Authored and Narrated By Neha Joshi, LLM, Jindal Global Law School, Sonipat. BBA LLB, Symbiosis Law School, Pune.
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Doodh mango kheer denge, Kashmir mango cheer denge - slogans of girls in Durga Vahini training in physical combat to protect their culture. 'Does it hurt?' 'Yes' 'Then you look lovely darling' - trainers training girls for a beauty pageant. How empowered is each girl? Are their lives any different from each other? Listen to the podcast to know more.
The author has attempted to analyse if the women in these two scenarios. The author believes that even if the film has shot the two sides as the two ends of a spectrum but the plight of the women at both ends are the same. The author in the present paper has questioned if feminism is a relevant lens to view the beauty pageant and Durga Vahini camps shown in the film.
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