EGO Femme

Let’s talk about… V-Day

“My Angry Vagina” was probably written for an American woman with a lot of attitude....". EGO presents, resident feminist columnist, Piyali Bhattacharya's take on V-Day (i.e.: Valentines day in feminist speak) through the lens of Eve Ensler's famous (or perhaps infamous ?), 'The Vagina Monologues'.

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Bollywood

Khan in My Name is Khan

The story is simple enough. A man travels across the US hoping to deliver a message.
That message? Also simple - “My name is Khan. And I am not a terrorist.”
The reason? The oldest in the world – love.
The complication? He suffers from Asperger Syndrome.
The journey is a personal quest but this

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Art & Culture

When Doubt Makes a Traitor

At the recently concluded Jaipur Literature Festival, an annual event organized by writer William Dalrymple, Ayaan Hirsi Ali made an unannounced stop to speak about her book 'Infidel' and her views on Islam. The Somalian-born filmmaker and author was accompanied by her bodyguard, the result of the Fatwa issued against her

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EGO Femme

Let’s talk about… Parents

EGO's resident feminist columnist Piyali Bhattacharya writes about negotiating adult relationships with parents and presents a call to Asian writers in the Diaspora to submit their works for an anthology she's working on: MAMA SAYS GOOD GIRLS MARRY DOCTORS


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