Interview
Interview – Deena Mohamed
Deena Mohamed, Egyptian artist, illustrator and designer, speaks to us about her art and her perspective on politics, patriarchy, feminism, and gender and sexuality.
By Shikha Aleya
December 3, 2018
Interview: Richa Kaul Padte, Author of ‘Cyber Sexy’
Richa Kaul Padte, in her own words, is “a writer and editor interested in gender, sex, tech, popular culture and illness.” Shikha Aleya interviews Richa about porn, pleasure and pussycats.
By Shikha Aleya
November 1, 2018
Interview: Kripa Joshi
Kripa Joshi, an Illustrator and Comic Artist from Nepal, is the creator of Miss Moti, a character who defies stereotypical notions of how a person should look, feel and be. Kripa’s own experiences growing up as a plump person and her struggles with weight, have informed and inspired Miss Moti.
By Shikha Aleya
October 1, 2018
Interview – Alok Vaid-Menon
In an e-mail conversation with TARSHI, Alok Vaid-Menon talks about both performativity and poetic performance.
By TARSHI Team
September 4, 2018
Interview: Paromita Vohra – Part II
In a two-part interview with TARSHI, Paromita Vohra tells it to us as only she can: frank, articulate and free of male cow poop!
By TARSHI Team
August 14, 2018
Interview: Paromita Vohra – Part I
In a two-part interview with TARSHI, Paromita Vohra tells it to us as only she can: frank, articulate and free of male cow poop!
By TARSHI Team
August 1, 2018
Interview – Madhu Mehra – Part 2
I think that the level of power that law makers, opinion builders and stakeholders wield over the more vulnerable and younger people in society is enormous. Yet, these actors have chosen to focus only on building a policy regime of sexual violence, even to the extent of allowing juvenile offenders to be treated as adult accused – without any corresponding effort to build a sex positive culture within which they may exercise agency.
By Shikha Aleya
July 16, 2018
Interview: Madhu Mehra – Part 1
In this issue of In Plainspeak, we interview Madhu Mehra, lawyer and feminist activist. She is a founding member and the Executive Director of Partners for Law in Development (PLD), a legal resource group on women’s rights.
By Shikha Aleya
July 2, 2018
Interview – Ratnaboli Ray
See, whenever people speak about sexuality, they speak of violence; that seems to be the only recognised form of sexuality in the lives of people with mental health conditions. But there are so many happy, sexy, lovely, delicious stories in there.
By Shikha Aleya
June 1, 2018
Interview: Nandini Rao
Feminist, activist, writer, counsellor and trainer, Nandini Rao, focuses on issues of gender-based violence and discrimination, sexuality and disability and on incest and child sexual abuse.
By Shikha Aleya
May 1, 2018
Interview: Satya Rai Nagpaul
Satya Rai Nagpaul, award winning cinematographer and FTII graduate, trans man, and trans rights activist, speaks about the influence and role of memory in his own life.
By Shikha Aleya
April 2, 2018
Interview: Sridhar Rangayan
In this Issue of In Plainspeak, we speak to Sridhar Rangayan about dimensions of friendship and sexuality. Sridhar is an…
By Shikha Aleya
February 1, 2018
NIVEDITA MENON: ON FEMINISM IN THE 21ST CENTURY
Nivedita Menon is a feminist writer and a political and social activist. She is a professor of political thought at…
By Shweta Krishnan
January 2, 2018
Interview: Shilpa Phadke
‘Why would you want to loiter?’ is an excellent question to ask feminist researcher, parent, educator and activist Dr. Shilpa…
By Shikha Aleya
December 18, 2017
Interview: Devdutt Pattanaik
Devdutt Pattanaik writes on relevance of mythology in modern times, especially in areas of management, governance and leadership. Trained in medicine, he worked for 15 years in the healthcare and pharma industries before he focussed on his passion full time. He is author of 30 books and 600 columns, with bestsellers such as My Gita, Jaya, Sita, Business Sutra and the 7 Secret Series.
By Shaifali Agrawal
November 1, 2017