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I want to 377 you so bad (and Other Poems)
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I want to 377 you so bad (and Other Poems)

i want to 377 you so bad till even the sheets hurt i want to ache your knees singe your…
By Akhil Katyal
June 17, 2015
I want to 377 you so bad (and Other Poems)
I Walked Out in My Night Dress
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I Walked Out in My Night Dress

There it was the road I was looking for, / Where I walked in my night dress / under the morning sun, / with no sleeves and no legs / with no bra and no shame.
By Tanya Sharma
August 2, 2016
I Walked Out in My Night Dress
I May Have Called You Baby But It Doesn’t Mean I Want One!
I May Have Called You Baby But It Doesn’t Mean I Want One!

Some nights I worry that if birth control for men is indeed released, clinical trials of which were suspended in 2016 as its side effects, incidentally the same as what women have been dealing with for ages, were just not worth it, it would be named Fuckboi.
By Anjali
August 14, 2020
I May Have Called You Baby But It Doesn’t Mean I Want One!
I and We. Digital and In-person!
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I and We. Digital and In-person!

…people want to be themselves.
By Shikha Aleya
March 17, 2026
I and We. Digital and In-person!
I am in love. I always have been.
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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
I am in love. I always have been.
Humanitarian crisis, women and health: A perspective from Nepal
Humanitarian crisis, women and health: A perspective from Nepal

A humanitarian crisis situation has different impacts at the individual and community level and is also differently experienced by different…
By Pabitra Neupane
June 1, 2020
Humanitarian crisis, women and health: A perspective from Nepal
Hum Aapki Hain Samdhan*
Its a poster of the singer, Munni Ketki Wali. Its in black and white, where a lady is smiling, wearing winged eye-liner, she has long hair. The caption on the poster says, मुन्नी केतकीवाली, Munni Kethkiwali and the names of her songs- दरोगा जी से कहिये गहरा कुआँ रस्सी छोटी सी बीच बज्रया खटमल काटे लढाये लियो अँखियाँ
Hum Aapki Hain Samdhan*

Let me begin with a confession. I have always loved the idea of marriage. What is one to do when…
By Manak Matiyani
July 1, 2017
Hum Aapki Hain Samdhan*
Hum Aapki Hain Samdhan*
Its a poster of the singer, Munni Ketki Wali. Its in black and white, where a lady is smiling, wearing winged eye-liner, she has long hair. The caption on the poster says, मुन्नी केतकीवाली, Munni Kethkiwali and the names of her songs- दरोगा जी से कहिये गहरा कुआँ रस्सी छोटी सी बीच बज्रया खटमल काटे लढाये लियो अँखियाँ
Hum Aapki Hain Samdhan*

Let me begin with a confession. I have always loved the idea of marriage. What is one to do when…
By Manak Matiyani
January 13, 2025
Hum Aapki Hain Samdhan*
How would it be if we grew up embracing sexuality?
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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
How would it be if we grew up embracing sexuality?
How would it be if we grew up embracing sexuality?
bottom half of a person in blue denim jeans and pink and white nike sneakers standing against a wall with their legs crosssed.
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…
By Sreejani
July 15, 2020
How would it be if we grew up embracing sexuality?
How We Can Make Our Cities Safer Using Crowdsourced Data
The photo shows a red hand trying to shut the mouth of a woman. There’s a caption on the photo saying sexual harassment is a crime and a yellow caption in between says, break the silence.
How We Can Make Our Cities Safer Using Crowdsourced Data

Sexual violence is a global pandemic affecting one in three women at least once in their lifetime. The statistics in India are equally shocking. National Crime Records Bureau statistics of 2014 indicate that a rape occurs every 20 minutes in India.

By ElsaMarie D'Silva
June 1, 2017
How We Can Make Our Cities Safer Using Crowdsourced Data
How to Have Good Sex?
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How to Have Good Sex?

During my interaction with students as a part of sexuality education classes in schools, one frequently asked question by boys is,“How to charm a girl?”
By Ramya Anand
September 4, 2018
How to Have Good Sex?
How Not To Do Body Positivity Fashion
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How Not To Do Body Positivity Fashion

For women like me, there is an enormous lack of options in addition to the market that relegates us to a corner of ‘plus-size brands’
By Trijita
September 20, 2023
How Not To Do Body Positivity Fashion
How my Memory Introduced me to my Caste
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How my Memory Introduced me to my Caste

Historically, morality has been a privilege of the Savarna, and sexuality has been the fort that Savarna men seek to protect through patriarchy.
By dyuti
April 2, 2018
How my Memory Introduced me to my Caste
How Masculine Am I?
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How Masculine Am I?

I have dealt with having a non-masculine body since the time I was a teenager. I have questioned my sexuality and how it interacted with my non-masculine body.
By Asim Mudgal
May 19, 2025
How Masculine Am I?
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