03 February 2017, 05:30 am
Bachelor Girls (60 min; 2016; dvd; Hindi & English)
 
 
 
Directed by Shikha Makan who will introduce the film
 
Screening will be followed by a discussion

Speakers: Bee Rowlatt, author/writer; Deepanjana Pal, writer/journalist; and Shikha Makan
 
In the heart of India’s leading metropolis, single, independent women face housing discrimination because of their status of being ‘unmarried’. ‘Bachelor Girls’, as labelled by the society, struggle to find homes amidst many biases and question the idea of freedom for women in today’s modern world