Anniversary Issue – January 2019 Archives • In Plainspeak

Anniversary Issue – January 2019

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“You Will Never Learn!” – Conversations Between a 17 Year Old and a 53 Year Old

An illustration of three birds sitting on a tree branch. They all have colourful patterns drawn on them.

As if the challenges of parents bringing up adolescents in a world dominated by social media is not enough, the addition of teaching these parents to accept different sexual orientations and the fluidity of gender in a gender-binary world can be daunting.

By Dr Jai Ranjan Ram

January 2, 2019

“You Will Never Learn!” – Conversations Between a 17 Year Old and a 53 Year Old

सेक्सलेस इन द सिटी (जिसमें मेरी कोई गलती भी नहीं)

सेक्स या भावनात्मक जुड़ाव के लिए दोनों तरफ़ से जुड़ाव होना ज़रूरी है। विकलांगता के साथ जी रहे व्यक्ति को स्वाभाविक रूप से थोड़ा ज़्यादा देना होगा जिससे कि रिश्ता चल सके।

By Malini Chib

January 2, 2019

सेक्सलेस इन द सिटी (जिसमें मेरी कोई गलती भी नहीं)

a silhouette of a person standing with an umbrella

ख्वाबों को बुनान और उसके साथ खेलना – एक अलग ही अहसास है। तुम राजा, तुम रंक। तुम लेखक तुम निर्देशक। तुम्हारा बस चलता है। हम सब के अंदर अलग ख्वाब भरे हुए हैं।

By Pramada Menon

January 2, 2019

यादों के ताने बाने उलझाती सुलझाती मैं

Both of us, have recently, decided to get married and will be in a marriage that I like to call a subversive marriage. Subversive marriages are based on an uncompromising equality and negotiations that serve for the betterment of both the partners.

By Shivani Gupta

January 2, 2019

एक बेमेल जोड़े की कहानी

A picture of veteran actors Mohan Agashe and Litlette Dubey, walking through the middle of a forest. The text below them reads "Purana Pyaar"

The short film, “#Purana Pyaar”, by Gorilla Shorts, starring veteran actors Mohan Agashe and Lillette Dubey, evocatively highlights how age is no bar when it comes to love and desire.

By Curated Content

January 2, 2019

Video Page: #PuranaPyaar

An animated figure of Sita, with big kajal-laden eyes, wearing a crown, pink lehnga, and having four hands. She holds a shell, a lotus, and a sudarshan chakra in three hands. The background is watery green.

Rama and Sita are no longer placeholders for chastity and virtue, but are human and they make excessive demands on each other, they are callous and take each other for granted all the time.

By Lekha Sridhar

January 2, 2019

Sita Sings the Blues

A series of abstract drawings in pink and green, with the cutout of a dancing girl towards the left

Sashwati Banerjee is the Managing Director of Sesame Workshop in India. Ms. Banerjee leads the organisation in its mission to…

By Sashwati Banerjee

January 2, 2019

Sex in the Times of Menopause

A pictures of the reddish-green leaves and branches of a plant, against a bright green background

Desire is a man’s turf, right up there with moustaches and Adam’s apples / I’m the apple, I am the snake, I am Eve / I am the vibrator nestled between flimsy, cheap lace underwear / I am the shame, of saying I came

By Malini Gopalakrishnan

January 2, 2019

Jasmine Stains

Is seeking wellbeing selfish and individualistic? Does it imply placing one’s own interests above those of others? In the context of sexuality, does it mean prioritising one’s pursuit and attainment of pleasure above all else?

By Radhika Chandiramani

January 2, 2019

Issue in Focus: Of Webs and Wellbeing

Picture of Paromita Vohra, she has short hair, wearing a pink saree and black blouse with a flower in her hair

In an interview with TARSHI, Paromita Vohra tells it to us as only she can: frank, articulate and free of male cow poop!

By TARSHI Team

January 2, 2019

Interview: Paromita Vohra – Part I

To begin the year on a positive note, we have curated articles from older editions.We hope you will enjoy reading them again.

By TARSHI

January 2, 2019

Editorial: Anthology Issue 2019

Picture of Miss Moti in a bathing suit, lying in a pool

“Moti” is often used as a slur, a denigrating epithet translating as “Fatty”, that is used to shame and to degrade; but when the “t” sound is pronounced differently, it becomes “moti”, a pearl – shining, precious, priceless.

By Curated Content

January 2, 2019

Brushstrokes – Miss Moti Comics

Ah, the Seductive Lure of Instagram! #OutfitOfTheDay

Selfie by a woman showing her striped, bright-coloured top, blue capri, and black and white sneakers.

Personally, I don’t know if it’s because of how Instagram has evolved, or the people using it, or, well, me. Among its most wonderful sights – jaw-dropping beautiful travel destinations; delicious-looking home-cooked South Indian food neatly arranged on a stainless steel plate; doodles and handicraft – what I love about the platform is watching people, mostly women, dressed up.

By Vani Viswanathan

January 2, 2019

Ah, the Seductive Lure of Instagram! #OutfitOfTheDay

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