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India has long since displayed a very narrow view of what women can be – mothers, sisters, wives; mute spectators in their own lives. This outlook fed and fostered the Indian electronic music scene as it exists presently, assigning denigrating roles such as groupie or clout-seeker to women that showed tentative interest, effectively putting them…

EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN IN MUSIC : Part Six

Part Six, we are combining various facets of empowerment in order to create a much needed infrastructure for empowerment of women in India. Creating a structure which would manifest as a ‘Sisterhood of Artists’ in India. We aim to launch this project by 2020.  Currently we are consulting and receiving feedback, critique and suggestions from…

EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN IN MUSIC : Part Five

This episode is focussing on a Sustainable Empowerment Plan and raising objective awareness about gender inequality in music, in India. Presenting a wide range of voices, questions and opinions from women (and men) producers, musicians, DJ, various music industry professionals and activists. Why activism matters and how certain institutions and brands are now riding on feminism, gender…