Family and Sexuality

The Editorial: Family and Sexuality
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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
The Story of an Odd Couple
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A very hot July afternoon had forcibly pushed both of us inside a fancy Delhi mall. The air-conditioner was bringing…

By Shivani Gupta
May 15, 2015
The Story of an Odd Couple
अविवाहित महिला के अनेक संघर्ष
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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
To Recognize Friendship is to Hear the Unspoken
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Paromita Vohra is a film-maker and writer whose work focuses on desire, feminism and popular culture. This article was originally…

By Curated Content
May 15, 2015
To Recognize Friendship is to Hear the Unspoken
Consent, Marriage and the Family
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It was at the end of the first week of October (2013) that my maternal uncle and I went to…

By Bharti Kannan
May 15, 2015
Consent, Marriage and the Family
Mamahood is not one size fits all
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[slideshow_deploy id=’5968′] Mamahood is not one size fits all. All mamas deserve to be seen and honored in cards that…

By Curated Content
May 15, 2015
Mamahood is not one size fits all
Between the Nation State and a Hard Place
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Cultural norms and religion no doubt affect the way we perceive the world. They shape one’s behaviour, habits and practices,…

By Sarah Soysa
May 15, 2015
Between the Nation State and a Hard Place
The struggles of being an unmarried woman
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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!
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May 1, 2015
When the infinite was not enough!
The Conundrum of Choice: Marriage, Family and Sexuality
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“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
Interview: Pramada Menon: Why do families occupy so much of our headspace?
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Pramada Menon is a queer feminist activist who ponders about all matters she thinks are complex. When not pondering and…

By Radhika Chandiramani
May 1, 2015
Interview: Pramada Menon: Why do families occupy so much of our headspace?
Review: Family and Sexuality on the Internet
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I am attempting to review public conversation for and by the Indian family on Family and Sexuality on the Internet….

By Shikha Aleya
May 1, 2015
Review: Family and Sexuality on the Internet
Babul by Breakthrough
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Breakthrough’s video – Babul – is a beautifully shot, stirring music video that explores the reality of domestic violence behind…

By Breakthrough
May 1, 2015
Babul by Breakthrough
Brushstrokes
Photo of a lesbian couple, one of them dressed in Indian bridal clothes and the other dressed in Western bridal clothes

[slideshow_deploy id=’5886′] In India, non-heterosexual couples cannot openly celebrate their love and their relationships or form families. However, Indians living…

By Curated Content
May 1, 2015
Brushstrokes
The Adolescent and the Family: Rethinking Restraint, Dialogue and Inter-dependence
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An integral part of adolescents’ lived experiences of sexuality and romance often include negotiations with their families[1]. My research indicates…

By Ketaki Chowkhani
May 1, 2015
The Adolescent and the Family: Rethinking Restraint, Dialogue and Inter-dependence