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The Tindering of Our Lives
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The Tindering of Our Lives

My friends thought I would never get onto Tinder. They thought I was too ‘cautious’ and ‘unadventurous’ for it. Well, “Challenge accepted,” I said.
By Curated Content
February 18, 2016
The Tindering of Our Lives
Video Page: ‘How Can It Be’
A man in a grey tee shirt and black pajamas standing, looking surprised at something.
Video Page: ‘How Can It Be’

A moving short film by Mira Nair on the anguish we subject ourselves to when faced with the inexplicable power…
By Curated Content
February 1, 2016
Video Page: ‘How Can It Be’
Meet The Woman Behind The Children’s Book ‘My Chacha Is Gay’
Cover of the comic "My chacha is gay". Shows the drawing of an older man with a moustache standing with his nephew
Meet The Woman Behind The Children’s Book ‘My Chacha Is Gay’

In this series, Special Features, we will be featuring people who have done groundbreaking work in the field of Gender,…
By Curated Content
January 18, 2016
Meet The Woman Behind The Children’s Book ‘My Chacha Is Gay’
Brushstrokes: #FeministBollySongs
A film still of Deepika Padukone and Ranbir Kapoor dancing with Holi colours thrown on them. Over the picture is a screenshot of a tweet that reads, "Balam pichkari joh tune mujhe mari, toh seedhi saadhi chhori ne harassment ki FIR likha di. & she was taken seriously. #FeministBollySongs"
Brushstrokes: #FeministBollySongs

Twitter has been rumbling with chuckles and giggles over the last few days with a trending slew of Tweets and…
By Curated Content
January 4, 2016
Brushstrokes: #FeministBollySongs
Video Page: Of Marriageable Age
Video Page: Of Marriageable Age
January 4, 2016
Video Page: Of Marriageable Age
Positive Power!
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Positive Power!

On the occasion of World AIDS Day 2015, I could not help but ponder on what the day means to…
By Curated Content
December 15, 2015
Positive Power!
A World Away: HIV in Central Asia
Street with tin roof houses in a hilly area. Snow-capped mountains can be seen behind.
A World Away: HIV in Central Asia

In the spring of 2005, working with a medical NGO, I and five colleagues (two critical care flight paramedics, a…
By Curated Content
December 15, 2015
A World Away: HIV in Central Asia
An Indefinite Sentence: Love, Homophobia and the AIDS Panic in 1980s India
Dominic D’Souza, a young gay man. He is smiling at the camera. He wears a white vest peeking through this black-and-white striped shirt, and a red shawl thrown around his shoulders.
An Indefinite Sentence: Love, Homophobia and the AIDS Panic in 1980s India

I WAS 26 YEARS OLD in 1988, living in Delhi, where I had recently moved after several years as a…
By Curated Content
December 15, 2015
An Indefinite Sentence: Love, Homophobia and the AIDS Panic in 1980s India
Charlie Sheen Put a Spotlight on HIV and Sex Workers. But Here’s What’s Missing From the Conversation.
Charlie Sheen on The Today Show. Cameraperson is filming him.
Charlie Sheen Put a Spotlight on HIV and Sex Workers. But Here’s What’s Missing From the Conversation.

In the wake of Charlie Sheen’s announcement that he was HIV-positive, there was talk of how it would affect the…
By Curated Content
December 15, 2015
Charlie Sheen Put a Spotlight on HIV and Sex Workers. But Here’s What’s Missing From the Conversation.
Criminalising HIV
A black man in a white shirt and black pants sitting on a motorcycle in a peaceful hilly town.
Criminalising HIV

JOHANNESBURG – “If the law supposes that,” Mr. Bumble says in Charles Dickens’ novel Oliver Twist, “the law is an…
By Curated Content
December 14, 2015
Criminalising HIV
Video Page: HIV-positive Guys Read Mean Dating App Messages
Video Page: HIV-positive Guys Read Mean Dating App Messages
December 1, 2015
Video Page: HIV-positive Guys Read Mean Dating App Messages
Brushstrokes: Everyday Lives
A toy figurine of Mickey Mouse. Hands and knees of the child kneeling around it to play with it are visible in the background.
Brushstrokes: Everyday Lives

[slideshow_deploy id=’7634′] In 2006, Indian-born artist and photographer Sunil Gupta created a series of photographs of the daily lives of…
By Curated Content
December 1, 2015
Brushstrokes: Everyday Lives
New Project Sheds Light on Pakistan’s Lesser Known Feminist History
Uzma Noorani, a human rights activist, sitting on a sofa smiling. She is wearing an orange and pink Indian suit, and has her hair falling on her shoulders.
New Project Sheds Light on Pakistan’s Lesser Known Feminist History

[slideshow_deploy id=’7496′] It had been there for decades  — a red, blue and white flag unfurling in the wind, an…
By Curated Content
November 15, 2015
New Project Sheds Light on Pakistan’s Lesser Known Feminist History
Video Page: Lata Mani on Neoliberalisation and Gender
Lata Mani in a bookshop. She has short hair and is wearing a green kurta and glasses. She flips through a book by a shelf.
Video Page: Lata Mani on Neoliberalisation and Gender

Watch media theorist, linguist and philosopher, Wolfgang Sutzl interview feminist historian and cultural critic Lata Mani about the impact of neoliberalism…
By Curated Content
November 15, 2015
Video Page: Lata Mani on Neoliberalisation and Gender
The F-Word: 10 Common Myths About Feminism Debunked
Magenta-coloured poster. On the top is written, "#MondayMythBusting". Below in white is written, next to a cross sign, "Feminism only fights for the rights of [straight, cis] women." Below it is written next to a tick mark sign, "My feminism will be intersectional, or it will be bullshit. -- Flavia Dzodan"
The F-Word: 10 Common Myths About Feminism Debunked

This article was originally posted in the Feminism in India blog. Feminism has earned a bad name for itself in recent…
By Curated Content
November 15, 2015
The F-Word: 10 Common Myths About Feminism Debunked
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