Growing up in a city, the echoes of caution — "Don’t step out late at night," "Get home before it gets dark," "Don’t go out alone" — are familiar refrains for many girls. The expectation was that, as adults, these restrictions would dissolve. Unfortunately, the...
Adequate housing is not just houses, but ensuring safe, liveable and inclusive neighbourhoods for all. Art and culture are an integral part of this process. ‘Fursat ki Fizayen’, a socially engaged art project encouraging women’s participation in public space, offers insights into how young women...
In 1985, feminist theorist Donna Haraway introduced the idea of the cyborg - a being that defies traditional concepts of identity and embodiment. Fast forward to 2023, and we find ourselves living in a world where technology and the internet are increasingly intertwined with our...
As Urban October comes to an end, Safetipin would like to celebrate World Cities Day with our #sheRISES framework. Through the month, we have been unpacking each letter in the hashtag #sheRISES along with visuals of what women-friendly cities would look like. Over the past...
Photo Credit: Sourav Karmakar (Top 8 shortlist, Photo/Illustration Competition) Honourable Mention: “Re:Imagine, Re-Design, Re-Claim” Essay Competition for #UrbanOctober2021 Theme: Beyond the Binary: Queer interactions within the urban realm A few years ago,rainbow flags peppered every major street in my hometown, the secondary city of Kannur in Kerala. While...
Photo Credit: Sourav Karmakar (Top 8 shortlist, Photo/Illustration Competition) Honourable Mention: “Re:Imagine, Re-Design, Re-Claim” Essay Competition for #UrbanOctober2021 Theme: Beyond the Binary: Queer interactions within the urban realm Since birth, we are conditioned to view the world through a very binary lens of gender such as male/masculine/man and...
Theme: Mitigating Migration - Impact of Resettlement on Gendered Bodies Within the context of India, where the ‘migrant worker’ is a wide-spread phenomenon, the migrant woman is a citizen who is an integral component of the urban machine, but an anonymous newcomer. Illustration 1 observes women who...
Essay Competition for #UrbanOctober2021 Theme: Adapting Cities for Climate Resilience: A Gendered Perspective Garmi ka Mausam May ka aa pahuncha hai mahina Bahaa choti se edi tak pasina Baje baara to suraj sar pe aaya Hua pairon tale poshida saaya Chali luu aur tadaqe ki padi dhuup Lapat hai aag ki goya kadi...
First Prize: “Re:Imagine, Re-Design, Re-Claim” Essay Competition for #UrbanOctober2021 Honourable Mention, Photo/Illustration Competition Theme: Mitigating Migration: Impact of Resettlement on Gendered Bodies Sense of belonging refers to a feeling of being accepted which, in a public space creates a feeling of agency or ownership of that space. Physically,...
First Prize: “Re:Imagine, Re-Design, Re-Claim” Photo/Illustration Competition for #UrbanOctober2021 Theme: Beyond the Binary: Queer interactions within the urban realm. The visual illustrations/mappings are an embellished version of multiple narratives and experiences that the transgender community faces in their everyday life. Transgender are striving for a long...
