Shalu Nigam

  The Curses of Patriarchy https://countercurrents.org/2022/11/the-curses-of-patriarchy/ 08/11/2022 Patriarchy cursed me, I laughed and move on They said you are a female, your birth is a burden I survived and thrived, flourished and bloomed Confronted their stereotypes and challenged their misleading notions I vowed that I will not accept their false binaries or phony divisions I will keep demanding equal rights and opportunities to be a human That is my firm declaration I laughed and move on   Patriarchy cursed me, I laughed and move on They said your education is a drain, It has made you in-vain You will empty your family’s purse and then You will move away when you get married to someone I questioned their negative stereotypes and adverse presumptions I opposed their entrenched superstitions and challenged their harmful assumptions I went to college to gain education, I got all degrees, medals, and accolades And walked out with distinction Aiming towards the path of progression I l

  Different Facets of Feminist Lawyering in India 18 October 2022 Much is being written about feminist lawyering in the West, but what is the purpose of feminist lawyering in the patriarchal context in third-world nations? While reflecting on case laws and activism in India, this essay argues that feminist lawyering in a deeply hierarchical society is a much broader concept than that of traditional lawyering where a lawyer works not to `win the case’ but aims at the larger goals of eliminating inequalities, eradicating oppression, challenging sexist stereotypes, abolishing fascism and addressing conditions that perpetuate domination. In a society, where citizenship rights are denied to certain groups based on social parameters such as gender, race, caste, class, or religion, feminist lawyering in such a context has to be understood broadly as a practice that supports those on the margins while holding the state accountable. It is about questioning the androcentric norms within and outs

  From a Pati-Parmeshawar or a Lord to a Partner: How the Conservative Patriarchal Family Ideology Operates and Is Challenged in the Courts 29/8/2022 The data from the NCRB shows that an increasingly large number of women are approaching the courts with complaints of domestic violence every year. In 2018, around 1,03,272 cases were filed, in 2019, again 1,25,298 cases and in 2020, around 1,11,549 cases were under section 498A IPC. These women are approaching the legal system as  agents of change  with the  hope that they will no longer be abused . Complainants do not see their violent husbands as  pati-parmeshwars,  lords, or masters, but are  expecting men to be their partners . The new generation of women  views marriage as a companionship . They are simply  demanding violence-free homes . This changing aspiration among young women is also reflected in some of the recent movies such as The `Darlings’, `Secret Superstar’, ` Thappad ’, and so on. However, on the other side, neither t