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Blood On Our Skirts
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Blood On Our Skirts

[slideshow_deploy id=’6158′] I remember the first time I learnt of menstruation as a ten year old. One of our friends…
By Shambhawi Vikram
June 17, 2015
Blood On Our Skirts
‘Trans Bodies, Trans Selves’: A Modern Manual By And For Trans People
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‘Trans Bodies, Trans Selves’: A Modern Manual By And For Trans People

This article was originally published at NPR.org The growing number of people who identify as transgender is raising a lot…
By Curated Content
June 17, 2015
‘Trans Bodies, Trans Selves’: A Modern Manual By And For Trans People
निधि गोयल के साथ बातचीत
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निधि गोयल के साथ बातचीत

भारत के मुंबई शहर में रहने वाली निधि गोयल जेंडर और विकलांगता से जुड़े अधिकारों की पैरवीकार हैं। अनिषा दत्त…
By Anisha Dutt
June 1, 2015
निधि गोयल के साथ बातचीत
Films of Desire/Bodies of Desire
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Films of Desire/Bodies of Desire

The Church says: the body is a sin Science says: the body is a machine Advertising says: the body is…
By Geetanjali Misra
June 1, 2015
Films of Desire/Bodies of Desire
Interview: Nidhi Goyal
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Interview: Nidhi Goyal

Nidhi Goyal is a gender and disability rights activist from Mumbai, India.  Anisha Dutt: Your journey as a disability and gender rights activist…
By Anisha Dutt
June 1, 2015
Interview: Nidhi Goyal
The Body In Development Speak
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The Body In Development Speak

It’s (already!) mid-2015: advocates, activists, development workers, policy wonks working on the ‘new development agenda’ or ‘sustainable development goals’ or…
By Rishita Nandagiri
June 1, 2015
The Body In Development Speak
Somebody Else’s Dolly
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Somebody Else’s Dolly

The body is our tangible hacker of the world. It experiences the world and the world experiences it. I do…
By Shikha Aleya
June 1, 2015
Somebody Else’s Dolly
Channel 4 presents a new kind of pop artist
Channel 4 presents a new kind of pop artist
June 1, 2015
Channel 4 presents a new kind of pop artist
Pleasure and Sex: Non-Committed Sexual Relationships in Urban India
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Pleasure and Sex: Non-Committed Sexual Relationships in Urban India

Academic scholarship, popular culture and media-generated sex surveys are only beginning to understand ‘pre-marital’ sex among young people in India….
By Ketaki Chowkhani
June 1, 2015
Pleasure and Sex: Non-Committed Sexual Relationships in Urban India
The Fear of the ‘Other’: The Emerging Gay Family in Transnational Surrogacy
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The Fear of the ‘Other’: The Emerging Gay Family in Transnational Surrogacy

The Nepal Earthquake and its devastating impact on the citizens of the country was also felt amongst a small group…
By Anindita Majumdar
June 1, 2015
The Fear of the ‘Other’: The Emerging Gay Family in Transnational Surrogacy
The Editorial: Family and Sexuality
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The Editorial: Family and Sexuality

The trouble with the of the origin of families is that no one knows – Kathleen Gough In her 1971…
By TARSHI
May 15, 2015
The Editorial: Family and Sexuality
अविवाहित महिला के अनेक संघर्ष
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अविवाहित महिला के अनेक संघर्ष

दीपा रंगनाथन द्वारा मैं एक २६ वर्षीय महिला हूँ। क्या इसमें कुछ भी अद्भुत है? शायद नहीं। पर २६ वर्ष…
By Deepa Ranganathan
May 15, 2015
अविवाहित महिला के अनेक संघर्ष
The struggles of being an unmarried woman
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The struggles of being an unmarried woman

I am a 26-year-old woman. Is there anything extraordinary about it? Maybe not. But there is certainly something extraordinary in…
By Deepa Ranganathan
May 1, 2015
The struggles of being an unmarried woman
When the infinite was not enough!
When the infinite was not enough!
May 1, 2015
When the infinite was not enough!
The Conundrum of Choice: Marriage, Family and Sexuality
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The Conundrum of Choice: Marriage, Family and Sexuality

“All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way” Leo Tolstoy The year 2014 as…
By Pooja Badarinath
May 1, 2015
The Conundrum of Choice: Marriage, Family and Sexuality
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