Family and Sexuality
The Adolescent and the Family: Rethinking Restraint, Dialogue and Inter-dependence
An integral part of adolescents’ lived experiences of sexuality and romance often include negotiations with their families[1]. My research indicates…
By Ketaki Chowkhani
Brushstrokes
[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
Babul by Breakthrough
Breakthrough’s video – Babul – is a beautifully shot, stirring music video that explores the reality of domestic violence behind…
By Breakthrough
May 1, 2015
Interview: Pramada Menon: Why do families occupy so much of our headspace?
Pramada Menon is a queer feminist activist who ponders about all matters she thinks are complex. When not pondering and…
By Radhika Chandiramani
Review: Family and Sexuality on the Internet
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
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
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
Between the Nation State and a Hard Place
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
Mamahood is not one size fits all
[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
Consent, Marriage and the Family
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
To Recognize Friendship is to Hear the Unspoken
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
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
The Story of an Odd Couple
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 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