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Shubh Mangal Saavdhan – A Contemplative Reflection
The movie Shubh Mangal Saavdhan was a commentary about perversions in our society – the denial of the truth about sexuality, that sex is normal, that sex could be just another physical need, that sometimes sex can be boring, that sometimes sex can frustrate.
By Shreya Varma
September 2, 2019
Is Privacy Merely An Illusion To Be Rejected?
Is there anything about my sexuality that is private anymore? What happened to the unspoken rule of not discussing one’s sexual life in the open? What happened to the sleazy jokes and the complete silence around sexuality that I remember from the previous generation?
By Asmi
September 2, 2019
Keeping It All Secret
In a society that restricts one’s expression of sexuality and perpetuates patriarchal gender norms, there is little room offered for open exploration. With no Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) in schools and no conversation about sexuality with parents, children are ill-equipped to navigate their puberty as adolescents, and dating and relationships as young adults.
By Shubhangi Kashyap
September 2, 2019
Video Page: The Embrace
An Indian joint family shares spaces where lives and narratives overlap and privacy is stymied. Acts of intimacy, pleasure, and sexual exploration become difficult to pursue, and both privacy and sexual fulfillment become a much sought-after luxury.
By Curated Content
September 2, 2019
Brushstrokes: Privacy
From maintaining safety to the maintaining of boundaries, privacy plays a crucial role in informing our sexuality and preserving our sexual wellbeing
By Curated Content
September 2, 2019
Sex Toys? Yes, But No One Should Know
When I first decided to cater to the sex-toy related needs of the Indian market, I knew one thing for sure: the biggest concern for me to address would be privacy.
By Raj Armani
September 2, 2019
‘Freedom From Unauthorised Intrusion’?: Interrogating Privacy In Relation To Intersex Bodies
For intersex people, privacy or the ‘freedom from unauthorised intrusion’ is constantly violated in which many a times knowledge about their bodies and the interventions carried out on their bodies are not made known to them.
By Arpita Das
Suspicious Women
In this age of surveillance, for the sake of convenience/safety/communication, nothing is sacred anymore. Our lives are exposed, and wholly accessible to whoever is willing to pay a price for it. What keeps these women detectives going is their faith in the value of the work.
By Surbhi Dewan
September 2, 2019
Who Can Touch My Privates? When? Where?
Marking the genitalia as ‘private’ is somehow expected of parents who want to make sure that their kids don’t allow predators in. However, this duty should be followed at the right time with a conversation about sex, which will open the door to speaking about sexuality
By Abdullah Erikat
September 2, 2019
इच्छाओं की विरोधी, इच्छाएँ
वापस फिर एक बार, पोस्टर पर लिखी गयी घोषणा पर लौटते हुए – पहली बार ‘कानूनन’ सेक्स कर पाने के अपने अनुभव को ज़ाहिर करने की इस घोषणा में एक बहुत ही शक्तिशाली सांकेतिक संदेश निहित है जो हमें सेक्स में ज़्यादा चरम आनंद लेने में भले ही मदद न करे लेकिन मुक्ति के चिन्ह हमेशा धनी लोगों द्वारा किए जा रहे दिखावे की तरह नहीं होते, उनमें एक प्रभावी संदेश निहित होता है।
By Oishik Sircar
September 2, 2019
छोटी उम्र में ‘प्रेम विवाह’ – इंटरनेट प्रयोग के दुष्प्रभाव
नेपाल में छोटी उम्र में विवाह हो जाने का प्रचलन है। यूनिसेफ़ की रिपोर्ट के मुताबिक नेपाल में 37% लड़कियों…
By Shubha Kayastha and Indu Nepal
August 27, 2019
Editorial: Mobility and Sexuality
In our mid-month issue, Mahika Banerji describing herself as being ‘massively function-less’ and as having ‘no mobility’, takes us into her world, not a world of sob stories but one that holds promise of fulfillment…
By TARSHI
August 13, 2019
A Vicious Cycle – Forced to Stand Still and Then Feel Bad About It
On a larger scale, my non-normative sexuality is confined to tiny spaces, influenced by fear of impending violence, rejection and revulsion, even when one is privileged enough to live in a metropolitan city.
By Mahika Banerji
गतिशीलता और यौनिकता – आम मान्यताएँ और उनको पुनः परिभाषित करना
केवल एक तरह से जीवन जीने, या अपनी यौनिकता को अनुभव करने से अधिक और भी बहुत कुछ होता है। इसके लिए ज़रूरी है कि पहले तो हम अपने मन में इसे स्वीकार करें और इसके लिए तैयार हों।
By Shikha Aleya
August 13, 2019
Thoughts While Reclaiming The Ladies’ Seat In Metro: Space, Accessibility, and Entitlement
I said “excuse me”, walked past them and then never looked back to see the look on their faces. And then without a thought, I reached the destination and said loud and clear, “Woman’s seat”, which was a gesture to say “give me the seat, because it is a woman’s seat and you are a man sitting on it.”
By Feminism in India