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Why backlash against ‘warrior Sita’ is telling of India’s discomfort with strong, independent women

Why backlash against ‘warrior Sita’ is telling of India’s discomfort with strong, independent women

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One of the criticisms against the depiction of Sita, played by Sai Pallavi in the Nitesh Tiwari film, centres around her wielding a sword. The portrayal has triggered a wave of discontent and trolling, raising a larger question about how Indian society imagines, represents and polices ideal…

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1 newsrooms ran this event. 29 others published in India recently and did not.

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  • ABP Live ABP Group
  • ANI ANI Media
  • Deccan Chronicle Deccan Chronicle Holdings
  • Deccan Herald The Printers (Mysore) Pvt. Ltd.
  • Greater Kashmir GK Communications Pvt. Ltd.
  • Hindustan Times HT Media
  • India TV Independent News Service
  • India Today Living Media India
  • Kashmir Life Kashmir Life
  • Kashmir Observer Kashmir Observer
  • Livemint HT Media Ltd.
  • Maktoob Media Maktoob Media
  • Mathrubhumi English Mathrubhumi Printing & Publishing Co.
  • NDTV Adani Group (AMG Media)
  • NE Now NE Now
  • Organiser Bharatiya Prakashan (RSS)
  • Orissa Post Eastern Media Ltd (Sambad Group)
  • Rising Kashmir Rising Kashmir
  • TFI Post TFI Post
  • The Assam Tribune Assam Tribune Group
  • The Economic Times Bennett, Coleman & Co.
  • The Hindu Kasturi & Sons Ltd.
  • The Indian Express Indian Express Group
  • The Logical Indian The Logical Indian (independent digital media)
  • The Morung Express
  • The New Indian Express Express Publications (Madurai) Ltd.
  • The Siasat Daily Siasat Daily
  • The Times of India Bennett, Coleman & Co.
  • The Tribune The Tribune Trust

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