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Vasanthan Ramakrishnan: Founder of Feminist Pen
Vasanthan “Vas” Ramakrishnan is a Chicago-based entrepreneur, equal rights advocate and philanthropist from India. He is the founder of Feminist Pen, an international non-profit organization focused on intersectional feminism and equal rights advocacy for women and all minority genders and non-genders. He founded Feminist Pen in July 2020 and has since reached to over 65,000 people in…
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Ram Devineni & Dipti Mehta: Creators of the Female Comic Superhero Priya – A Gang Rape Survivor
Ram Devineni Dipti Mehta Ram devineni is an Indian American documentary filmmaker, and creator of the Indian female comic book superhero Priya, who is a gang-rape survivor. The first book of the comic book series, Priya’s Shakti, was published after the horrific gang rape in a bus in New Delhi in 2012. Very soon, Priya became…
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Supporting People Impacted by Gender Based Violence in Kenya During the COVD-19 Pandemic
Cases of gender-based violence have been on the rise during the COVID-19 pandemic. This has not spared anyone including people who are living with a disability. As a deaf counselor, I have received many cases of clients who are going through a difficult time during this pandemic. In this post I want to share my personal…
