children and, in fact, became a household name. But the depiction of women and the portrayal of caste-based colourism is problematic. It is time we address some of these issues and the impact they may create on the young minds.

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Life is not so colourful under those white robes – Plight of widows in Vrindavan

June 24, 2020June 24, 2020 Aastha Tiwari 0 Comments child marriage, deepa Mehta, dowry, fire trilogy vrindavan widows, lord Krishna, NALSA, NGOs for widowed women, oppressed sex, sati, Sulabh International, sumangali women, vrindavan, water deepa Mehta, widhwa, widow women India, widowhood, widows Mathura, widows of vrindavan

Vrindavan is known to be the colourful town where Lord Krishna had ras-leelas with his gopis. What is little known is that the same town is home to a large number of donned in white widowed women. What is their story, and what keeps it hidden from the public eye?