The I Column
The Confidence of a Married Woman
I envy confident women. It could be the way a woman speaks her mind, the way she dresses, or just…
By Surbhi Dewan
February 1, 2016
The Absence of a Queer ‘Mother Tongue’
Many queer Indians who converse largely in their respective regional languages find it difficult to put a name to their queer identity in their ‘mother tongue’.
By Anonymous
May 1, 2018
Talking about Gender and Sexuality as a Feminist Mother: It Only Gets More Complicated
“Mamma, look, that’s a boy giraffe, I can see his penis,” exclaims my four-year-old daughter in delight at her discovery…
By Shilpa Phadke
TALKING ABOUT GENDER AND SEXUALITY AS A FEMINIST MOTHER: IT ONLY GETS MORE COMPLICATED
“Mamma, look, that’s a boy giraffe, I can see his penis,” exclaims my four-year-old daughter in delight at her discovery…
By Shilpa Phadke
Sunflowers on a Frosty Morning
A few days ago, in a telephonic conversation with my mother, I was made aware of the inadequacies of my…
By Neel
September 19, 2022
Striving to get information about my body
As a 17 year old who grew up in a relatively liberal Indian household, I should probably be proud of…
By Zoya Achanta
August 16, 2017
Steering Through Singlehood
I am 27 now and marriage is the most brought-up topic of conversation by my parents and relatives. Now, choosing or wanting to stay single is inversely proportional to my reputation, respect, and worthiness.
By Nidhi Chaudhary
February 1, 2021
Some Part of them Stays with You
For them there is always a smile, and for them time has stood through. Memories are edged in the season of those years in which I met them.
By Pavel Sagolsem
February 15, 2019
So what if I’m my own voyeur? — Connections and Disconnections with Desire(s)
Funnily enough, porn played a massive role in helping me articulate my queerness (I am pansexual) and my even queerer desires.
By Ankita Dhar Karmakar
So what if I’m my own voyeur? — Connections and Disconnections with Desire(s)
Funnily enough, porn played a massive role in helping me articulate my queerness (I am pansexual) and my even queerer desires.
By Ankita Dhar Karmakar
Silencing love: Negotiating Sexuality In School Life
My experience of school, as I remember it, was quite conflicted. As a child I lacked the vocabulary to describe…
By Meghna Bohidar
June 1, 2015
Sexuality and Spirituality – Coming Full Circle
What do we create for ourselves in that moment of acute awareness? Do we create empowerment, love, care, self-expression; or do we manipulate it to create abuse, distrust and disharmony? For, what is spirituality if not the uplifting of the human spirit? If sexuality is the medium for someone, what’s the problem?
By Asmi
November 1, 2019
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)
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
Sex, the City and Hypocrisy
India is home to a whopping 17.5% of the total world population. Half of this population is its women. No, correction,…
By Guest Writer
June 17, 2015