For the uninitiated, feminism is a loaded term, often associated with women who are stereotyped as ‘bra-burning feminists’ and labelled ‘ridiculous’ and ‘radical’ in their approach. But feminism is essentially a movement or ideology that aims to define, establish and fight for equal political, economic, and social rights for women. Playwright and director Zubin Driver tries to explore a new facet of this term in his new play Devi by chronicling the lives of four women (played by Dolly Thakore, Heeba Shah, Amanda Monteiro and Freishia Bomanbehram) who get in touch with their inner selves and feel empowered. “I wanted to explore the feminine energy as a male writer. I did it by looking at different aspects through four pieces,” says Driver, a former media professional and founder of Fight Back, an online corporate social responsibility movement that activates youth across the subcontinent to fight for gender equality.

Dolly Thakore plays Sati who u00a0descends on Mumbai and challenges her own mythic narrative by not immolating herself