Voices

Voices: Poetry
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Voices: Poetry

Boys standing up to their fathers are invitations to patriarchy When boys become men it is marked by celebratory loud…
By Lean Deleon
July 1, 2014
Voices: Poetry
In conversation with Sheema Kermani
Photo of performance artist and theatre personality Maya Krishna Rao. She is wearing black and her left hand raised in a dramatic pose. She has long white hair and there is a red bindi on her forehead.
In conversation with Sheema Kermani

Sheema Kermani is a cultural activist, theatre practitioner, theatre director and a known Pakistani exponent of Indian classical dance. She had studied Bharatanatyam…
By TARSHI
July 1, 2014
In conversation with Sheema Kermani
Sex Toys and Law – The Unexplored Opportunity
A still from the film 'Queen' showing actress Kangana Ranaut browsing various sex toys in a sex shop.
Sex Toys and Law – The Unexplored Opportunity

 Sex toys are an exception to the basic understanding of toys. First of all, these toys are generally used by…
By Jasmine George
June 1, 2014
Sex Toys and Law – The Unexplored Opportunity
Laws, Consent and Implications for CSE
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Laws, Consent and Implications for CSE

Providing Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) remains one of the most contested and complex issues within the sexual and reproductive health…
By Rupsa Mallik
June 1, 2014
Laws, Consent and Implications for CSE
Love and Sex in the Time of the POCSO Act, 2012
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Love and Sex in the Time of the POCSO Act, 2012

The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO Act), defines a ‘child’ to mean ‘any person below the…
By Swagata Raha
June 1, 2014
Love and Sex in the Time of the POCSO Act, 2012
Bodies Beyond Rights
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Bodies Beyond Rights

This piece attempts to think about how bodies are produced and circulate in moving registers and discourses, chiefly around the question of representation.

By Vikramaditya Sahai
May 1, 2014
Bodies Beyond Rights
Being Naked in Istanbul: Why Dove’s ‘Real Beauty’ is a Sham
Being Naked in Istanbul: Why Dove’s ‘Real Beauty’ is a Sham
May 1, 2014
Being Naked in Istanbul: Why Dove’s ‘Real Beauty’ is a Sham
Love Letter to the Body Project
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Love Letter to the Body Project

TO MY BODY: I would have addressed you as ‘Dear’ but perhaps we both know how complicated that would be.
By Yamini Deenadayalan
May 1, 2014
Love Letter to the Body Project
Mirroring Reality: A Conversation with Sabiha Sumar – Part 2
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Mirroring Reality: A Conversation with Sabiha Sumar – Part 2

In continuation of Mirroring Reality: A Conversation with Sabiha Sumar  – Part 1 Sabiha Sumar presents the harsh reality of…
By Surbhi Dewan
March 15, 2014
Mirroring Reality: A Conversation with Sabiha Sumar – Part 2
Feminism and Science: Teaching and Learning ‘Science in the Making’
A picture of feminist scientist Chayanika Shah. Her hair is dark, with specks of grey. She has a blue scarf wrapped around her neck, and is wearing blue earrings.
Feminism and Science: Teaching and Learning ‘Science in the Making’

Chayanika Shah [1] in conversation with Vivek Vellanki Vivek Vellanki: You did your PhD in Physics from IIT in the 1980s,…
By Vivek Vellanki
March 1, 2014
Feminism and Science: Teaching and Learning ‘Science in the Making’
Mirroring Reality: A Conversation with Sabiha Sumar
Mirroring Reality: A Conversation with Sabiha Sumar
March 1, 2014
Mirroring Reality: A Conversation with Sabiha Sumar
Consent and violation
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Consent and violation

I was in standard 9th. She was our new Political Science teacher. Our entire class adored her; after all, she…
By Guest Writer
February 15, 2014
Consent and violation
What does consent mean to you?
Picture of a woman holding up a placard that says "Consent is respecting yourself and the other"
What does consent mean to you?

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By Disha Luthra
February 1, 2014
What does consent mean to you?
Voices: Many facets of consent
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Voices: Many facets of consent

Consent [1] has always been a loaded term and when we qualify it with ‘informed’, the realistic practical understanding of…
By Pooja Badarinath
February 1, 2014
Voices: Many facets of consent
Voices: Silencing the Body: On Blissful Cinematic Ignorance and Social Insensitivity
A still of actor Divya Dutta from the film 'Bhaag Milkha Bhaag'. She is wearing a pink headscarf and bloue jacket, and her right palm is held up to her head in the manner of a salute.
Voices: Silencing the Body: On Blissful Cinematic Ignorance and Social Insensitivity

 In one of the most compelling and difficult scenes in 2013’s acclaimed Bhaag Milkha Bhaag, a young Milkha Singh is…
By Parigya Sharma
February 1, 2014
Voices: Silencing the Body: On Blissful Cinematic Ignorance and Social Insensitivity
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