Articles by Namita Kohli
Women speak: #WeWillGoOut. Simply because we want to.
Young women are claiming their right to be out on the streets - day or night. Why can’t we?, they are demanding to know. But within these movements, issues of privilege, class and caste remain.

Updated on Mar 05, 2017 08:29 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Namita Kohli
In search of princess Phaya: Looking for Myanmar’s forgotten royals in Ratnagiri
Descendants of the last king of Burma still live in Maharashtra. Shorn of the royal grandeur, they say they are only namesake royals

Updated on Feb 26, 2017 10:48 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Namita Kohli
Sohan Qadri: The reclusive Punjabi artist who had a thing for tantra
A retrospective at Kumar Gallery, Delhi of the reclusive Punjabi artist, Sohan Qadri, who lived in a small apartment in Copenhagen until his death in 2011.

Updated on Jan 21, 2017 10:52 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Namita Kohli
Yarn Bombing: Using the fine art of knitting and wrapping yarn for a cause
Pankaj Saroj and Rahul Chaudhary are travelling across the country on four-month project to wrap the yarn in public spaces

Updated on Dec 03, 2016 06:46 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Namita Kohli
How to be a good bahu: Meet Aparna Yadav, Mulayam’s younger daughter-in-law
Aparna Yadav, Mulayam Singh’s younger daughter-in-law, is the latest member from the powerful Yadav family to enter electoral politics. HT spends a day with her in Lucknow

Updated on Nov 27, 2016 10:51 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Namita Kohli
How to be a good bahu: Meet Aparna Yadav, Mulayam’s younger daughter-in-law
Aparna Yadav, Mulayam Singh’s younger daughter-in-law, is the latest member from the powerful Yadav family to enter electoral politics. HT spends a day with her in Lucknow

Updated on Nov 27, 2016 10:26 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Namita Kohli
For the love of God: The Royal Ramayana in pictures
Stunning 17th century illustrations of Ramayana, commissioned by the erstwhile Mewar royalty is now on display at Bikaner House in Delhi

Updated on Nov 05, 2016 09:41 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Namita Kohli
Punjab’s protest pop: How the Dalits are telling the world they’ve arrived
Dalit singers of Punjab are asserting their identity through their music. It’s no call for revolution, but a strong, unapologetic statement of arrival

Updated on Nov 03, 2016 06:10 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Namita Kohli
Stamped in history: Artist Shelly Jyoti’s works have Ajrakh prints on khadi
Researching Indigo led textile artist Shelly Jyoti to Bhuj, where she worked with ninth generation Ajrakh craftsmen

Updated on Oct 16, 2016 10:02 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Namita Kohli
Hostel diaries: How sexist rules are stifling life for girls in BHU campus
No late evenings. No talking on mobiles after 10pm. How sexist rules are stifling campus life for girls. A report from BHU

Updated on Sep 25, 2017 12:15 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Namita Kohli
Zakia and Noorjehan: Duo lead movement for reforms in Muslim personal laws
Islamic feminists Zakia Soman and Noorjehan Safia Niaz oppose the Uniform Civil Code and say that Muslim personal laws should be codified

Updated on Sep 11, 2016 10:14 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Namita Kohli
‘Rajiv was pressured by Narasimha Rao, Najma Heptulla during Shah Bano’
Thirty one years after the Shah Bano case, Arif Mohammad Khan feels that the governments of the day have failed in ensuring that people do not see a conflict between freedom of religion and laws that ensure gender justice and equality

Updated on Sep 11, 2016 09:58 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Namita Kohli
All in the family: Goa Civil Code a model for the rest of the country?
A clutch of “unique” clauses such as the “communion of assets”, equal property rights for both sons and daughters, and the fact that the laws apply uniformly to all state citizens has made the Goa Civil Code a “special” case. It is now being touted as a model for the Uniform Civil Code.

Updated on Sep 13, 2016 08:15 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Namita Kohli
‘Teachers’ career, status and self-esteem badly mauled in this country’
Ahead of Teacher’s Day on September 5, Krishna Kumar, professor of Education, Delhi University and former director National Council of Educational Research and Training, spoke to HT about the reasons behind the current crisis in the teaching profession, and a few measures to resolve it

Updated on Sep 04, 2016 08:59 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Namita Kohli
Teachers’ travails: Battling crowded classrooms and non-teaching duties
Crowded classrooms,acute staff shortages, irregular pay, and a long list of non-teaching duties, ahead of Teacher’s Day, HT looks at the condition of government school teachers in India

Updated on Sep 04, 2016 06:44 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Namita Kohli
In the company of the tawaif: Recreating the magic with darbari kathak
A dance performance aims to change perceptions about courtesans by recreating the magic of their world

Updated on Aug 27, 2016 07:39 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Namita Kohli
Surrogacy ban: Poor women stand to lose the ‘better option’
A ban on commercial surrogacy is not the solution, better regulation is

Updated on Aug 27, 2016 07:44 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Namita Kohli
Telling tales: Watch Premchand’s two short stories on stage this weekend
This weekend, two of the legendary writer’s stories will be staged, even as his 136th birthday comes up later this month

Updated on Jul 16, 2016 10:28 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Namita Kohli
Mrs Iron-Fist and the queen of hearts: A play on Noor Jahan
Noor Jahan, Jahangir’s last consort, managed him and his empire. She is the subject of a new play this weekend

Updated on Jul 09, 2016 08:09 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Namita Kohli
A boy’s life: When Komal became Kabir, the man that she always was
How a young woman defied social norms, got gender affirmation surgery done, and became a man

Updated on Jul 06, 2016 04:54 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Namita Kohli
‘Being denied what is integral to you’: The struggle for transgender rights
Medical expenses, social biases and legal hassles: transgenders in India have to counter several challenges

Updated on Jul 03, 2016 12:01 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Namita Kohli
A playwright’s take on Guru Dutt and Geeta Dutt’s troubled marriage
A new play explores the tumultuous relationship between Guru Dutt and Geeta Dutt at a time when the couple was trying to stem the rot in their marriage

Updated on Jun 25, 2016 01:45 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Namita Kohli
Parents at 70: Reproductive choice or pushing the ethical limits?
Elderly couples, some of whom are well into their 60s and 70s, are having babies via IVF. Are doctors pushing the limits when it comes to IVF in women over 50?

Published on May 21, 2016 10:24 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Namita Kohli
The God of Small Things: The last few with Ram inked on their bodies
Members of Chhattisgarh’s Ramnami community tattoo the name of Ram on their bodies. But the struggle for livelihood means that this practice of tattooing is not prevalent anymore

Updated on May 14, 2016 08:59 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Namita Kohli
Habitat Film Festival: A celebration of regional cinema
A festival that celebrates regional cinema will be held at the India Habitat Centre.

Published on May 07, 2016 11:30 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Namita Kohli, New Delhi
Harsh reality: How a fisherman finds no romance in the beauty of nature
Ravi Agarwal’s pictures from a fishing village in Pondicherry force us to rethink the romance of the sea.

Updated on Apr 30, 2016 06:08 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Namita Kohli
Songs of experience: The Mirasi women of Punjab
Celebrating the history of Punjab’s Muslim women singers. The 40-minute documentary film on the lives of women singers of the Mirasi community in Punjab was screened in Delhi this past week.

Updated on Apr 27, 2016 10:34 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Namita Kohli
The story of the whole nine yards: How sari can be your comfort wear
A sari festival in the city this weekend is part of a sudden revival of interest in the garment among urban middle classes.

Updated on Apr 16, 2016 09:23 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Namita Kohli
Chhattisgarh’s gold diggers: Adivasi rights versus industry interests
As the government struggles to decrease its reliance on imports, and augment its production of gold, the focus is on the reserves in Chhattisgarh’s Sonakhan. This February, the country’s first gold mine was auctioned, and the lease was won by mining giant Vedanta.

Updated on Apr 11, 2016 12:50 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Namita Kohli
Gardens in India and the UK: The soothing power of flowers
A photography exhibition on gardens in India and the UK showcases the flowers and insects of these green havens, and those who labour to create them.

Updated on Mar 26, 2016 12:31 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Namita Kohli