Review

Review: What a controversial book and blockbuster tell us about male infertility
Still from film 'Tanu Weds Manu Returns'. A woman and a man in a wedding. The man holds a baby wrapped in a white cloth in his arms. The woman wears a red Indian suit, red bangles, and has open hair. The man wears a red turban and golden kurta.
Review: What a controversial book and blockbuster tell us about male infertility

What does Tanu Weds Manu Returns (2015) have in common with Perumal Murugan’s controversial book, One Part Woman (2013)? Stories on emasculation…
By Shweta Krishnan
July 1, 2015
Review: What a controversial book and blockbuster tell us about male infertility
Films of Desire/Bodies of Desire
Still from the film 'Margarita with a Straw' showing actress Kalki Koechlin being given a bath by actress Revathy
Films of Desire/Bodies of Desire

The Church says: the body is a sin Science says: the body is a machine Advertising says: the body is…
By Geetanjali Misra
June 1, 2015
Films of Desire/Bodies of Desire
Review: Family and Sexuality on the Internet
Screenshot of a website called 'Parents.com' which shows a family - a man, a woman and a child leaning on them
Review: Family and Sexuality on the Internet

I am attempting to review public conversation for and by the Indian family on Family and Sexuality on the Internet….
By Shikha Aleya
May 1, 2015
Review: Family and Sexuality on the Internet
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
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