Call for photos: “Female Friendships and Activism in South Asia”

Friendships are an important feature in social and political movements and in civil society work. The emotional bonds, a sense of shared values and histories, and the conviviality that friendships entail are important in building and sustaining communities of solidarity. Prajnya Archives is calling for you to contribute to an online exhibit on ‘Friendship and... Continue Reading →

Vibhuti Patel and the Indian Women’s Movement

This exhibit is dedicated to Vibhuti Patel, prominent feminist and longstanding participant and leading figure in the Indian women's movement. It is made possible by Vibhuti Patel's generous contributions of photos and articles over the years, without which we would not be able to document the practices of the Indian women's movement over the decades.... Continue Reading →

Healthcare Heroes: Uma Shree Janani, mental health counsellor

Photo and text submitted by Uma Shree Janani "Uma Shree Janani started her journey of helping women around her by spreading positive words about mental health in social media. Her major focus is on importance of self- care and empowering both men and women with better awareness on mental health. As a mother herself, she... Continue Reading →

Remembering Kalpana Mehta (feminist activist and co-founder of Saheli Women’s Resource Centre): “Writing about Kalpana, writing about the times”

Written by Ranjana Padhi and Laxmi Murthy, who have been associated with the autonomous women’s movement since the mid-1980s and were active in Saheli from around 1986-2006. Posted on August 9, the day Saheli was founded in 1981. There is no cure against mortality, yet there is a lingering sadness and a sense of loss... Continue Reading →

Healthcare Heroes: A New Call for Photo-Narratives

As the world copes with the COVID-19 pandemic and watches with awe as the health-care community goes about its work, we at the Prajnya Archives invite you to celebrate the doctors, nurses and other caregivers and healers you know. Email your photos-with-narratives to [email protected] for inclusion in this special collection. Write "Healthcare Heroes" in the subject... Continue Reading →

Divya, writer

"Going by the Pen Name #SheWrites, Divya, a corporate professional and an amateur writer and poetess loves to bring out emotions and stories through her content. Her originality and writing style have won her the recognition of one of the Top Writers 2018 at Quora - a global writing platform. Links to her writings :https://www.quora.com/profile/Divya-Sewani?ch=3&share=05028747&srid=6V7j"... Continue Reading →

Ritika Bajaj’s journey with words

Ritika Bajaj always knew her life would revolve around the written word. Her journey with language began when she graduated in English Literature from St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai, and later pursued a masters in English Literature from SNDT Women’s University, Mumbai. In 2002, she started her career as a feature writer in a lifestyle publication... Continue Reading →

Dr. Srividya Sivakumar, Coimbatore-based poet & teacher

This is a story about Dr. Srividya Sivakumar, Coimbatore-based poet & teacher, who has two collections of poetry to her name, The Heart is an Attic (2018, Hawakal Publishers) & The Blue Note (2012, Writers Workshop). This is also the story of my oldest and dearest friend of 30+ years. Our friendship began in words... Continue Reading →

V. Radha, writer in Tamil

"Radha is a fond writer of Tamil language. She loves writing poems and essays on various topics such as Social causes, Political affairs, Devotion, Personal emotions, Nature and so on. Her Tamil language resembles that of Sangam literature Tamil. She posts her works on her Facebook wall." Example of her writing: " அண்டபிண்டத்தின் மறைபொருள்..உண்மையொன்று உறங்குதடாஉள்ளமதைத் தேடுதடாஉள்ளதென்று... Continue Reading →

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