Guest Post by PANCHALI RAY In the month of August, 2016, Irom Sharmila Chanu, also known as the ‘Iron Lady’ and ‘Mengoubi’ (the fair one) announced that she would break her 16 year long hunger fast, which she commenced as a protest against the imposition of AFSPA (Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act) by the Indian … Continue reading From revered icon to unruly subject – Irom Sharmila and the politics of gender: Panchali Ray →
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