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Ever heard of  RADICAL FEMINISM?To be honest, two days back it was a topic of "SOUNDS BORING...HAVE NO IDEA WHAT ON EART...
17/07/2020

Ever heard of RADICAL FEMINISM?

To be honest, two days back it was a topic of "SOUNDS BORING...HAVE NO IDEA WHAT ON EARTH IT IS ! " for me as well. But then, a friend of mine asked me to write an article on it. And I, most reluctantly, had to Google it obviously!

So starting with the basic definition of Radical Feminism, which you'll get on top of all the links, thanks to Wikipedia!
And here it goes...
Radical feminism is a perspective within feminism that calls for a radical reordering of society in which male supremacy is eliminated in all social and political contexts.

Well, that's not enough. So to get into it, let's first see the difference b/w liberal feminism and radical feminism. Liberal feminism talks about equality of all sexes and demands opportunity and empowerment. On the other hand, radical feminism is about women's liberation from men and it demands space and authorship.

PATRIARCHY! Living in Indian Subcontinent, no one can deny the fact that he/she hasn't heard of this term yet. From the radical feminist perspective, the class of women has been systematically oppressed and marginalized by the patriarchal society. They believe that men ( as a class) use social systems and other methods of control to keep women suppressed. And so they aim to dismantle patriarchy, rather than making adjustments to the system through legal charges.

Clearing all misconceptions, as the term 'radical' seems more militant in its approach than other feminism, it opposes patriarchy and NOT MEN!

On digging deeper, it comes to notice that Radical feminism dates back to the 1960s, where women participated in anti-war and New Left political movements of the 1960s. Radical feminists, to name a few, Ti-Grace Atkinson, Susan Brownmiller, Phyllis Chester and groups including Redstockings, New York Radical Women ( NYRW) , Chicago Women's Liberation Union (CWLU)
, Ann Arbor Feminist House, The Feminists, WITCH, Seattle Radical Women, Cell 16, organized the demonstrations against the Miss America pageant in 1968.

Later radical feminists sometimes added a focus on sexuality, including some moving to radical political lesbianism.

History as a subject never amazed me so I won't bore you either by writing about the events that occurred over the decades.
Now let's just take a quick look at the key issues for radical feminists :

1. Reproductive rights for women, including the freedom to make choices to give birth, have an abortion, use birth control, or get sterilized.

2. Abolishing traditional gender roles in private relationships and in public policies.

3. Harms did by po*******hy to women.

4. R**e as an expression of patriarchal power.

5. Prostitution as the oppression of women, sexually and economically.

6. A critique of motherhood, marriage, and the nuclear family.

Below are some important examples of works on paper by radicals feminists :
a) The Dialectic Of S*x - Shulamith Firestone
b) S*xual Politics - Kate Millet
c) Beyond God The Father - Mary Daly
d) Feminism Unmodified: Discourses on Life and Law - Catherine MacKinnon
e) Against Our Will: Men, Women, and R**e: Susan Brownmiller
f) The Women's Room (novel) - Marilyn French
g) Zami- A New Spelling Of My Name - A Biomythography (autobio. Fiction) - Audie Lord

There's a lot more to look into and ponder over the subject. As of now, I 'll frankly admit that I lag way behind when it comes to having knowledge of such a critical topic and the events occurred or occurring corresponding to it. So if there are sides, then I am neither a supporter nor an opposer. I am an observer ( that too brand new ;) )right now and I hope to continue on it someday perhaps...

Till then I'll end this by words from Robin Morgon which are :
" In the long run, Women's Liberation will of course free men, but in the short run it's going to COST men a lot of privilege, which no one gives up willingly or easily ."

By: - Shanti Mehra

Image Source:- Ashvini Sihra

We the students of National Institute of Technology Uttarakhand are on indefinite strike started from 4th of October 201...
07/10/2018

We the students of National Institute of Technology Uttarakhand are on indefinite strike started from 4th of October 2018. The reason for our strike is the "terrible condition in which we live and what it leads to".
On October 3, 2018, two students Nupur Munda and Neelam were walking there a way to the labs(our campus is bifurcated in two parts, the students tried on NH-58 amidst speeding vehicles to commute between labs and classes). And were rammed by a speeding vehicle over the pavement. Lost consciousness, blood was all over. And just because we predicted this does not make this any easier for us to accept. Is this how it was supposed to go down? Is it mundane to students to be run over by speeding vehicles? Our careers and lives are being played around with! At the expense of local politics who are adherent at keeping us here for the "development" of this suburb. Neelam has been admitted at AIIMS Rishikesh. She had to be referred because of the inability of these suburban hospitals to deal with the situation. We here are devoid of exposure, medical facilities and what not. Dodging vehicles during daily commute has become a household chore.
Afraid for our lives and that of others and not wanting to walk on national highways for attending lectures students have unanimously decided to go on an indefinite strike. Though the hope of getting a campus seems to be fading into oblivion here we are simmering in the sun indefinitely.


Students
National Institute of Technology Uttarakhand

We the students of National Institute of Technology Uttarakhand are on indefinite strike started from 4th of October 2018. The reason for our strike is the "...

If you have a talent then everyone deserves to see that.We all have a hidden artist in ourselves, so let's share your ex...
07/06/2018

If you have a talent then everyone deserves to see that.

We all have a hidden artist in ourselves, so let's share your experiences and poetry with someone like you.
Join us on 8th of July and let's show your talent.

All videos will be uploaded to our youtube channel " 4 AM records".

Poetry, storytelling, and singing are the three categories.

Entry fee - 50 rupees per participants.(paytm or upi)

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उस शाम 🍃उस शाम;मैं बीजगणित के सवाल हल नहीं करूँगा,जिन्हें हमेशा बेमन करता आया हूँ ।।उस शाम;मैं किसी को खुश करने को "सर-स...
16/12/2017

उस शाम 🍃

उस शाम;
मैं बीजगणित के सवाल हल नहीं करूँगा,
जिन्हें हमेशा बेमन करता आया हूँ ।।

उस शाम;
मैं किसी को खुश करने को "सर-सर" नहीं चिल्लाऊंगा,
मैं कहीं हाज़िरी नहीं लगाउँगा।।

उस शाम;
मैं छोड़ दूंगा,सिगरेट,शराब और वो सब,
जो ज़िन्दगी डकारने के लिए मशहूर हैं।।

उस शाम;
मैं तमाम सुनने वाली खबरे नहीं सुनूंगा,
न ही सुनूंगा चीखते चिल्लाते लोगो को।।

उस शाम;
मैं कंप्यूटर पर धमाधम उंगलिया नहीं बजाऊँगा,
और न ही,छह इंच की स्क्रीन पर नज़रे गड़ाऊँगा।।

उस शाम;
मैं तुम्हारे साथ बीते पलो को याद करके,
कोई दर्द भरा नगमा भी नहीं गुनगुनाउंगा।।

उस शाम;
मैं दौड़ते तुम सब के साथ,
दौड़ने नहीं जाऊंगा।।

उस शाम;
मैं बस एक गज़ल लिखूँगा,
उस शाम ही मैं,अलविदा कह जाऊंगा।।

-कमल
NIT Uttarakhand.

From mid-October to January, when the sun sets, the western horizon turns a myriad combination of yellow, red, orange an...
21/10/2017

From mid-October to January, when the sun sets, the western horizon turns a myriad combination of yellow, red, orange and mauve. This is known as the winterline.

The phenomenon is unique to Mussoorie and a part of Switzerland. The sun drops behind a false horizon, a grey and mauve strip, with a bright line of yellow and orange colours at its upper end.

It occurs due to the refraction of sunlight at a particular angle, visible only from mountain areas with a long, clear valley towards the west.

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19/08/2017

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आप जो भी हैं,जहाँ कहीं भी हैं आपसे एक निवेदन हैं.....ज़रा थोड़ा वक़्त देकर इसे पढ़ें।

ये राष्ट्रीय प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान उत्तराखंड का कड़वा सच हैं।ये राजनीतिक तुष्टिकरण की एक बेहद शर्मनाक कहानी हैं।ये बिखरते सपनों की कातर पुकार हैं।

साथियों,
कहने को हम एक राष्ट्रीय महत्व(national importance) के कॉलेज में हैं।प्रथम दृष्टया लगता हैं कि बहुत बड़ा सा कोई कॉलेज होगा,ठीक IIT जैसा।बड़ा सा एक कैंपस होगा,बेहतर और अनुभवी प्रॉफेसर्स होंगे,उच्च शिक्षा के लिए जो भी ज़रूरी वातावरण हैं वो होगा।
आपका ये अनुमान लगाना जायज़ हैं।हालाँकि ऐसा हैं कुछ नहीं।चलिए...सच्चाई से मैं आपको अवगत कराता हूँ।और चूँकि मैं थर्ड ईयर का स्टूडेंट हो तो आप ऐसा बिल्कुल ना मानिये कि ये बातें मैं भावावेश में कह रहा हूँ।
जी नही ऐसा कतई नहीं हैं।
तीन साल पहले जब पहली बार यहाँ कदम रखा था तो लगा कि चलिए अब आखिर मेहनत रंग ले ही आयी।
भारी भरकम उम्मीदों और कुछ कर गुजरने की चाह लिए मैं भी , दूसरे मेरे साथियों की तरह यहाँ चला आया था।
........ मगर यहाँ आने के बाद जब सच से सामना हुआ तो सब उम्मीदें मटियामेट हो गयी।
पहले दिन पता चला कि वाह... अपना तो कैंपस ही पॉलीटेक्निक कॉलेज में चल रहा हैं।पॉलीटेक्निक कॉलेज,वो भी पूरा नही बल्कि आधे से भी कम।
हॉस्टल्स नही थे।जो थे वहाँ एक कमरे में 6-6 स्टूडेंट्स को घुसाया हुआ था। 50 बच्चों पर 3 टॉयलेट्स हैं।सुबह जो दर्द-विदारक स्थिति होती हैं मैं उसका वर्णन नही कर सकता ।जो अंदर नही रहना चाहते थे वो बाहर महँगे कमरों को लेने को मज़बूर हुए।

हॉस्टल्स छोड़िये,क्लासरूम पूरे नहीं हैं।इसका खामियाज़ा हम अपने पूरे दिन की बलि देकर चुकाते हैं।सुबह 8 से शाम 6 बजे तक कक्षाये।यहीं नहीं क्लासरूम ऐसे हैं कि आप एक घंटा बैठ जाइए तो चक्कर आ जाने लगता हैं।गर्मियों में स्टूडेंट्स तो दूर फैकल्टी के हाल ख़राब हो जाते हैं।
और चूँकि फैकल्टी ज्यादातर सविंदा बेसिस पर हैं तो वो बेचारे चाह कर भी कुछ नहीं बोल पाते।क्या पता किस पल उनका ही पत्ता साफ हो जाये !!
लैब्स के हालात तो और भी गज़ब के हैं।आप कितने भी बड़े क्रिएटिव हो...चाहे कितना भी रिसर्च कर सकते हो मगर ठहरिए...आप nit uk की लैब्स आपको बर्बाद करके रहेगी।

CRO अगर बिना हाथ से बजाए चल जाये तो समझिए,आपका दिन अच्छा हैं।सारे इंस्ट्रूमेंट्स का लगभग यही हाल हैं।और किसी तरह अगर कोई छात्र संघर्ष करके कोई प्रोजेक्ट तैयार करने की कोशिश करता भी हैं तो इस शहर में ic तक नही मिलती।फिर आप 100 किलोमीटर से भी ज्यादा दूर से सामान मंगवाइये।

कंपनियाँ प्लेसमेंट के लिए कैंपस नही आना चाहती।कंपनियां छोड़िये ,यहाँ फैकल्टी तक नही आना चाहती।
संस्थान की कितनी गरिमा हैं इस बात का अंदाजा इसी से लग जाता हैं कि निमंत्रण देने के बावजूद अभी हाल ही में नियुक्त किये गए डायरेक्टर यहाँ नही आना चाहते।
प्लेसमेंट ट्रेंड्स में हम अपने बाद बनी NIT's से भी पिछड़े हैं।और यहाँ कोई आये भी क्यों?
एक राष्ट्रीय महत्व के संस्थान को इतने दुर्गम स्थान पर बनाना।इसका कोई तुक नहीं हैं।बच्चे चाह कर भी gate, cat, tofel और अन्य प्रतियोगी परीक्षाओं की तैयारी नही कर पाते क्योंकि यहाँ ना कोई कोचिंग संस्थान हैं और ना ही माहौल।
यहाँ के वाशिंदों के लिए हम चलते-फिरते बटुओ से ज्यादा कुछ नहीं हैं।समस्याएं एक नही हैं...हज़ार हैं।और ऐसी ऐसी हैं कि गावँ का सरकारी स्कूल भी शर्मा जाएं।मगर हमारी सुध लेने वाला कोई नही हैं।
और हो भी क्यों,हम वोटबैंक थोड़े ही हैं।

हम तो बहुत अदने से विद्यार्थी हैं जो जीवन में कुछ करना चाहते थे।जो माँ -बाप के सपने पूरे करना चाहते थे।

हम तो अभागें बच्चें हैं जिनके करियर और सपनों की कीमत चाय की दुकानों और किराए के कमरों से बहुत कम हैं।

हम तो पहाड़वाद की भट्टी में जलते और वोटबैंक की जकड़ में फँसे 'बेचारे' हैं।

मगर,
अब हम फैंसला कर चुके हैं।बहुत सह चुके।बहुत बर्बाद कर चुके अपने जीवन को।अब और नहीं।
हम अनिश्चितकालीन हड़ताल पर जा रहे हैं।हड़ताल कहिये.....आंदोलन कहिये....क्रांति कहिये....या बेवकूफ़ी कहिये।
बस अब और नही सहेंगे।अब जवाब लेकर रहेंगे।
आपसे इतनी सी गुज़ारिश हैं कि इसे शेयर करिये,बात को आगे बढ़ाने में मदद करिये।
बहुत बहुत धन्यवाद !!
-NIT(UK) का एक अभागा छात्र।

Have you ever wondered about the phenomena of day and night? I always feel amazed at the thought that our planet rotates...
13/07/2017

Have you ever wondered about the phenomena of day and night? I always feel amazed at the thought that our planet rotates on its axis and results in a 24 hour day!! We seem to be stationary but are we?
-Nilmani Parth

04/07/2017

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20/05/2017

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P.C Nilmani Parth

This is the view from my terrace!! For some it is scary or for some stunning!!I always ask Why? Why our forests on fire?...
06/05/2017

This is the view from my terrace!! For some it is scary or for some stunning!!
I always ask Why? Why our forests on fire? Why no one is concerned?
But actually I came to know about the real reason behind this. Before the extreme summer, dry leaves, bushes and grass are intentionally put on fire. If this is not done, uncontrolled forest fire will char our lush forests. This controlled fire somehow secures our forests. Not only this, ash nourishes the soil and forest glooms wonderfully in monsoon.
Authorities keep an eye on the fire to prevent any calamitous consequences.
Then I think to save trees we are polluting our atmosphere. Is it justifying??
Nilmani Parth

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