Gender

Bhasha Mein Ling Bhed

Feminist activist, storyteller, poet and advertising professional Saumya Baijal unpacks how we use language in this program series. Our everyday language is deeply sexist. In both use of general words, and the sentences we often say that stem from deep patriarchal though. For eg. ‘Shaadi ho nahin rahi’ takes away the agency of choice from the woman the conversation is being had about vs ‘Shaadi kar nahin rahi’ that reaffirms that agency.
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March 30, 2020 | 131 words | #programs, #gender