In Bengali households, a woman who displays exemplary strength and is unafraid of men is usually equated and treated as a manifestation of Goddess Durga. While Dan Brown’s The Da Vinci Code popularised the idea of ‘sacred feminine’ only recently, Bengal has lived with the tradition of worshipping women as the embodiment of power for centuries. However, this year the power of women is being felt not just in Bengal but across the country. Read Ahona Sengupta's take on India's #MeToo movement that has recently engulfed the Indian media and entertainment industry.On reel
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