Not long ago, we had a chance to interview development feminist activist, poet, author, and social scientist, Kamla Bhasin—and while it was every bit as insightful and inspiring as we had imagined, it was also a lot of fun.
##QA-TP2##We’ve never seen someone break down activism, feminism, and patriarchy in a way that is both serious and funny at the same time. Here are some of our favourite snippets from the conversation.
1. On listening to the communities she works with | 1 min
[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2mbw8MY6Sc%5B/embedyt%5D
2. On the importance of being a part of the larger movement | 30 secs
[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ao8bwgX6mek%5B/embedyt%5D
3. On feminism | 1.5 mins
[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIhA6H_tQQY%5B/embedyt%5D
4. On why popular notions of beauty don’t help anyone | 45 secs
[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMHCtTxT4Hs%5B/embedyt%5D
5. On Bollywood lyrics | 1 min
[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WuOvq5dvBlQ%5B/embedyt%5D
6. On gender as perspective, not a subject | 45 secs
[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OmT2Ek53Xk%5B/embedyt%5D
7. On the T.I.N.A. syndrome | 1 min
[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0txD4OLopKw%5B/embedyt%5D
8. On starting to create change in our homes | 1 min
[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k37dCStY8XY%5B/embedyt%5D
9. On dismantling patriarchy | 30 secs
[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmwVNC9zFBU%5B/embedyt%5D
If you’d like to more about our conversation, you can read it here.
(By Rachita Vora and Devanshi Vaid)
About the authors:
Rachita is Co-founder and Director at IDR. Before this, she led the Dasra Girl Alliance, a Rs 250 crore multi-stakeholder platform that sought to empower adolescent girls in India. She has a decade of experience, and has spent the past eight years working in financial inclusion, livelihoods and public health.
Devanshi is Co-founder and Director at IDR. Prior to this, she worked at Dasra, a strategic philanthropy foundation. As a part of the advisory research team, she conceptualised, planned and implemented their first comprehensive dissemination strategy.
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This article was originally published on India Development Review (IDR). You can view it here.
