Review

Man, His Madness, and the Mad Woman
Collage of posters of three films - Omkara, Maqbool and Haider. The first poster shows a man and woman embracing, the second shows a man intimately caressing the head of a woman and the thirs shows a man holding up a human skull
Man, His Madness, and the Mad Woman

Mad adj. crazy, nuts, loony, mental, insane. adj. angry, frustrated, raging. No one is a better drama queen than William…
By Shweta Krishnan
April 1, 2015
Man, His Madness, and the Mad Woman
Hunting and Devouring Erotica
Book cover. Painting of the back of a woman, naked. Over it is written in blue and cursive, "blue". Below it in white, "the tranquebar book of erotic stories from Sri Lanka".
Hunting and Devouring Erotica

When I was working on finalising my dissertation topic during my Masters, I was quite apprehensive about what I would…
By Deepa Ranganathan
March 1, 2015
Hunting and Devouring Erotica
Learning To Pause and Reflect At CREA’s Sexuality, Gender and Rights Institute
A picture of a caucasian woman with white hair wearing a magenta top and holding her hands up
Learning To Pause and Reflect At CREA’s Sexuality, Gender and Rights Institute

I recently had the wonderful opportunity of attending the seven-day Sexuality, Gender and Rights Institute (SGRI)* organised by Delhi-based organisation…
By Deepa Ranganathan
February 15, 2015
Learning To Pause and Reflect At CREA’s Sexuality, Gender and Rights Institute
Review: TARSHI’s Orange Book
Book cover. "The Orange Book" written in orange, and "A teacher's workbook on sexuality education" as its subtitle written in black below it on a white background. The box with the white background takes the centre of the book, the remaining part of the book is coloured orange.
Review: TARSHI’s Orange Book

TARSHI’s ‘The Orange Book : A Teacher’s Workbook on Sexuality‘, ensures that we acknowledge the presence of the ‘elephant in…
By Simran Luthra
February 1, 2015
Review: TARSHI’s Orange Book
Sita Sings the Blues
An animated figure of Sita, with big kajal-laden eyes, wearing a crown, pink lehnga, and having four hands. She holds a shell, a lotus, and a sudarshan chakra in three hands. The background is watery green.
Sita Sings the Blues

“For every incarnation of Rama, there is a Ramayana”, says AK Ramanujam in his essay ‘Three Hundred Ramayanas’. So, too, there…
By Lekha Sridhar
January 15, 2015
Sita Sings the Blues
Reel Review: Memoirs of a Geisha
Poster of the film "Memoirs of Geisha". It focuses on face of a fair South Asian woman with straight hair, blue eyes, wearing red lipstick.
Reel Review: Memoirs of a Geisha

The Hollywood rendition of the Geisha world, with Edward Said’s Orientalism [1] thrown in, reminds us of a simple fact: things…
By Jasmine George
January 1, 2015
Reel Review: Memoirs of a Geisha
REVIEW: ‘BOUND TO BE FREE’
REVIEW: ‘BOUND TO BE FREE’

‘Bound to be Free’ is a travelling exhibition of exquisitely shot personal and professional photographs, making its way from New…
By Neha Naqvi
December 1, 2014
REVIEW: ‘BOUND TO BE FREE’
Reel Review: Blue Is The Warmest Color
poster for the film 'blue is the warmest colour', which shows two young girls facing each other intimately
Reel Review: Blue Is The Warmest Color

There are many ways of looking at Blue is the Warmest Colour, last year’s French release about a love story…
By Bishakha Datta
December 1, 2014
Reel Review: Blue Is The Warmest Color
Working the Night Shift: Women in India’s Call Center Industry (2010)
Cover of the book 'Working the Night Shift' with the title written in white against a dark background. The subtitle: "Women in India's Call Center Industry" is written below in orange text.
Working the Night Shift: Women in India’s Call Center Industry (2010)

The book ‘Working the Night Shift: Women in India’s Call Center Industry’describes the different spatial and temporal conditions that are…
By Aindrila Chaudhuri
November 1, 2014
Working the Night Shift: Women in India’s Call Center Industry (2010)
The Dirty Picture
Poster for the film 'dirty picture', shoeing actress vidya balan leaning against actor emraan hashmi
The Dirty Picture

The Dirty Picture, directed by Milan Luthria (2011) has ushered in various debates around sexuality through its representation of sexuality…
By Sujatha Subramanian
October 1, 2014
The Dirty Picture
Reel review: Bend it like Beckham
Poster for the film 'Bend It Like Beckham' showing a girl standing with her back facing the camera. She's wearing a cvolourful magenta and green sari and is holding sports shoes in her hands.
Reel review: Bend it like Beckham

‘All I have to say is sporty spice is the only one without a bloke’  is the warning given by…
By Debanuj DasGupta
September 1, 2014
Reel review: Bend it like Beckham
Review: Scarlet Road
Review: Scarlet Road
August 1, 2014
Review: Scarlet Road
Reviews: TARSHI Talks
Against a white background, the red-and-black text reads, "Tarshi talks about sexuality and relationships"
Reviews: TARSHI Talks

All clear…. no hush hush TARSHI Talks on ‘sexuality and relationships’ is such a welcome sea of information about sexes,…
By Shalini Khanna
August 1, 2014
Reviews: TARSHI Talks
To The Beat Of Activism
photo shows a brown wall which has an illustration of a woman dressed in a red saree and blur blouse. a man sits in fron of the wall, but his face is blacked out. The message written on the wall says, "i don't 'need to be protected'/ What are you 'protecting me' from? / Think / Make That Change #DelhiGangRape #SafeCityPledge
To The Beat Of Activism

The rape and murder of a young woman in New Delhi on December 16, 2012, left the Indian public consciousness…
By Pattie Gonsalves
July 1, 2014
To The Beat Of Activism
Review: Women We Worship, Women We Abuse
A series of photos of Indian goddesses shown with bruises on various parts of their face.
Review: Women We Worship, Women We Abuse

It is almost a year old, but the Abused Goddesses campaign created ripples in the fabric of activism that are…
By Shweta Krishnan
July 1, 2014
Review: Women We Worship, Women We Abuse
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