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Dear Dad, There are times when I find writing a largely unproductive and tiresome exercise. For much of what is…
The women in Parched (2015) are sitting and chatting, seemingly free from their daily oppression for once, when a cell…
Where we are now: In August this year the Supreme Court of India declared that privacy at its core includes…
In 2008, there were two important sets of events that happened: six weeks of intense hearings at the final arguments stage in the Naz Foundation case at the Delhi High Court, where section 377 of the Indian Penal Code was being challenged, and a bunch of folks in Delhi deciding that they were going to organize a Pride March. While these don’t seem obviously connected, they were both expressions of freedom, one in constitutional terms within the courtroom, and the other, a very public expression of freedom, taking to the streets.
Mona Eltahawy, author of ‘Headscarves and Hymens: Why the Middle East Needs a Sexual Revolution’, speaks about how any social…
“Badass Indian Pinups” – a series of paintings by Indo-Canadian artist Nimisha Bhanot shows Indian women breaking traditional stereotypes. Women…
Take Time. Add Sexuality to it. How does it move? In a straight line, in circles, or does it zig…
The Church says: the body is a sin Science says: the body is a machine Advertising says: the body is…
I met Benjamin on a hot summer day in 20xx. I was still young, single, and blissfully unaware of the…
By Sanchari Pal about a year ago A hard hitting film that underlines a woman’s freedom to her body and sexuality, the recently…
The engaging and humorous short film Khaney Mein Kya Hai (What’s to eat?) focuses on a seemingly mundane conversation between a…
Cinnamon Gardens, looking back on the early twentieth century, reveals the trauma of queer lives, in a country where queerness, family and the state are still irreconcilable with each other.
Devdutt Pattanaik writes on relevance of mythology in modern times, especially in areas of management, governance and leadership. Trained in medicine, he worked for 15 years in the healthcare and pharma industries before he focussed on his passion full time. He is author of 30 books and 600 columns, with bestsellers such as My Gita, Jaya, Sita, Business Sutra and the 7 Secret Series.
It is not entirely impossible to imagine that classical Indian dance is timeless or that the stories narrated in these…
Even negotiations related to the use of contraception or types of sexual acts in consensual relationships become difficult for a young girl because of her fear of displeasing her partner. But if one is fortunate, time helps us acquire some sets of skills and the language to speak up against violence and enforce decisions surrounding one’s sexual and social life.