Brushstrokes

Brushstrokes: Persian Dance
Stage performance of Persian dance. Two women hold a chunni above the head of a woman dancing in between them. They all wear colourful full-length, full sleeves clothing.
Brushstrokes: Persian Dance

[slideshow_deploy id=’5086′] Persian dance in spite of its remarkable history has become a less known form of dancing from the…
By Nikzad Zangeneh
January 15, 2015
Brushstrokes: Persian Dance
Brushstrokes: Desire In Dance
A woman wearing a blue saree and an orange blouse performing Kathak. She is wearing colourful bangles and jewellery on top of her forhead, ears, and neck. She is wearing kajal, a black bindi, and her hair is tied.
Brushstrokes: Desire In Dance

[slideshow_deploy id=’4883′] This series of images captures a few Indian dance forms that have over time told stories of desire….
By Curated Content
January 1, 2015
Brushstrokes: Desire In Dance
the fearless campaign
An illustration of a boy facing a tiger, while they're both on a boat, with a quote from Life of Pi written above.
the fearless campaign

[slideshow_deploy id=’1470′] In India, we are constantly confronted by images of what Indian women should be. Goddess on walls portray…
By Shilo Shiv Suleman
December 1, 2014
the fearless campaign
Brushstrokes: Featuring Humans of New York
A woman dressed in a black sweater and a green hijab, wearing dark-rimmed glasses
Brushstrokes: Featuring Humans of New York

[slideshow_deploy id=’4422′] These are photographs from the now famous collection Humans of New York. Photographer Brandon Staunton has been navigating…
By Curated Content
November 1, 2014
Brushstrokes: Featuring Humans of New York
Media and Sexuality
Painting depicting a woman with a television set in place of her reproductive organs who is also watching a television
Media and Sexuality

    The painting depicts a woman with a television set in place of her reproductive organs who is also…
By Sakshi Bhatia
October 1, 2014
Media and Sexuality
Brushstrokes: Women In Sports
An illustration showing a series of women playing ancient versions of various sports
Brushstrokes: Women In Sports

[slideshow_deploy id=’3852′] Women have historically engaged in sporting events, very often fighting dominant stereotypes and stigma to do so. But…
By TARSHI
September 1, 2014
Brushstrokes: Women In Sports
Brushstrokes: Wheelchair Positions
Against a black background, there are small white and red stick figures showing various sex positions wheelchair-bound people can practice
Brushstrokes: Wheelchair Positions
By Sexuality and Disability Website
August 1, 2014
Brushstrokes: Wheelchair Positions
Brushstrokes: Cartoons For Activism
A cartoon showing a scene at a bus stop, where a man seated on a bench ogles a woman that is passing by, and the woman's genitals seem to show him the middle finger.
Brushstrokes: Cartoons For Activism

[slideshow_deploy id=’3075′] I’ve always had a ridiculous cartoon view of the world. It’s natural that most of my life I…
By Liz Hilton
July 1, 2014
Brushstrokes: Cartoons For Activism
ILLUSTRATION REPORTAGE: MONAZ DIARY
Illustration of a trans woman from the online comic 'Monaz Report', which is about a trans reporter
ILLUSTRATION REPORTAGE: MONAZ DIARY

Illustration Reportage: Monaz Diary About MONAZ DIARY Manish Nayak likes to call herself Monaz as she feels the name completes…
By Anirban Ghosh
June 1, 2014
ILLUSTRATION REPORTAGE: MONAZ DIARY
Brushstrokes: Body Image
A collage showing how the ideal body type has evolved over time
Brushstrokes: Body Image

[slideshow_deploy id=’2632′] We want what we see, And imitate the girls on TV, and we get over-awed, by an IMAGE,…
By Sakshi Bhatia
May 1, 2014
Brushstrokes: Body Image
Safe Abortion Now
A woman holding up a placard which talking about why abortion should be legal in Indonesia
Safe Abortion Now

Stencil art on the streets of Yogyakarta to voice rights to safe abortion for women in Indonesia.
By Tia Setiyani
April 1, 2014
Safe Abortion Now
Medusa
An illustration of a woman facing sideways with snakes in place of her hair.
Medusa

Medusa, oh so beautiful! radiating beauty, a mere reflection, of male gaze, curse, shame and monstrous. Controlled, yet untamed, beauty…
By James Scott Edwards
March 1, 2014
Medusa
The Fearless Campaign
An illustration of a boy facing a tiger, while they're both on a boat, with a quote from Life of Pi written above.
The Fearless Campaign

[slideshow_deploy id=’1470′] In India, we are constantly confronted by images of what Indian women should be. Goddess on walls portray…
By Shilo Shiv Suleman
February 1, 2014
The Fearless Campaign
Brushstrokes: Sketches
An illustrated sketch of two men leaning against each other intimately.
Brushstrokes: Sketches

[slideshow_deploy id=’1299′] Khaki dots the railway station as they try to look official, lolling in their plastic chairs. Routine checking…
By Curated Content
January 1, 2014
Brushstrokes: Sketches
Marriage And The Body As A Birthing Vessel
A person with dark hair and glasses holds up a blue picture frame to display the mehendi on their hand and the chura on their wrist. A birthday cake with the number 29 is to the right, and a wine glass is to the left. The person's head is turned to the side; the backdrop is a red wall.
Marriage And The Body As A Birthing Vessel

“I don’t always remember that I’m nearing thirty. On an average day the thought that I have a ticking time-bomb…
By Oindrilla DuttaGupta
December 1, 2013
Marriage And The Body As A Birthing Vessel
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