Zeenat
Pseudonym of someone who is called a seasoned career journalist by her peer group. A passionate story-teller, a mom and a lover of poetry. I live news, I breathe honesty and befriend books. Coffee is good but powerful words work better as mood lifter. I am interested to narrate the stories of women and children.
Ripped jeans saga: A rip through misogyny
Reading Time: 3 minutes The ripped jeans controversy stoked by Uttarakhand Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat is beyond the scope of what a girl should wear.
Neutralise critics, control the narrative: Modi’s PR strategy when India battled COVID-19
Reading Time: 5 minutes When India was reeling under the COVID-19 pandemic, unemployment and conflict with China, the Modi regime was planning to muzzle the press.
Licence to rape: Analysing the judiciary’s recent comments
Reading Time: 3 minutes From “will you marry her?” as a question to a rape convict to normalising marital rape, the judiciary’s comments provide a licence to rape.
When ‘love jihad’ bogey mocks Women’s Day
Reading Time: 4 minutes India will celebrate International Women’s Day while the women lose their right to “choose” their life partner due to the ‘love jihad’ bogey.