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India’s Pink War
The fight against women’s violence
They wear pink saris, wield sticks
and don’t hesitate to use violence in
their fight for women’s rights. These
are the ladies of the Gulabi Gang, an
association created by Sampat Pal
Devi to eradicate gender violence in
India, one of the countries in the world
where women are often discriminated
against even before birth. Founded
in 2006, members who are mostly
victims of domestic abuse now number
over 400,000 across India.
BY ZIGOR ALDAMA AND MIGUEL CANDELA38FeatURe
A Totem of Her Generation
Exploring women’s identities
through Diana Lui’s photography
In this exclusive interview with ASIAN
Geographic, Paris-based photographer
Diana Lui speaks to us about the
artistic and anthropological nature of
her work, as seen through the large
format portraits of modern-day women
in Morocco, Tunisia and Malaysia.
Taken on her 8x10 inch view camera,
her portraits seek to explore the
meaning and identity of contemporary
Asian women.
BY WAN PHING LIM22
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Who was Sylvia?
Remembering Singapore’s
Renaissance woman, Sylvia Kho
(1917–2013)
In appreciation and retrospective
on Singapore’s foremost bridal
couturier and innovator in the arts of
fashion, beauty and decoration, Sylvia
Kho created a whole new industry
centred around one of society’s most
important rites of passage – the
institution of marriage. A trendsetter
and pioneering businesswoman, we
look at her life and legacy.
BY KHONG SWEE LIN52a womAn’s world
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“Gulabi Gang members in their fight
against domestic violence and abuse in
AsianGeo @asiangeographic @asiangeographic India” by Jonas Gratzer/GettyTHE WOMAN BEHIND THE DRESS; THE SYLVIA KHO EXHIBIT AT SINGAPORE’S PERANAKAN MUSEUM. PHOTO © JUSTIN ONG