2014 October

एकजुटता असंभव सी : रितुपर्णो घोष की फिल्म दहन (1997) की समीक्षा
Poster for the Bengali film, 'Dahan', showing a woman's face enlarged and facing the camera, and the smaller figure of a man dressed in a chequered shirt looking at her
एकजुटता असंभव सी : रितुपर्णो घोष की फिल्म दहन (1997) की समीक्षा

1 जून, 2014 त्रिना निलीना बनर्जी 1997 में रितुपर्णो घोष द्वारा उपन्यासकार सुचित्रा भट्टाचार्य के उपन्यास ‘दहन’ पर आधारित इसी…
By Trina Nileena Banerjee
October 17, 2014
एकजुटता असंभव सी : रितुपर्णो घोष की फिल्म दहन (1997) की समीक्षा
That Hashtag Was My Colleague
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That Hashtag Was My Colleague

By Sonia Khan | Grist Media – Mon 18 Aug, 2014 Doubting doctors, corrupt cops, jeering lawyers and, of course,…
By Curated Content
October 15, 2014
That Hashtag Was My Colleague
‘Popular Stereotyping’
A still from the film "Apur Sansar" showing a woman who's looking downwards. She's wearing a saree and her aanchal is draped around her head.
‘Popular Stereotyping’

Time and again, our films underline the supremacy of man. Modernity is reduced to a matter of packaging. A modern…
By Curated Content
October 15, 2014
‘Popular Stereotyping’
Discourse of desire
Picture of film scholar Shohini Ghosh. She's dressed in a red shirt, has white hair, and is sitting in front of a table full of food.
Discourse of desire

By: Nupur Sharma The Hindu. Shohini Ghosh at Lodhi Garden Restaurant, New Delhi. Photo: V.V. Krishnan Over a hearty meal, film…
By Curated Content
October 15, 2014
Discourse of desire
How the popular media fails representation of women
Picture of Anshul Tewari, the founder of Youth Ki Awaaz. He's wearing a black shirt and dark rimmed glasses
How the popular media fails representation of women

Being a journalism student once, and having a network of seniors and batch mates who came from a journalism background,…
By Anshul Tewari
October 15, 2014
How the popular media fails representation of women
Interview: Gender And Popular Science
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Interview: Gender And Popular Science

Popular science stories can be exciting, educative and a lot of fun to read. But sometimes we come across that…
By Shweta Krishnan
October 1, 2014
Interview: Gender And Popular Science
Poems
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Poems

Girl, when you blow your boy, or boy, when you go down on her, or when both of you use…
By Akhil Katyal
October 1, 2014
Poems
Settle down – Kimbra
Settle down – Kimbra
October 1, 2014
Settle down – Kimbra
Superman and Blackman: Two Queer Indulgences
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Superman and Blackman: Two Queer Indulgences

#1 My computer desktop features one of the most recognizable icons of 21st century (Western) popular culture: Superman, in his…
By Oishik Sircar
October 1, 2014
Superman and Blackman: Two Queer Indulgences
Gender and Sesame Street
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Gender and Sesame Street

My mother was not a role model for me when I was growing up – not in the traditional sense…
By Sashwati Banerjee
October 1, 2014
Gender and Sesame Street
Media and Sexuality
Painting depicting a woman with a television set in place of her reproductive organs who is also watching a television
Media and Sexuality

    The painting depicts a woman with a television set in place of her reproductive organs who is also…
By Sakshi Bhatia
October 1, 2014
Media and Sexuality
The Editorial: Popular Media and Sexuality
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The Editorial: Popular Media and Sexuality

“The writer cannot be a mere storyteller; he cannot be a mere teacher; he cannot merely X-ray society’s weaknesses, its…
By TARSHI
October 1, 2014
The Editorial: Popular Media and Sexuality
The Dirty Picture
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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
रानी की कहानी
रानी की कहानी
October 1, 2014
रानी की कहानी
Never Mind The Nipples: Sex, Gender and Social Media
A cartoon illustration of a clitoris with a face drawn on it, the caption below it reads, 'making masturbation female friendly'
Never Mind The Nipples: Sex, Gender and Social Media

Five snippets from three months. In August, Indian actress Poonam Pandey dons a bikini for the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge…
By Bishakha Datta
October 1, 2014
Never Mind The Nipples: Sex, Gender and Social Media