Outlook바카라™s next issue ahead of Women바카라™s Day, 'Women At Work', explores the experiences of women in roles traditionally occupied by men
Work has never been just work for women. It has been a fight, a stance, a quiet defiance against the idea of where they belong. In fields built by men, for men, they walk in - sometimes welcomed, often doubted, always watched. The firsts, the few, the ones who make it easier for those who come next.
Outlook바카라™s next issue Women at work is about them바카라”the women who put together mysteries as detectives, frame the world through a cinematographer바카라™s lens, stand on the front lines as soldiers, cultivate the land as farmers, push the limits in sports, and more. The ones who step into spaces where they were once unseen.
In her introductory note to the issue, Outlook's Editor Chinki Sinha explains how the imbalance in society between men and women comes across starkly in something as seemingly simple as pockets on dresses. "Pockets are not trivial," she writes. "They are deeply liberating. They represent defiance against gender roles." In conclusion, she raises a toast to women who smash expectations and gender roles.
The issue goes on to profile many such women who have stepped into roles that were traditionally considered "only for men". Ashwani Sharma, Outlook바카라™s senior reporter, writes about Neelkamal Thakur, the first female truck driver from Himachal to operate a commercial heavy-load carrier. Apeksha Priyadarshini speaks to Modhura Palit, an award-winning cinematographer, about the joy of being behind the camera and the struggles that women cinematographers face across film industries.
Vineetha Mokkil, Assistant Editor, explores the mother-daughter relationship in fiction written by Indian writers. She writes, mothers and daughters dance a complicated dance in recent novels, including Anita Desai바카라™s 'Rosarita'; Avni Doshi바카라™s 'Girl in White Cotton'; Madhuri Vijay바카라™s 'The Far Field', and Geetanjali Shree바카라™s 'Tomb of Sand' (trans. Daisy Rockwell).
Journalist and filmmaker Pearl Sandhu reviews the film everyone is talking about Mrs. (2024), a remake of the 2021 Malayalam film The Great Indian Kitchen. The film lays bare the quiet suffering of women in Indian marriages. It follows Richa, a woman whose life revolves around the kitchen--cooking, serving, and being judged for every meal and getting little to no recognition. Outside the kitchen, she feels unseen in her own marriage, where love is replaced by duty.
In addition to the stories of the women who break stereotypes, the issue also has an incisive article by senior journalist Harish Khare on the unfolding geopolitics with US President Donald Trump at its centre, and how it can impact India.
Read these and more in the latest issue of Outlook.