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Sultana's Dream
''Sultana's Dream'' is a 1905 Bengali feminist utopian story in English, written by Begum Rokeya, also known as Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain, a Muslim feminist, writer and social reformer from Bengal. It was published in the same year in Madras-based English periodical ''The Indian Ladies Magazine''. Plot It depicts a science fiction feminist utopia called Ladyland, in which women run everything and men are secluded, in a mirror-image of the traditional practice of '' purdah''. The women are aided by technology which enables laborless farming and flying cars; the women scientists have discovered how to trap solar power and control the weather. This results in "a sort of gender-based Planet of the Apes where the roles are reversed and the men are locked away in a technologically advanced future." There, traditional stereotypes such as “Men have bigger brains” and women are "naturally weak" are countered with logic such as "an elephant also has a bigger and heavier brain" and � ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Begum Rokeya
Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain (9 December 1880 – 9 December 1932), commonly known as Begum Rokeya, was a prominent Bengali feminist thinker, writer, educator and political activist from British India. She is widely regarded as a pioneer of women's liberation in Bangladesh and India. She advocated for men and women to be treated equally as rational beings, noting that the lack of education for women was responsible for their inferior economic position. Her major works include ''Matichur'' (A String of Sweet Pearls, 1904 and 1922), a collection of essays in two volumes expressing her feminist thoughts; '' Sultana's Dream'' (1908), a feminist science fiction novella set in Ladyland ruled by women; ''Padmarag'' ("Essence of the Lotus", 1924) depicting the difficulties faced by Bengali wives; and ''Abarodhbasini'' (The Confined Women, 1931), a spirited attack on the extreme forms of purdah that endangered women's lives and self-image. Rokeya held education to be the central preconditi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Planet Of The Apes (novel)
''La Planète des singes'', published in English as ''Planet of the Apes'' in the U.S. and ''Monkey Planet'' in the UK, is a 1963 science fiction novel by French author Pierre Boulle. It was adapted into the 1968 film ''Planet of the Apes'', launching the ''Planet of the Apes'' media franchise. The novel tells the tale of three human explorers from Earth who visit a planet orbiting the star Betelgeuse, in which great apes are the dominant intelligent and civilized species, whereas humans are reduced to a savage animal-like state. Plot In a frame story, a rich couple sailing in space, Jinn and Phyllis, rescue and translate a manuscript from a floating bottle. The manuscript was written by Ulysse Mérou, a French journalist who, in 2500, was invited by Professor Antelle to accompany him and his disciple, physician Arthur Levain, to Betelgeuse. Because of time dilation, centuries pass on Earth during their two years in transit. They land their shuttle on a temperate, lushly forest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kithaab
''Kithaab'', also ''Kitab'' (), is a Malayalam-language play featuring a humorous portrayal of a young girl who dreams of calling out the Azaan (''vaang''), the Islamic call to worship normally recited by a male muezzin or mukri. The girl questions the subjugation of women in her community, and rebels against community norms by dancing with her friends, stealing food denied to her, and demanding the opportunity to call the vaang. The play is written by scriptwriter-director Rafeeq Mangalassery. It was released in November 2018 in the Indian state of Kerala, at a time when the women's rights movement was taking shape, asking for the right to worship in Sabarimala temple; for Muslim women's right to participate in religious rituals; and for gender equality in religious spaces, including the appointment of women as Imams, and participating in and leading prayers at mosques. Inspiration Rafeeq Mangalassery said his drama ''Kithaab'' was not directly based on the story of Vaang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jules Verne
Jules Gabriel Verne (;''Longman Pronunciation Dictionary''. ; 8 February 1828 – 24 March 1905) was a French novelist, poet and playwright. His collaboration with the publisher Pierre-Jules Hetzel led to the creation of the ''Voyages extraordinaires'', a series of bestselling adventure novels including ''Journey to the Center of the Earth'' (1864), ''Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas'' (1870), and ''Around the World in Eighty Days'' (1872). His novels are generally set in the second half of the 19th century, taking into account contemporary scientific knowledge and the technological advances of the time. In addition to his novels, he wrote numerous plays, short stories, autobiographical accounts, poetry, songs, and scientific, artistic and literary studies. His work has been adapted for film and television since the beginning of cinema, as well as for comic books, theater, opera, music and video games. Verne is considered to be an important author in France and most of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Begum's Fortune
''The Begum's Fortune'' (, literally "the 500 millions of the begum"), also published as ''The Begum's Millions'', is an 1879 novel by Jules Verne, with some utopian elements and other elements that seem clearly dystopian. Plot summary Two men inherit a vast fortune as descendants of a French soldier who settled in India and married the immensely rich widow of a native prince, the begum of the title. One is a French physician, Doctor Sarrasin. The other is a German scientist, Professor Schultze. Each man decides to establish a utopian model city. The United States government cedes to each heir its sovereignty over a tract of land for the creation of his city. Sarrasin builds Ville-France on the western side of the Cascade Range, with public health as its government's primary concern. Schultze, a militarist and racist, builds Stahlstadt on the east side, a vast industrial and mining complex, devoted to the production of ever more powerful and destructive weapons—and vows to de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Social Reformers Of India
Social reformers are individuals who actively challenge and seek to change societal norms and structures that perpetuate inequality and injustice. Their work addresses systemic issues such as caste discrimination, gender bias, economic disparity, and access to education and healthcare. By advocating for the rights of marginalized communities, social reformers aim to dismantle oppressive practices and create a more just and equitable society. Throughout history, social reformers have emerged in various cultural and political contexts, often using grassroots activism, legal reforms, and public advocacy to drive change. Their contributions not only highlight the struggles of disadvantaged groups but also inspire collective action and awareness about social issues. Notable social reformers * Mahatma Jyotiba Phule * Savitribai Phule * Fatima Sheikh * B. R. Ambedkar * Periyar E. V. Ramasamy * Kabir * Ravidas * Kanshi Ram * Mahatma Gandhi * Bhagat Singh * Ramswaroop Verma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian English Literature
Indian English literature (IEL), also referred to as Indian Writing in English (IWE), is the body of work by writers in India who write in the English language but whose native or co-native language could be one of the numerous languages of India. Its early history began with the works of Henry Louis Vivian Derozio and Michael Madhusudan Dutt followed by Rabindranath Tagore and Sri Aurobindo. R. K. Narayan, Mulk Raj Anand and Raja Rao contributed to the growth and popularity of Indian English fiction in the 1930s. It is also associated, in some cases, with the works of members of the Non-resident Indian and person of Indian origin, Indian diaspora who subsequently compose works in English. It is often referred to as Indo-Anglian literature (a writing specific term; not to be confused with ''Anglo-Indian''). Although some works may be classified under the genre of postcolonial literature, Indian English literature, evolving since the late 18th century encompasses diverse themes and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sultana's Dream (film)
''Sultana's Dream'' () is a 2023 animated drama film directed by Isabel Herguera from a screenplay she co-wrote with Gianmarco Serra, based in part on the 1905 short story of the same name by Rokeya Hossain. Premise Inés, a Spanish artist living in India, travels throughout the country learning about the life of author Rokeya Hossain and the utopian Ladyland she described in her 1905 short story ''Sultana's Dream''. Cast * Mary Beard * Miren Arrieta * Mireia Gabilondo * Maurizio Faraoni * Manu Khurana * Arunima Bhattacharya * Ranjitha Rajeevan * Paul B. Preciado Production In 2012, Herguera launched a crowdfunded workshop series in India focused on ''Sultana's Dream'' by Rokeya Hossain. The director later received a screenwriting grant from the Basque government to develop a film based on Hossain's work. Each of the film's three parts was created using a different animation technique. Portions of the narrative centered on Inés are animated with ink and watercolo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isabel Herguera
Isabel Herguera is a Spanish artist, filmmaker, cultural manager, professor, and critic. She has won more than 50 awards at various international film festivals. She graduated from UPV-Bilbao, continued her studies at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf in 1988, and obtained a master's degree at CalArts. In her 1989 movies ''Safari'' and ''Song of the Round Trip'' animation, sculpture and video were merged and together created a special work of art. In 1994, she founded an animation studio in Los Angeles. In 2003, she returned to Spain from Los Angeles. In 2003–2011, she was the director of Animac, the International Festival of Animated film of Catalonia in Lleida. She also coordinated the motion picture laboratory of the Arteleku art centre in Donostia-San Sebastian. Over the years, she has served as chair and jury member of various international film festivals. In 2005 she started as a teacher at the National Institute of Design in Ahmedabad, India. As a guest animation professo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linocut
Linocut, also known as lino print, lino printing or linoleum art, is a printmaking technique, a variant of relief printing in which a sheet of linoleum (sometimes mounted on a wooden block) is used for a relief printing, relief surface. A design is cut into the linoleum surface with a sharp knife, V-shaped chisel or Chisel#Gouge, gouge, with the raised (uncarved) areas representing a reversal (mirror image) of the parts to show printed. The linoleum sheet is inked with a roller (called a brayer), and then impressed onto paper or fabric. The actual printing can be done by hand or with a printing press. Multi-color linocuts can be made by successively printing with a different block for each color as in a color woodcut, as the artists of the Grosvenor School frequently did. As Pablo Picasso demonstrated, such prints can also be achieved using a single piece of linoleum in what is called the "reductive" print method. Essentially, after each successive color is imprinted onto the paper ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chitra Ganesh
Chitra Ganesh (born 1975 in Brooklyn, New York, U.S.) is a visual artist based in Brooklyn. Her work across media includes charcoal drawings, digital collages, films, web projects, photographs, and wall murals. Ganesh draws from mythology, literature, and popular culture such as comics and anime to reveal feminist and queer narratives from the past and to imagine new visions of the future. Early life and education Early life and influences Chitra Ganesh is the daughter of Indian immigrant parents, born and raised in Brooklyn. Her father won a greencard lottery and her parents immigrated from Calcutta, India to Brooklyn, New York in the early 1970s. Ganesh grew up in the vibrant communities of Brooklyn and Hollis, Queens, amongst Indian, Guyanese, and Sri Lankan immigrant communities. Throughout her childhood she was immersed in visual representation of Bollywood posters, comics, and literature. For the artist, "visual languages in Bollywood's orbit became conduits for expressing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahram
In Islam, a () is a family member with whom marriage would be considered permanently unlawful (''haram''). A woman does not need to wear hijab around her mahram or spouse, and an adult male mahram or husband may escort a woman on a journey, although an escort may not be obligatory. Overview People with whom marriage is prohibited * permanent or blood ''mahrams'' include: ** all direct ancestors ** all direct descendants ** siblings ** siblings of parents, grandparents, and further antecedents ** children and further descendants of siblings * in-law ''mahrams'' with whom one becomes ''mahram'' by marrying someone: ** all the ancestors of one's spouse ** all the descendants of one's spouse ** all who marry a direct ancestor ** all who marry a direct descendant (A woman may marry her stepfather, but only if the stepfather has not consummated his marriage to her mother.) * ''Rada'' or "milk-suckling ''mahrams''" with whom one becomes ''mahram'' because of being nursed by the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
