The I Column

Consent, Marriage and the Family
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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
Consent, Marriage and the Family
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
From Reshma Valliappan to Deepika Padukone
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From Reshma Valliappan to Deepika Padukone

We don’t have an original I-Column this month. Instead we feature the voices of two women, Deepika Padukone and Reshma…
By Curated Content
April 15, 2015
From Reshma Valliappan to Deepika Padukone
Writing Erotic Poetry
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Writing Erotic Poetry

My discovery of erotic poems was, as they put it, ‘by chance’. A friend of mine had suggested a book…
By Aindrila Chaudhuri
March 1, 2015
Writing Erotic Poetry
From Knowing To Doing
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From Knowing To Doing

At 13, I could (correctly!) explain the reproductive system of a plant. I’d been rather intimate with the anatomy of…
By Rishita Nandagiri
February 15, 2015
From Knowing To Doing
“Is there anything you want to ask me?”
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“Is there anything you want to ask me?”

A lot of research concludes that globally, young people aren’t learning enough about sexuality, and that they would like to…
By Padmini Iyer
February 1, 2015
“Is there anything you want to ask me?”
When Transparency Meets Fluidity, Dance Is Born
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When Transparency Meets Fluidity, Dance Is Born

I just celebrated my twenty years in India last October and designed a performance for the occasion: ‘What is dance?’…
By Gilles Chuyen
January 1, 2015
When Transparency Meets Fluidity, Dance Is Born
A Lingering Tingle
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A Lingering Tingle

I started learning Bharatanatyam in 1988, when I was six years old. Looking back, it feels like beginning to learn…
By Aniruddan Vasudevan
January 1, 2015
A Lingering Tingle
BEING THIN… BEING ME
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BEING THIN… BEING ME

Which one of these is the right question to ask myself: When was the first time I realised I was…
By Ekta Oza
December 1, 2014
BEING THIN… BEING ME
SEXLESS IN THE CITY (FOR NO FAULT OF MINE)
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SEXLESS IN THE CITY (FOR NO FAULT OF MINE)

If a woman likes a man, she seduces him with her charm, wit and humour. This, I have seen, works….
By Malini Chib
December 1, 2014
SEXLESS IN THE CITY (FOR NO FAULT OF MINE)
I-Column: A Trip To The Ladies’
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I-Column: A Trip To The Ladies’

Remember Simone de Beauvoir said, one is not born a woman but rather becomes one? A trip to the ladies’…
By Shweta Krishnan
November 1, 2014
I-Column: A Trip To The Ladies’
How the popular media fails representation of women
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How the popular media fails representation of women

Being a journalism student once, and having a network of seniors and batch mates who came from a journalism background,…
By Anshul Tewari
October 15, 2014
How the popular media fails representation of women
Am I ‘The Man’ On The Court?
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Am I ‘The Man’ On The Court?

I find that sports spaces demand that all athletes, irrespective of their gender, ‘play like men’. I was recently coaching…
By Supriya Subramani
September 1, 2014
Am I ‘The Man’ On The Court?
Relationship and companionship don’t exist in isolation
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Relationship and companionship don’t exist in isolation

It was very interesting to read Sexless in the City (For No Fault of Mine) by Malini Chib and the…
By Amrit Hallan
August 15, 2014
Relationship and companionship don’t exist in isolation
Sexless in the City (For No Fault of Mine)
A picture of disability rights activist Malini Chib sitting on a wheelchair. She is has black shoulder-length hair and is wearing glasses. Her top is white with black stripes and her trousers are black. The text beside her reads 'One Little Finger, Malini Chib'
Sexless in the City (For No Fault of Mine)

If a woman likes a man, she seduces him with her charm, wit and humour. This, I have seen, works….
By Malini Chib
August 1, 2014
Sexless in the City (For No Fault of Mine)
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