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“Only for Families, Madam”: A House for Mrs Kulkarni, Divorcee
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“Only for Families, Madam”: A House for Mrs Kulkarni, Divorcee

The only hitch was that neither the agents nor the landlords who lurked behind those rentable flats were particularly keen on leasing their precious properties to a – what! Divorcee??!! No, no, madam, but this flat is only for families.

By Curated Content
February 15, 2021
“Only for Families, Madam”: A House for Mrs Kulkarni, Divorcee
साक्षात्कार – चाँद
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साक्षात्कार – चाँद

चूँकि दुनिया हाशिये में जीने वाले लोगों के प्रति इतनी प्रतिकूल रही है, इसलिए वे लोग हमेशा से, हर जगह ‘सुरक्षित स्थान’ बनाने की कोशिश करते आ रहे हैं।
By Akshita Singh and Pragya Solanki
November 19, 2024
साक्षात्कार – चाँद
राख से  सोना बनाना – कैसे मध्यम आयु वर्ग की महिलाएं यौनिकता और आध्यात्मिकता का जश्न मनाती हैं
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राख से  सोना बनाना – कैसे मध्यम आयु वर्ग की महिलाएं यौनिकता और आध्यात्मिकता का जश्न मनाती हैं

The most satisfying spiritual and sexual experiences I’ve had were not in my twenties, thirties or even forties. They have been in my 50’s. The most insightful spiritual insights, and the most orgasmic orgasms have both arrived in middle age.
By Nighat Gandhi
July 22, 2024
राख से  सोना बनाना – कैसे मध्यम आयु वर्ग की महिलाएं यौनिकता और आध्यात्मिकता का जश्न मनाती हैं
महामारी, आत्म-देखभाल, और सामूहिक देखभाल – ‘तारशी’ के अनुभव
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महामारी, आत्म-देखभाल, और सामूहिक देखभाल – ‘तारशी’ के अनुभव

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।
By Vani Viswanathan
April 18, 2024
महामारी, आत्म-देखभाल, और सामूहिक देखभाल – ‘तारशी’ के अनुभव
पुस्तक आलोचना – एरॉटिक स्टोरीज़ फ़ॉर पंजाबी विडोज़
Book cover for Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows by Balli Kaur Jaswal. The cover depicts two women dressed in traditional salwar kameez standing on either side of a series of magenta buildings, enveloped by a silhouetted dome shape of a gurudwara with a deep bluish-purple backdrop. The margins are a dense criss-cross pattern in golden. Two short review extracts are aligned to the top left and top right corners
पुस्तक आलोचना – एरॉटिक स्टोरीज़ फ़ॉर पंजाबी विडोज़

उनकी सेक्सी कहानियों में आनंद और फैंटसी का चित्रण पूरी तरह औरतों की इच्छाओं पर केंद्रित हैं।
By Sheena D'Lima
February 15, 2024
पुस्तक आलोचना – एरॉटिक स्टोरीज़ फ़ॉर पंजाबी विडोज़
कैसा होगा अगर हम यौनिकता को अपनाते हुए बड़े हों?
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कैसा होगा अगर हम यौनिकता को अपनाते हुए बड़े हों?

अपनी परिभाषा, अर्थ और लांछन के आस-पास की अस्पष्टता के कारण यौनिकता एक अछूता, अनदेखा, और मनाही का क्षेत्र बना हुआ है।
By Sreejani
November 19, 2024
कैसा होगा अगर हम यौनिकता को अपनाते हुए बड़े हों?
एकल जीवन की सराहना
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एकल जीवन की सराहना

Growing up, for me, has been about accepting that the loneliness and sadness woven into the fabric of my being do not go away with entering conventional arrangements like monogamous relationships or marriage.
By Siddhi Pandey
August 20, 2024
एकल जीवन की सराहना
एक नश्तर जो त्वचा और मन, दोनों को भेद जाता है 
एक तस्वीर जिसमे एक इंसान की परछाई दिखाए दे रही है। वह इंसान एक खिड़की के पास बैठा हुआ नज़र आ रहा है
एक नश्तर जो त्वचा और मन, दोनों को भेद जाता है 

इसके अलावा एक और बात यह है कि सुंदरता के बारे में एक आम धारणा और दृष्टिकोण, जो कि मुझे पसंद नहीं आता, यह है कि किसी के सुंदर या आकर्षक होने या न होने का फैसला करने का अधिकार, या फिर कि क्या सुंदर है और क्या नहीं, ये फैसला करने का अधिकार पुरुषों को ही क्यों दिया जाता है।

By Pavel Sagolsem
June 29, 2020
एक नश्तर जो त्वचा और मन, दोनों को भेद जाता है 
अपना और दूसरो का ख़्याल रखना 
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अपना और दूसरो का ख़्याल रखना 

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?
By Deepa Ranganathan
May 16, 2024
अपना और दूसरो का ख़्याल रखना 
 Whatever it takes…walking life as single women
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 Whatever it takes…walking life as single women

What I am proposing here is to look at being in a relationship and being single together because what is important here is the idea of ‘be-ing’ as opposed to the stereotypes and perceptions attached to our relationship with ‘the One’ or to singlehood.
By Gurpreet Kaur
February 1, 2021
 Whatever it takes…walking life as single women
 Navigating love, loneliness and singlehood
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 Navigating love, loneliness and singlehood

I believe that queer friendships and intimacies are sheer resistance, which not only swallow the despair and pain that might be perpetrated on gender-nonconforming people by their families, but also recognise all the lies about love that have been sold to us.
By Anonymous
February 1, 2021
 Navigating love, loneliness and singlehood
 Age no bar
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 Age no bar

While the idea of older adults and sex is a taboo in itself, the idea of older adults exploring their sexuality, by engaging in same-sex relationships, or by experimenting with the way the look, or by becoming more sexually active, causes even greater discomfort.
By Aamena
March 1, 2021
 Age no bar
Young People and Sexuality – The perspective of two queer allies
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Young People and Sexuality – The perspective of two queer allies

As we sat down brainstorming about what course we were going to take next for As You Are (AYA –…
By Aditi and Sunali
July 1, 2020
Young People and Sexuality – The perspective of two queer allies
Why singlehood is meaningful: Three voices
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Why singlehood is meaningful: Three voices

By the end of the evening, the room was suffused with the celebration of singlehood, rather than any explanation or apology for it. It appeared that the solitary life was envied and extolled by those who have opted out of it as well as many who haven’t.
By Curated Content
February 15, 2021
Why singlehood is meaningful: Three voices
Why is it difficult to say, “I’m bisexual”?
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Why is it difficult to say, “I’m bisexual”?

Being an adolescent is never easy. It is the beginning of one’s life journey to answering the ultimate existential question:…
By Shaleen Chrisanne
July 1, 2020
Why is it difficult to say, “I’m bisexual”?
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