Т. 2. Азия и Африка: Наследие и современность

Asia and Africa: their Heritage and Modernity. Vol. 2 357 XX. КРУГЛЫЙ СТОЛ: «ГЕНДЕРНАЯ ПРОБЛЕМАТИКА В СТРАНАХ ВОСТОКА» ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION: “PROBLEMS OF GENDER STUDIES IN THE EAST” Donika Kristina (FAAS, St Petersburg State University) “Pinjra Tod”: breaking the hostel rules in India Girls are weighed down by restrictions, boys with demands — two equally harmful disciplines. Simone de Beauvoir “Pinjra Tod” 1 is one of many feminist movements in India. It is relatively new (September 2015) but very well known in SouthAsia, especially in New Delhi — its epicenter, due to the high activity of its participants in the Social Media and contradictory public actions on the streets of major cities and inside of the universities. Comparing to other feminist organizations and movements in India, “Pinjra Tod” has the clear-cut set of goals and aims, which are constructed around the gender discriminative rules and regulations in the student hostels. Such discrimination was perceived as normal and was not widely discussed before September 2015, when a small group of girls naming themselves “Break the cage” started to raise the awareness in the Public Media, revolving against curfews, clothing bans, moral policing, extra fees and break closings, which exist in hostels all around India predominantly for the female students, but not for the male. The main questions of the research are: • Why and how did the movement start? How and where did it spread? • What are the core demands of the participants? How is “Pinjra Tod” interconnected with other organizations and movements? • How do they claim their rights? How does “Pinjra Tod” use protest art on the streets of the city and in the social media? • What are the problems and perspectives of the movement?