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“Darlings”: Two Women, One Story
Darlings, a recent Netflix release featuring Alia Bhatt and Shefali Shah and their endearing performances, wins our hearts. In the…
By Anuja Das
September 19, 2022
Sunflowers on a Frosty Morning
A few days ago, in a telephonic conversation with my mother, I was made aware of the inadequacies of my…
By Neel
September 19, 2022
Two Poems: ‘A room of one’s own’ & ‘Sunshine’
A room of one’s own You couldn’t begin to say the self Before someone helps you finish — Self-centred Self-serving…
By Carol D'Souza
September 19, 2022
This is how we do it
We need to recognise that mental health stressors that queer people face are not because something is inherently wrong with them.
By Shruti Chakravarty
September 1, 2022
Interview – Deepa Pawar
Deepa Pawar is the Managing Trustee & Founder Director of Anubhuti Trust, and is well-known for her work with NT-DNT…
By Shikha Aleya
September 1, 2022
Obedience, the Greater Good and Self-Exploration
I distinctly remember an adult male member of my extended family saying, “Cover up your chest with a dupatta. You…
By Taniya Mondal
September 1, 2022
Nightmares of Being Chased by an Angry Mob
My foray of offering support in both the fields of sexual wellness and mental health was unplanned to say the…
By Pooja Priyamvada
September 1, 2022
Queer mental health and therapy
In 2019, I was diagnosed with a chronic mental illness. “What is recovery and how do I find it?” was…
By Anuckriti Garg
September 1, 2022
Of Identity and Belongings: The Gatekeeping within Queer Spaces
I went to a girls’ high school and for somebody who had spent the last ten years in a co-ed…
By Shubhangi
September 1, 2022
Video: “Me, We, Us”
Conversations about stress, burnout and mental health have gained prominence, especially during and since the COVID-19 pandemic. But, what is stress and burnout?
By Curated Content
September 1, 2022
With Love: A Special Issue on Sexuality, Mental Health, Wellbeing, and Self-care
The intricate connections between sexuality, mental health, wellbeing, and self-care have been some of the core themes that In Plainspeak…
By TARSHI
Editorial – Movement and Sexuality
This issue of In Plainspeak while inviting us to embrace the joys and pleasure in movement, also questions the ways in which movements are facilitated or obstructed, visibilised or invisibilised, and the spaces that we must envision to find freedom in/to movement.
By TARSHI
May 19, 2022
भारत में एकल यात्रा
मैं भली भांति जानती हूँ कि यात्राएं करने से आपका जीवन ‘बदल’ जाने और ‘सबको करनी चाहिए’ के विचारों के बारे में अनेक कथाएँ और कहानियाँ प्रचलन में हैं। मैं यह भी जानती हूँ कि यात्रा कर पाना एक विशेष तरह की सुविधा, एक विशेषाधिकार है और हर कोई जीवन में यात्राएं नहीं कर पाता।
May 19, 2022
आत्मबोध व अभिव्यक्ति – डांस मूवमेंट थेरेपी
डांस मूवमेंट थेरेपी वर्कशाप के उन तीन दिनों में मुझे पता चला कि मेरे मन, मस्तिष्क और शरीर के बीच जैसे कोई सामंजस्य था ही नहीं, और कैसे आमतौर पर पारंपरिक मौखिक कार्यशालाओं में शरीर और मन के बीच के इस संबंध को नज़रअंदाज़ कर दिया जाता है।
By Arpita Bohra
May 19, 2022
A Trip To Delhi: Women Reclaiming Freedom Of Movement & Space
This post was originally posted here. By Sheelalipi Sahana January 29, 2021 — In 1932, four Urdu writers caused a…
By Curated Content