Voices
“Tell me something,” the 15-year-old asked her mother, “what is it like the first time?” “You, in your age and…
Just this morning, I got an alert on my phone from an app with a grey icon that brims with seriousness; in a no-nonsense way, it announced: PMS is coming up.
As if the challenges of parents bringing up adolescents in a world dominated by social media is not enough, the addition of teaching these parents to accept different sexual orientations and the fluidity of gender in a gender-binary world can be daunting.
As if the challenges of parents bringing up adolescents in a world dominated by social media is not enough, the addition of teaching these parents to accept different sexual orientations and the fluidity of gender in a gender-binary world can be daunting.
In my rap lyrics, I try to focus on the undercurrents of resilience, hope, and the unwavering spirit of resistance in the face of struggles.
I visited a woman in her late 30s at her house, as part of data collection for a study. She…
The Meitei queer’s tussle with sexuality continues to be a struggle jarred with discrimination, negation and moral policing through language.
“In Hindi, though there is a word for rape (balaatkaar), it is rarely used by women. Instead they say izzat…
“In Hindi, though there is a word for rape (balaatkaar), it is rarely used by women. Instead they say izzat…
Language is central to how we think about concepts and ideas, and rights-based language matters enormously when we talk about sexuality. However, much of what many of us know about sexuality-related topics is constructed, explained and communicated solely in English.
हम धीरे-धीरे अपनी शर्म, असहजता, और ‘हेटेरोनॉर्मेटिव’ मानसिकता से ऊपर उठने लगे ऐसी कई सारी कृतियों का विश्लेषण करते हुए, जो न तो वात्स्यायन का ‘कामसूत्र’ थे और न ही यौनिकता पर फ़ूको की समीक्षा।
Within its realm, each artwork embodies an emblematic act that accompanies the intricate ritual of food: hunger, gathering, fire, serving, devouring and, ultimately, nourishing.
एक मानवशास्त्रीय दृष्टिकोण से बॉलीवुड की फ़िल्मों में वर्ग और जेंडर के मुद्दों के चित्रण पर ग़ौर करना केथ्रीजी जैसी फ़िल्मों पर नई आलोचनाओं को बढ़ावा देता है।
‘How can she claim to be deaf if she doesn’t use sign language?’ ‘I’m glad this film has articulated the…
A wedding is a major event in a person’s life. The event comes with many dreams, hopes, expectations and desires….