Voices
Like failure, longing is not interested in happy endings – whether of straight or non-heterosexual relations.
How did isolation work for those of us who are already quarantined in perpetuity by the cis-heteronormative gaze?
My identity unfolded slowly during my postgraduate media studies course, where I was exposed to peers from different socio-economic backgrounds.
Queerness is a free-flowing identity that embraces anyone, including young children, who step off the assigned binary path.
हम धीरे-धीरे अपनी शर्म, असहजता, और ‘हेटेरोनॉर्मेटिव’ मानसिकता से ऊपर उठने लगे ऐसी कई सारी कृतियों का विश्लेषण करते हुए, जो न तो वात्स्यायन का ‘कामसूत्र’ थे और न ही यौनिकता पर फ़ूको की समीक्षा।
Ensuring the protection of sex workers’ physical and emotional wellbeing, as well as safeguarding their rights to life, profession, labour freedom, health, and reproductive and sexual rights is fundamental within a constitutional democratic society.
ऑनलाइन डेटिंग पहली मुलाक़ात में किसी को अपने घर बुला लेने जैसा लग सकता है, लेकिन फ़र्क़ ये है कि हम फ़ैसला कर सकते हैं कि हम उन्हें अपने घर और अपनी निजी ज़िंदगी के कौन-से हिस्सों में जगह देने के लिए तैयार हैं।
मां बनने के बाद से आत्म-देखभाल पर मेरे नज़रिये में बहुत बदलाव आया है। एक अभिभावक की भूमिका निभाते हुए और उसकी चुनौतियों का सामना करते हुए अपना ख़्याल कैसे रखा जा सकता है?
With access to private spaces taken away on account of the pandemic, suddenly couples from liberal and affluent backgrounds found themselves in the same position as couples from less privileged backgrounds – desperately looking for pockets of privacy.
A part of me is strong, independent, and quick to dismiss all kinds of uniformity. The other part is bashful, fearful, and somewhat assenting to a vast compromise.
हमारा मानसिक स्वास्थ्य सिर्फ़ हमारी इकलौती ज़िम्मेदारी नहीं है बल्कि उन संस्थाओं और व्यवस्थाओं की भी ज़िम्मेदारी है जिनका हम हिस्सा हैं। इसलिए हमारी सेहत और ख़ुशहाली बनाए रखने के लिए इनका योगदान ज़रूरी है।
Despite the progress made, Hindi cinema still faces challenges in accurately representing the diversity of LGBTQ+ experiences. Critiques have been raised regarding the tendency to prioritize cisgender, upper-class narratives.
As individuals who are now privileged enough to address issues concerning mental and emotional health as compared to our parents and the generations before them, it is still quite disturbing to observe emotional/ psychological violence happening to women at different levels.
The ambivalent character of the Gaali allows it to both express as well as contain antagonisms and repressed emotions in a non-threatening manner and humour is pivotal to this process.
In my rap lyrics, I try to focus on the undercurrents of resilience, hope, and the unwavering spirit of resistance in the face of struggles.