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Short histories of 65 feminist movements, India and South Asia first. Each has a timeline, links to read more elsewhere, and books from our shelf where we have them. These are starting points, not the last word: tell us what is missing through the complaints box or a discussion thread.
3 movementsEducation ×India ×2010 to today ×
2014 onwardStill going
In NALSA v. Union of India the Supreme Court recognised transgender people as a 'third gender' with the right to self-identify. Trans activists have since contested the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act,…
Violence and safetyLaw and rightsQueer and trans lives
Timeline and booksRead more on Wikipedia ↗ (opens in a new tab)
2012 to 2013
The gang rape and murder of a young woman on a bus in Delhi in December 2012 led to weeks of protests, many led by students and young women, demanding safety in public spaces and changes to the law.
2015 onwardStill going
Pinjra Tod ("break the cage") is a campaign by women students against curfews and restrictive rules in university hostels, starting in Delhi.
