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Sep 28, 2019

Day 60: Where we are with the Desi Deck of Dames

About a year ago, I had a eureka moment. While there is lots of chatter about feminism and women empowerment, there is little work that highlights Indian women in niche disciplines - especially those that are humanities based. Most famous women are either political leaders or belong to “traditional culture”…

Feminism

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Day 60: Where we are with the Desi Deck of Dames
Day 60: Where we are with the Desi Deck of Dames

Jul 22, 2018

Desi Deck of Dames: selection criteria

I announced the Desi Deck of Dames a month ago, and the support I got was great! I’ve mostly figured out the operations — I know where I’ll be running my campaign, I have a solid list of 50 nominees (though I’m always looking for more) and I’ve been working…

Wikipedia

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Desi Deck of Dames: selection criteria
Desi Deck of Dames: selection criteria

Jun 15, 2018

The Desi Deck o’ Dames

When I attended Google IO this spring, one of the favorite things I took back was The Women Cards — a project featuring illustrations of 15 strong prominent women from American society on a pack of playing cards. I loved having it, but was mildly disappointed to only see representation…

Illustration

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The Desi Deck o’ Dames
The Desi Deck o’ Dames
Tanvi Bhakta

Tanvi Bhakta

Open source | Undergrad | Tango. I am one part tech-bro and one part feminist. I collect interesting people for self-discovery purposes. I like pizza.

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