Gender battle: Is it equality or equity women should fight for?
An actress turned politician-Sunday 15th June 2014
Smriti Zubin Irani, now India’s Minister of Human Resource Development but in February 2014 just a politician from the Bharathiya Janata Party, had spoken at the International Women’s Conference 2014 held in Bangalore representing her party. Her topic was ‘Making a Global Connection’ relating to the empowerment of women throughout the globe (available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2b6Q_8iGF0k).This versatile speaker is no stranger to Sri Lankans. But she is known here not by her real name or for her political views. She is known here by her screen name ‘Thulsi,’ the quintessentially matriarchal role she played in the mega teledrama telecast as Mahagedera entertaining thousands of local fans for years.
