Voices
Finding Feminism
Standing behind the camera, with a microphone in one hand, I have felt this power imbalance first hand. The camera may humanise the person in front of it more than a text analysis would, but the modes of production remain in someone else’s hands.
By Surbhi Dewan
January 16, 2026
Meanings and Meaninglessness
Gender has perplexed me throughout life. I never quite understood femininity or masculinity much – I mostly lived in what other people thought I was. One thing I did know always is that I never, ever, want to be seen as a man. But can I still hold masculinity?
By Sudipta Das
January 16, 2026
How would it be if we grew up embracing sexuality?
Growing up is a tedious task in our society because of the institutionalised practices, societal constructs and boxed identities and expressions that we are expected to adhere to. Anything beyond these implies harm, danger, and deviance.
By Sreejani
January 16, 2026
What’s Wrong with the Menu at the Cosmetic Gynaecology Bodyshop?
Medicine does not exist in a vacuum. … a doctor’s words can reinforce oppressive beauty myths or dismantle them.
By Suchitra Dalvie
December 16, 2025
Ms. Pleasant Gets Stubborn
… spaces led by the desire to not just protect but also educate all who connect with children…
By Reema Ahmad
December 16, 2025
Body Grammar in the Digital Age: Why Sport Matters Even More
Children in sports develop an internal lens of how the body feels, an intimate understanding of their physical self and an ownership of their bodies.
By Amita Malhotra Lalwani
December 16, 2025
Friends of Paper, Friends of Flesh
That’s what books do, they open up the world to new possibilities, let you live a life bigger than your own.
By Ambica Naithani
November 17, 2025
I am in love. I always have been.
Into my friendships, I poured every bit of romance that my passionate heart possessed; even today, I can’t say I’ve ever quite gotten out of the habit.
By Malavika Krishna Kumar
November 17, 2025
The Heart of Dating: The Debrief
The Debrief is a girlhood ritual as old as dating itself.
By Tanvi Khemani
November 17, 2025
एक दुनिया के अंदर भी एक दुनिया
“दोस्त” का इकलौता विकल्प ख़ुद “दोस्त” है। स्थिर और एकमात्र।
By Greeshma
November 17, 2025
A World Within A World
The only substitute for “friend” is “friend” itself. Irreplaceable, singular.
By Greeshma
October 15, 2025
Sensuality and Friendship, and the Power of a Loving Gaze
But we always, always know that when it’s the two of us, a label or a word isn’t needed or necessary. We both get each other.
By passionfruitdrizzle and edamame
October 15, 2025
The Side People
We all are members of ‘The Side People’. No, we don’t sit around a table every Saturday to cry.
By Sonakhya Samaddar
October 15, 2025
The Wind Will Carry Us
What changes if we shift our gaze from what is slipping away to what is taking root?
By anvita walia
September 18, 2025
… that feels so personal to me as a teenage girl, because it is indeed, “so confusing sometimes to be a girl.”