The I Column
Windows: My Introduction To Sexuality Through Literature
All these works have made me acutely aware of how gender, sexuality, and religion, are so deeply intertwined in the social fabric. Also, how conditioning can significantly influence one’s understanding of literature, or the lack of it.
By Asmi
March 2, 2020
WOMAN. ENOUGH.
It’s that time of the year again. Those 31 days during which we, the 49%, have a chance to be…
By Vani Subramanian
March 1, 2014
Womanhood ≠ Motherhood
I love children and have at various times in my life flirted with the idea of adoption. But I have known since I was a child that I did not want to birth children. I have never been vague or ambivalent about this decision. I have been consistently clear and concise that this is not my calling.
By Sheba Remy Kharbanda
October 3, 2016
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
Whatever it takes…walking life as single women
What I am proposing here is to look at being in a relationship and being single together because what is important here is the idea of ‘be-ing’ as opposed to the stereotypes and perceptions attached to our relationship with ‘the One’ or to singlehood.
By Gurpreet Kaur
February 1, 2021
अपना किरदार निभाना
In this month’s issue of Play and Sexuality, Wesley D’Souza recounts the time his school put up a production of The Pied Piper of Hamelin, his preparations for its audition, and how the process was intertwined with an exploration and acceptance of his sexuality.
By Wesley D'Souza
January 11, 2024
एक ‘क्वीयर’ मातृभाषा का अभाव
पूरे देश में ऐसे कई क्वीयर लोग होंगे जो अपनी ‘मातृभाषा’ में अपनी क्वीयर पहचान को एक नाम देने में नाकामयाब रहे हैं।
By Anonymous
June 18, 2024
एक ठंडी सुबह में सूरजमुखी
मेरे जेंडर के बारे में उनकी प्रतिकारिता हमारी बातचीत में हर जगह होती है, लेकिन वह मुझे यह भरोसा देने में भी देर नहीं लगातीं कि मेरी ग़ैर-विषमलैंगिकतावादी यौनिकता ने उन्हें कभी परेशान नहीं किया।
By Neel
October 17, 2024
एक बेमेल जोड़े की कहानी
Both of us, have recently, decided to get married and will be in a marriage that I like to call a subversive marriage. Subversive marriages are based on an uncompromising equality and negotiations that serve for the betterment of both the partners.
By Shivani Gupta
January 2, 2019
एकल जीवन की सराहना
Growing up, for me, has been about accepting that the loneliness and sadness woven into the fabric of my being do not go away with entering conventional arrangements like monogamous relationships or marriage.
By Siddhi Pandey
August 20, 2024
खेल के मैदान में क्या मैं “मर्द” हूँ?
पारंपरिक जेन्डर भूमिकाओं ने हमेशा ही खेलों के स्वरूप को प्रभावित किया है। यह सच है कि एक ऐसी जगह में, जो विशेष रूप से पुरुषों के लिए ही बनी थी, धीरे धीरे महिलाओं के लिए स्वीकार्यता आई है, लेकिन इस स्वीकार्यता ने औरतों को स्वतंत्र रूप से ख़ुद को स्थापित करने के लिए बहुत कम जगह दी है।
By Supriya Subramani
April 21, 2023
मेरी अपनी बात
अनीता जो महाराष्ट्र में एक देवदासी हैं, के इस आत्म कथ्य से पता चलता है कि सहमति और हिंसा के मुद्दे हमेशा स्पष्ट और सीधे रूप में सामने नहीं आते। अनीता का कथ्य बताता है कि जीवन की कई परिस्थितियों में वो अपना रास्ता खुद मर्ज़ी अनुसार चुन पाई हैं ।
By Anita
April 5, 2016
“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
August 15, 2015
“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