What can different generations of feminists learn from one another? Leading Indian grassroots activist and author, 68-year-old Kamla Bhasin, connects with 16-year-old Londoner Lilinaz Evans, co-founder of the Twitter Youth Feminist Army. Facilitated by Hannah Pool.
Hannah Pool: How and when did you discover feminism?
Kamla Bhasin: I was about 24 when I first heard the word. I am one of those women who became a feminist before she heard the word and before she heard that there were many others [women who thought like me]. After 50 years of this journey I identify with feminism in spite of the fact that it creates lots of problems because it is highly misrepresented.
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