Voices
On the Sustainability of (Non) Romance
Contemporary and predominant imaginations of intimacy focus primarily on a sex-centric (romance-centric?) model which assumes that sexual desire exists and holds the same value for every person and every relationship regardless of their subjective positions. Sexual intent and desire are often the cruces of how relational aspects such as intimacy are socially constructed.
By Fariha Sameen
February 15, 2022
Three Poems: ‘Untitled’, ‘Alchemy’ & ‘Third date’
He said ‘tender’ today/in such a way/I thought/I’d definitely like him saying/dirty things to me
By Carol D'Souza
February 1, 2022
Conceptualising Love on the Aromantic Spectrum
I now feel comfortable entertaining the thought that my ease with my selfhood does not necessarily have to be threatened by the possibility of love in coupledom. Indeed, comfort with one’s self can actually evolve into healthier forms of love towards the other(s).
By Shivani Rajan
February 1, 2022
एक ‘स्त्रीत्व’ गुणों वाली नारीवादी
एक समय ऐसा था जब मैं भी लड़कियों के लिए बनाई जाने वाली हर चीज़ से सिर्फ इसलिए दूर भागती थी क्योंकि मुझे लगता था कि नारीवादी दिखने के लिए एक खास तरीके से दिखना और व्यवहार करना आवश्यक है।
By Anubha Sarkar
February 1, 2022
मेनोपॉज़ और सेक्स
एक तो यह समझ नहीं आता की आखिर इसे मेनोपॉज़ क्यों कहते हैं? पॉज़ का मतलब तो यह होता है कि किसी चीज़ का कुछ समय के लिए रुकना और आप के चाहने पर दोबारा शुरू हो जाना। मेरे विचार से तो इसे मेनोस्टॉप कहा जाना चाहिए!
By Sashwati Banerjee
February 1, 2022
Kun Faya Kun: Embodying Non-Conformity
This article was originally published here. My social media timeline repulses me. It’s filled with cis-het conformity among other things,…
By Ghausia Rashid Salam
January 3, 2022
Of ‘Kinkfests’ And Forbidden Fantasies: The Subversive Potential of Erotic Fanfiction
This article was originally published here. It is a summer night in 2010 and my parents are asleep in the…
By Rohini Banerjee
Becoming a Womxn: An Autobiography on Pleasure
This article was originally published here. The canvas of a city is experiential – from the walls and windows that…
By Neel
January 3, 2022
Navigating love, loneliness and singlehood
The desire for intimacy might rob one of the intimacy that one shares with oneself and thus, being with the beloved can leave one feeling even lonelier because of the continuing struggle for validation and comfort.
By Anonymous
January 3, 2022
And quietly flow thoughts on being and not being…
In the uncertainty and volatility of the pandemic, Pramada Menon examines what has changed for herself, for the world, and for the various attributes of the workplace – mentorship, conversations, power, and purpose, among others.
By Pramada Menon
December 15, 2021
I will meet you post quarantine
A kiss for the side of your neck One for the last of your back For a year that we…
By Aishwarya Shrivastav
December 1, 2021
Gaps and Slippages: Creating Queer Spaces in the Online K-Drama Fandom(s)
Hallyu, or the Korean Wave, has perhaps been South Korea’s most prominent cultural export – first touching China and Japan,…
By Chitrangi Kakoti
The ‘Missing Woman Fan’: Ideas about Sports Fandom and Sexuality
As soon as we think of sports, we also think of fans. But the nature of fans has most often…
By Ritwika Patgiri and Rituparna Patgiri
November 15, 2021
Going Beyond the Crisis of Care: Women in the Post-Pandemic Labour Market
When World War II started, one of the important changes in the labour market was a sudden increase in the…
By Ritwika Patgiri
Centring the margins: Sex workers battle for identity, entitlements and dignity in Covid-19
When peeking into the universe of sex work, it is imperative to locate the various identities sex workers live with,…
By Kuhika and Meher