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Queer Bodies in the Kitchen: Narratives of Reclamation and Resistance
“A woman’s place is in the kitchen.” Most of us born in female-designated bodies, in a country like India, have…
By Silpi Bhaumik
Lovers as plants in a kitchen garden
“Life’s too small without freshly cut coriander
Generously sprinkled on kadhai chicken.
Mint leaves blitzing their way with tomatoes
Ripe from the vine to the fingers dripping chutney –
Fragrances of earth between all this concrete.”
By Lavanya Arora
July 17, 2023
Barabar Kha: Recipes of Transition
Through the rituals of cooking, prayers and sharing our complaints of menstruating, we came together to give space and hold space for each other.
By Afshan Mariam
July 5, 2023
Video: Ilish
Watch the romantic story of a Bengali couple to find out if Geetu will be successful in her passionate mission to fulfil the desire of her husband Amit.
By Curated Content
July 5, 2023
Of filter coffee, marriage and mixed celebrations of sexuality
Marriage also feels complicated when one approaches it through the lens of feminism. Marriage throws in two people and often their families into a system designed to perpetuate patriarchy, subjugate women, and bind men and women (in heteronormative marriage) into strict roles in the marriage.
By Vani Viswanathan