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RadiowissenFrauen in den Hindureligionen - Ein Dasein voller WidersprücheDie Frau im hinduistischen Glauben hat extreme Rollen - von der Matriarchin bis hin zur Tempeldienerin im Bordell. Frauen gelten als Göttinnen, ihr Alltag steht dazu aber im krassen Widerspruch. Von Margarete Blümel (BR 2016)Credits Autorin dieser Folge: Margarete Blümel Regie: Eva Demmelhuber Es sprachen: Beate Himmelstoß, Heinz Peter, Hemma Michel, Gudrun Skupin, Carsten Fabian Technik:Cordula Wanschura Redaktion: Bernhard Kastner
Im Interview:Urvashi Butalia, Historikerin und Frauenrechtlerin, Delhi;Prof. Dr. Birgit Heller, Indologin, Universität Wien;Sunita Jain, Anthropologin, Delhi;Mohini Giri, Aktiv...2025-06-1722 minRadiowissenFrauen in den Hindureligionen - Ein Dasein voller WidersprücheDie Frau im hinduistischen Glauben hat extreme Rollen - von der Matriarchin bis hin zur Tempeldienerin im Bordell. Frauen gelten als Göttinnen, ihr Alltag steht dazu aber im krassen Widerspruch. Von Margarete Blümel (BR 2016)Credits Autorin dieser Folge: Margarete Blümel Regie: Eva Demmelhuber Es sprachen: Beate Himmelstoß, Heinz Peter, Hemma Michel, Gudrun Skupin, Carsten Fabian Technik:Cordula Wanschura Redaktion: Bernhard Kastner
Im Interview:Urvashi Butalia, Historikerin und Frauenrechtlerin, Delhi;Prof. Dr. Birgit Heller, Indologin, Universität Wien;Sunita Jain, Anthropologin, Delhi;Mohini Giri, Aktiv...2025-05-2022 min
Navigating IndiaJournalism, Narratives and Syeda X: In Conversation with Neha DixitIn this episode, I am in conversation with Neha Dixit about her new book, ‘The Many Lives of Syeda X: The Story of an Unknown Indian’- an outcome of 9 years and more than 900 interviews to tell the story of an ordinary working-class faceless Indian woman, from the early 1990s to the present day.
We also discuss her journey as a journalist since 2007 and her extraordinary resolve to report the ground realities of the ‘New India’ in the face of increased corporatisation of the media, ongoing law and order cases and criminal cases against her that take years in...2024-11-191h 54
Bookshelfie: Women’s Prize PodcastBookshelfie: Kavita PuriAward-winning executive producer and broadcaster Kavita Puri on the importance of collecting untold stories, being an Elizabeth Strout groupie and why women always have been and continue to be complex characters.
Kavita Puri is the creator, writer and presenter of the Three Million podcast on BBC Sounds, which won the Gold for Best New Podcast at the British Podcast Awards 2024, and the accompanying book - a "groundbreaking" investigation of the 1943 Bengal famine - is set to publish in 2026. Her Radio 4 docu-series Three Pounds in My Pocket is currently on its fifth season and has been described as “captivating an...2024-11-1259 min
Conflicted: A History PodcastThe Partition of India – Part 6: The Spent BulletAs a plot to assassinate Mohandas Gandhi unfolds, the Mahatma goes to existential lengths to reconcile India’s Hindu, Sikh and Muslim communities. Meanwhile, a shadow war erupts between India and Pakistan over the picturesque kingdom of Kashmir, threatening the future of both nations. Jawaharlal Nehru bids farewell to friends, a lover, and the innocence of the nation he must now lead. A dying Muhammed Ali Jinnah reflects on his choices. Sources:Akbar, M.J. Tinderbox: The Past and Future of Pakistan. 2011.Tharoor, Shashi. Nehru: The Invention of India. 2003.T...2023-01-022h 05
Desi BooksDesi Books Ep 84 w/ Sorayya KhanIn today’s episode, we have Sorayya Khan in #FiveDesiFaves. She has a new memoir: We Take Our Cities With Us. Here, she discusses the five desi books to which she owes a substantial debt. Covering multiple genres and generations, these books are by Sara Suleri, Bapsi Sidhwa, Agha Shahid Ali, Urvashi Butalia, and Intizar Husain. Thank you for listening.
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Email: desibooks@desibooks.co2022-11-1821 min
Conflicted: A History PodcastThe Partition of India – Part 5: A Crisis Made FleshThe “chief sufferers” of Partition, according to Mohandas Gandhi, were women. As the subcontinent descended into chaos, women of all three religious communities become prime targets in the war for honor and land. Across the Punjab, tens of thousands of women and girls were assaulted, abducted and trafficked across the border. In response, the governments of India and Pakistan worked together to recover them – with mixed, and tragic, results. Sources:Akbar, M.J. Tinderbox: The Past and Future of Pakistan. 2011.Tharoor, Shashi. Nehru: The Invention of India. 2003.Tharoor, Shashi...2022-11-171h 17
The Indian EditEp. 76: Say YES! Writer and academic Usha Raman on building a career on her own termsSuch a delight to meet someone who continues to pursue a wide range of interests while specializing enough to be a University Professor! Usha Raman is Professor of Communication at the University of Hyderabad, Vice President of the International Association for Media and Communication Research, Editor of ‘Teacher Plus’ magazine, writer for ‘The Hindu’, and a core team member of the Hyderabad Literary Festival. Phew! Usha shares her journalistic journey, her adventures in reading, writing, teaching and podcasting here on Episode 76. Her fantastic tips on what to listen to and read right now are not to be missed!2022-11-081h 03
Conflicted: A History PodcastThe Partition of India – Part 4: Unholy RushAs Partition finally becomes reality in August 1947, the new boundary sparks a mass migration in the Punjab and Bengal. Atrocity and ethnic cleansing soon follow. The Sikhs, a long-ignored but well-armed religious minority, mobilize to stake their claim. Edwina Mountbatten and Jawaharlal Nehru plunge into the fray, desperate to assuage a refugee crisis in the city of Delhi. Sources:Akbar, M.J. Tinderbox: The Past and Future of Pakistan. 2011.Tharoor, Shashi. Nehru: The Invention of India. 2003.Tharoor, Shashi. Inglorious Empire: What The British Did To India. 2017.K...2022-10-261h 42
A TARDIS of One’s OwnE13: Tooth and Claw & ColonisationBIG theme this week but following the death of Queen Elizabeth II and all that chat about the Koh-i-Noor diamond, we couldn't not dive into the horrors of colonisation. In this episode, we're in 19th Century Scotland with Queen Victoria, a ravenous werewolf, and a band of assassinating warrior-monks. It's a lot.
Also, the office air con is really loud this episode so apologies for the background noise.
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We're shifting to a fortnightly schedule so next episode will be out Wednesday, 12 October.
Please be aware that we can be a bit...2022-09-2840 min
PartitionChildren of Partition / Brothers ReunitedThis week, Neha discusses what happened to many children amidst the chaos of Partition. She interviews Nasir Dhillon and his work reuniting families, most notably two brothers, Sadiq and Sika Khan who lost each other and were reunited in 2022. Sources/Links: The Other Side of Silence by Urvashi Butalia Two brothers were separated in India during the partition. 74 years later, they have finally reunited - Washington Post Punjabi Lehar YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkgJxsi3aAs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqwomJarhYk V...2022-09-2624 min
Conflicted: A History PodcastThe Partition of India – Part 3: A Tryst With DestinyIt’s 1947. After many long years of struggle, India is about to gain its independence from the British Empire. But freedom will come at a cost. To facilitate the handover of power, the Crown sends Lord Louis Mountbatten – the last Viceroy – to hammer out a deal between the competing political factions. Muhammed Ali Jinnah battles his terminal illness and uncovers a shocking secret. Jawaharlal Nehru falls for a captivating woman. And all the while, India’s Muslim and Hindu communities prepare for a bloody civil war. Sources:Akbar, M.J. Tinderbox: The Past and F...2022-09-151h 49PartitionThe Treatment of Women: Part One (with Manjula Waldron)During Partition women were murdered, raped, kidnapped, and abused at the hands of men. This week Neha talks to Partition survivor, Manjula Waldron, as she shares her memories of escaping with her family. In order to cope with her trauma, Manjula wrote a fictional historical novel called Love Partitioned where women are at the forefront. Sources/Links: Follow Neha on Instagram and Twitter Follow Partition on Instagram and Twitter The Other Side of Silence by Urvashi Butalia Survivor account - Manjula Waldron Voiceover for Urvashi Butalia is p...2022-08-2919 minPartitionThe Lead-Up & The Radcliffe Line / How is Partition Taught In Schools?Description: In this week’s episode, Neha discusses Direct Action Day, a major event that planted one of the seeds for Partition. She also discusses some other key events and people that were integral to this moment in history. Later, Neha is joined by David Gilmartin to break down some of these events in further detail. She also talks about the way Partition is taught in schools, and interviews two former students from The University of Texas at Austin. Sources/Links: Follow Neha on Instagram and Twitter Follow Partition on Instagram and Twitter...2022-08-2228 min
Conflicted: A History PodcastThe Partition of India – Part 2: Two Blind EyesAs the British Raj crumbles, old animosities begin to stir in the subcontinent’s communities. Mohandas Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru face a formidable new adversary in the form of Muhammed Ali Jinnah, who calls for the creation of a separate Muslim nation - Pakistan. Hindu-Muslim tensions, fueled by political polarization and corrosive rhetoric, explode into sectarian violence during the Great Calcutta Killing of August 1946. Sources:Akbar, M.J. Tinderbox: The Past and Future of Pakistan. 2011.Tharoor, Shashi. Nehru: The Invention of India. 2003.Tharoor, Shashi. Inglorious Empire: What The Bri...2022-08-031h 48
The Seen and the Unseen - hosted by Amit VarmaThe Life and Times of Urvashi ButaliaShe helped generations of women in India find a voice. She expanded the worldview of countless people. She confronted the horrors of our past and the fissures of our present. Urvashi Butalia joins Amit Varma in episode 287 of The Seen and the Unseen to talk about her life and learnings. Also check out: 1. Urvashi Butalia at Zubaan and Amazon. 2. The Other Side of Silence -- Urvashi Butalia. 3. Zubaan Books and Kali for Women. 4. Turning the Page for Feminism -- Nilanjana Roy on Urvashi Butalia. 5. Episodes on The Seen and the Unseen that touched on feminism with Paromita Vohra, Kavita Krishnan, Mri...2022-07-254h 05
Conflicted: A History PodcastThe Partition of India – Part 1: End of EmpireIn the summer of 1947, the British Raj relinquished its hold over the Indian subcontinent. In its wake, two new nations were created: India and Pakistan. The hastily-drawn border between the countries slashed through communities and bisected entire provinces, triggering one of the largest forced migrations in human history. In the first episode of a multi-part series, we examine the twilight years of the British in India, as well as the forceful personalities who helped loosen its colonial grip. From Mohandas Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru to the elegant Earl of Mountbatten, we’ll begin assembling the cast that that will be...2022-07-051h 22
The Belongg Literature PodcastThe Inclusive Bookshelf Ep 1 | Urvashi ButaliaIn this episode, we speak to Urvashi Butalia, an Indian feminist writer, publisher and activist. Urvashi tells us about her early encounters with inclusive literature, and how her reading journey has evolved with her feminism. She also talks about the importance of reading books that transcend and question boundaries of identity, and how reading is inherently a form of activism. About the Guest:Urvashi Butalia is known for her pioneering work in the women's movement of India, as well as for authoring books such as The Other Side of Silence: Voices from the Partition of India...2022-06-0151 min
Crossroads in Therapy PodcastThe Inclusive Bookshelf Ep 1 | Urvashi ButaliaIn our first episode, we speak to Urvashi Butalia, an Indian feminist writer, publisher and activist. She is known for her pioneering work in the women's movement of India, as well as for authoring books such as The Other Side of Silence: Voices from the Partition of India and Speaking Peace: Women's Voices from Kashmir. In 2003, she founded Zubaan Books, a feminist publishing house that is known for its pathbreaking and diverse work.Urvashi tells us about her early encounters with inclusive literature, and how her reading journey has evolved with her feminism. She also talks about...2022-03-1651 min
Sisterhood with ShailiDo all women want to become mothers? | Sisterhood with Shaili episode 15In this episode of Sisterhood with Shaili the questions "Do all women want to be mothers?" "Is a woman's life incomplete with embracing motherhood?" are discussed. In conversation with Indian journalist Anubha Bhonsle, Writer Urvashi Butalia and Saloni Chopra. They shares their opinions and thoughts on how the society expects or forces a women to become a mother.2022-03-1420 min
Leadership Moves with Mallika DuttS2 Ep08: The Power of Listening with Humility and Prioritizing Intergenerational Leadership with Urvashi ButaliaWhat is the importance of women’s stories? How do we learn the art of listening with humility and respect for storytellers? Feminist independent publisher Urvashi Butalia is here to answer these questions, and give us an insight into publishing exclusive stories, practicing intergenerational leadership, and getting on a bicycle before you turn 70. Tune in this week to discover the power of challenging yourself to listen in situations that make you uncomfortable. Urvashi Butalia is discussing her experiences of sharing the stories of women over the past four decades, and of accepting that now is the...2022-03-0929 min
The YIF PodcastS2E4: Women, Society and Changing India | A conversation with Prof. Urvashi ButaliaThe fourth episode of the second season of The YIF Podcast - Professor will see you now, will feature Prof. Urvashi Butalia (Author, Publisher & Founder, Zubaan Books). The episode will begin with a masterclass on the topic - "The Personal is Political: Reflections on a Feminist Life", followed by a candid conversation with the professor, hosted by Surya Harikrishnan, YIF Class of 2018 (Chief of Staff to Samir Jain, Vice Chairman, Times Group)2021-12-2833 min
Intersectional Feminism—Desi Style!S02E08: The importance of books Ft. Urvashi ButaliaWhen the lockdowns started last year, and we had to spend a lot of time with ourselves, staying within, physically and emotionally, a lot of us found solace in fictional escape and imaginary worlds. We turned to literature for relief, relatability and reference. In todays episode, we will be discussing the importance of reading and books and why it is imperative for more women to tell stories and how stories always sustain us because we are all our stories in the end! Joining us in this episode is Urvashi Butalia, a feminist writer, publisher and activist. She...2021-12-2233 min
The Pakistan Experience1947, Partition, and Feminist Histories - Urvashi Butalia - The Other Side of Silence - TPE 119Urvashi Butalia comes on The Pakistan Experience to discuss why it is important to tell feminist histories, challenging his story, and the current state of publishing. On this deep dive episode, we get into a discussion around the fluidity of identity, stories of partition survivors, and having empathy of the other. Urvashi Butalia is an Indian feminist writer, publisher and activist. She is known for her work in the women's movement of India, as well as for authoring books such as The Other Side of Silence: Voices from and the Partition of India and Speaking Peace: Women's Voices from Kashm...2021-07-202h 06
The Photo Ethics PodcastTaha Ahmad: On working with historical traumaIn this episode, we talk with Taha Ahmad about how he navigates ethics in his longterm projects. He stresses the importance of extensive research in his workflow, of building relationships with the people he photographs, and of approaching traumatic histories with care and sensitivity. Finally, he describes the personal experiences that have tested his ethics.What you’ll find inside:“I would not have been able to access [family archives] because it is with the family, so I have to take the permission. And whenever I shoot any of the archival material, I shoot it in f...2020-11-1131 min
Publishing Perspectives Podcast by Roli PulseEp 2 The Nuts and Bolts of Independent PublishingIndependent publishers face a two pronged challenge: the domination of mainstream publishers in the market and the preference of bookstores in having books of mainstream publishers. This challenge has further intensified with the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, which has affected, most importantly, the reachability of publishers. Hal Robinson engages Urvashi Butalia, Michael Dwyer and Naveen Kishore to throw light on the impact of Covid-19 pandemic on independent publishers and how they are responding to sustain their readership, their authors and their channel of distribution.
Urvashi Butalia is Director at Zubaan Publishers.
Michael Dwyer is Publisher and Managing Director at Hurst Publishers.
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Jaipur BytesThe Right To Know: Aruna Roy, Harsh Mander, Urvashi ButaliaInformation empowers and its role in a democracy is especially critical and definitive. In this important session, social activist Aruna Roy, the power behind the RTI Movement and Harsh Mander, fearless activist, who works with survivors of mass violence and hunger, the homeless and street children, and also the Director of the Centre for Equity Studies, make a passionate plea for the ‘Right to Know’ in order to challenge the convenient obscurantism of those in power. In conversation with Indian feminist and publisher Urvashi Butalia, a session rich in anecdote and readings from The RTI Story: Power to the Peop...2019-03-1451 min
Chaivory TowerPartitionTopics in this episode: Environmental racism and the cost of clean air (1:00) Zainab is shocked that people continue to work in her office even though there's a wasps nest in the women's bathroom (2:00) Lebron James built an institution that is changing the game and your tax money is paying for all kinds of shady shit and we would happily pay taxes to support building capacity in the future generation! (8:45) Sondos al Qattan (instagram beauty blogger) has some terrible takes on new Kuwaiti law for the rights of domestic workers - we're mad about it. (9:39)Partition (12:25) Sidra...2019-02-0943 min
The ConversationFeminist PublishersPromoting women's writing around the world - Kim Chakanetsa brings together the heads of pioneering feminist publishing houses in Australia and India, and asks how they stay relevant in an age of self-publishing and e-books?Susan Hawthorne runs Spinifex Press in Queensland. She and her partner Renate Klein set it up in 1991 as a response to what they saw as a dearth of diversity in Australian publishing. She says that despite the proliferation of online platforms for writers to publish their work in recent years, they still find they need a real publisher to select, edit and...2018-04-2326 min
TribePublisher, writer and activist Urvashi Butalia joined #Tribe live from India - 4 Nov 2017Publisher, writer and activist Urvashi Butalia played a pivotal role in putting together a project titled "Women Changing India" at a grass roots level. She joined #Tribe live from India.2017-11-0609 min
Chats Over ChaiThe Afternoon Adda - Why Feminist Publishing Matters with Urvashi ButaliaFeminist icon and publisher Urvashi Butalia discusses the deep desire Indian woman have to change their lives and her role in giving these women a voice.CREDITSHost: Dr Dolly KikonGuest: Urvashi ButaliaProducer: Kog RavindranAudio Engineer: Gavin NebauerThis podcast is brought to you in association with the Australia India Institute @ Delhi and founding partners La Trobe University and the University of New South Wales.2016-09-0922 min
InterregnumFeminism And Radical Utopianism Talkhttp://ia601509.us.archive.org/28/items/20160630FeminismAndRadicalUtopianismTalk/2016_06_30_Feminism_and_Radical_Utopianism_talk.mp3
In the early 19th century, Utopian Socialists envisaged a world free from sexual oppression, and set out to build communities where men and women would live as equals. 150 years later, at the height of the Women’s Liberation Movement, Barbara Taylor wrote a study of these radicals and their attempts to found a ‘New Moral World’ of class and gender equality. Her book, Eve and the New Jerusalem (Virago 1983), is republished in 2016. This event explores the utopian-feminist ideals described in Eve, and compares them to other femini...2016-09-0700 min
Böll.MitschnittUnderstanding India: Women in India - The Role and Status of a Marginalized Sexmit Urvashi Butalia (Journalistin und Redakteurin, Indien) am 6. Oktober 2014.Indien ist in seiner politischen Komplexität für Außenstehende nur schwer zu verstehen. Einerseits schafft es das aufstrebende Schwellenland 1,2 Milliarden Menschen demokratisch zu einen, andererseits bleiben soziale und wirtschaftliche Probleme unübersehbar. Trotz global-politischem Machtanspruch scheint Indiens internationale Bedeutung vor allem auf seiner demographischen Größte zu beruhen und (noch) nicht auf Gestaltungswillen und Gewicht in der Außenpolitik und Weltwirtschaft. In den westlichen Medien dominiert das Bild einer Gesellschaft, in der auch 65 Jahre nach der Unabhängigkeit patriarchalische und elitäre Strukturen herrschen, die eine soziale I...2014-10-131h 36
PRI's The World Jan 2, 2013Rapid Urbanization Partly to Blame for Violence Against Women in IndiaFeminist writer and publisher Urvashi Butalia says rapid globalization, competition for jobs and class and caste differences begin to explain what motivates the recent acts of brutal violence against women in India.2013-01-0206 min