Humour and Sexuality
हलके में (मत) लेना
व्यंग छुपी हुई हंसी को बाहर लाने का अवसर देता है। प्रतिभागी जो आज तक इन मुद्दों को गंदा, कलंकित या महत्वहीन मान कर छुपा रहे हैं अब कम से कम उनपर हंस सकते हैं।
By Gunjan Sharma
May 4, 2023
महिलाएं और सादा नारीवाद – फ़ोर मोर शॉट्स प्लीज़ शो की समीक्षा!
हालांकि यह शो किसी भी तरह से अचूक या सर्वोत्तम नहीं है, लेकिन यह सही तरीके से यौनिकता, कल्पना और यौन अभिव्यक्ति के तत्वों के अंतर्संबंधों को मुख्य कथानक बिंदुओं के रूप में जोड़ता है।
By Srishti Gupta
आदम और हव्वा आख़िर कपड़े क्यों नहीं पहनते?
अधिकतर अभिभावकों, शिक्षकों और देखरेख करने वालों को बच्चों के साथ यौनिकता के विषय पर बात करने और यौनिकता शिक्षा देने में शर्म आती है। क्या इसे दूर करने के लिए व्यंग का उपयोग किया जा सकता है?
By Edwina Pereira
May 17, 2023
Why do Adam and Eve wear no clothes?
Most parents, teachers, and caregivers feel embarrassed when talking about sexuality with children and imparting sexuality education. Is there a way to overcome this by using humour?
By Edwina Pereira
May 4, 2023
Video: Sexual Compliments | Stand-up Comedy by Ramya Ramapriya
There are not that many good looking guys in Bangalore, dude. In Bombay, there are so many failed actors. You’re like, good looking, insecure AND delusional? I can keep you.
By Curated Content
The Complexities and Necessities of Queer Humour
There’s a difference between ‘laughing with’ and ‘laughing at’. The above instance was obviously of the latter kind. Humour has a complex but integral relationship with queer genders and sexualities, and it has been evolving over time.
By Rupal Rupali
May 17, 2023
That’s What She Said
You don’t even realise what you’ve said until someone in the group, quick as lightning, hits you with the rejoinder, “That’s what she said!” As you’re trying to make sense of what just happened, the group dissolves into giggles.
By Tanvi Khemani
May 17, 2023
Laughter is the Best Kink
From the outside, the world of kink can look like a place where a smile would be a rare occurrence. But come closer if you dare. Let go of your inhibitions, your fears, your judgements, and biases, and take a real, long look..
By Meisha S
May 17, 2023
Keep it Light
I tell them to laugh freely but question as much too. This gives them a sense of sheer relief to be able to ask, talk, question, because, even if it is ‘really bad’, after all, it’s being said in ‘lightness, is it not?
By Gunjan Sharma
May 17, 2023
Issue in Focus
Humour, either openly, or thinly camouflaged, is a combination of the intellectual, spiritual, emotional, physical nature of being. So quite often, anger, anxiety, aggression, wisdom, love, frustration, wickedness, cruelty, sarcasm and other feelings are a big part.
By Shikha Aleya
May 4, 2023
Interview – Radhika Vaz
I think we are still in a trap of a heteronormative, youth biased, light skin biased, sizeist, ableist culture and until we consciously snap out of it we are throwing a cloak over a human being’s ability to really find what their sexuality even looks like.
By Shikha Aleya
May 4, 2023
I never liked your beanie
I only ever read your letters
to learn what patterns to avoid
in future relationships.
By Hritvika Lakhera
May 4, 2023
Editorial – Humour and Sexuality
Humour makes us feel good, relaxes us, lubricates social interactions, and often allows us to see things in new ways. Who doesn’t love a good belly laugh? However, what tickles your funny bone may be very different from what tickles mine.
By TARSHI
May 17, 2023