Three poems from Meena Kandasamy’s collection Ms. Militancy are presented to defy the recent persecution of writers like Salman Rushdie and Taslima Nasrin in India. In Ms. Militancy Kandasamy retells Hindu and Tamil mythology through a feminist perspective.
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Two poems from Meena Kandasamy’s Ms. Militancy, a poetry collection that retells Hindu and Tamil myths from a feminist and anti-caste perspective. Kandasamy uses her poetry like a scalpel to dismantle stereotypes.
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The Indian Censor Board banned the screening of Leena Manimekalai’s film Sengadal. In this interview, Manimekalai reveals how her past shaped her artistic vision and the challenges plaguing her as she strives to retain an independent voice.
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