Author: Nabanita Sengupta

Nabanita Sengupta is a political writer for The Wire (India).

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Bound By A Name: Women’s Identity And The Bureaucracy Of Patriarchy

Photo of a woman in a green sari holding one hand up to her face and showing her other, henna-tattooed hand to the camera.
An Indian woman with henna tattooed hands for a wedding. Tanuj Singhal

What’s in a name? For married women in India, it is ultimately a marker of patriarchy — and an instrument of marginalization.

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