Desire
Video: Anahita – Queer
Watch Queer, a hard-hitting spoken word poem by Anahita Sarabhai, co-founder of QueerAbad.
By Curated Content
December 12, 2022
VIDEO PAGE: THE IMPORTANCE OF VULNERABILITY
In a way, the expression of vulnerability can be a foundation of trust and mutual support in a relationship, often leading to a sharing of burdens and the building of a deepened connection and solidarity.
By Curated Content
January 4, 2021
Video Page: The Amorous Adventures of Shakku and Megha in the Valley of Consent
How does one negotiate the “delicate and complex” terrain of giving, receiving and respecting consent, and safely and effectively express sexual desire?
By Curated Content
Video Page: The Amorous Adventures of Shakku and Megha in the Valley of Consent
How does one negotiate the “delicate and complex” terrain of giving, receiving and respecting consent, and safely and effectively express sexual desire?
By Curated Content
Video Page: ‘How Can It Be’
A moving short film by Mira Nair on the anguish we subject ourselves to when faced with the inexplicable power…
By Curated Content
February 1, 2016
Video Page: #PuranaPyaar
The short film, “#Purana Pyaar”, by Gorilla Shorts, starring veteran actors Mohan Agashe and Lillette Dubey, evocatively highlights how age is no bar when it comes to love and desire.
By Curated Content
August 1, 2018
Video Page: #PuranaPyaar
The short film, “#Purana Pyaar”, by Gorilla Shorts, starring veteran actors Mohan Agashe and Lillette Dubey, evocatively highlights how age is no bar when it comes to love and desire.
By Curated Content
January 2, 2019
Video Corner: Queering as a Way of Life | An In Plainspeak Webinar
At TARSHI, we see queering as more than just an adjective; it’s a verb, an action that involves questioning accepted…
By TARSHI
Unscripted
She turns towards me when I speak, and I can feel her eyes thinking over my words, sensitive to any hint of criticism. Her thighs slide against mine, and for a moment we are both distracted by the naked coolness of our bodies. For a moment, we look at each other.
By Sami S
January 3, 2023
Two Poems: ‘Stepwells’ & ‘In the Dimly Lit Room’
Just like on a misty morning,
we both
sit
without a shred of adornment
on these ancient stepwells
and the call of the hummingbirds
offer us sensations,
imagination,
and our innocence
May 3, 2022
Two Poems: ‘Only sometimes’ & ‘No filter’
Only sometimes Sometimes my love is as expansive as the earth itself Patient None of the restlessness of a…
By Carol D'Souza
May 3, 2022
Tryst With Kink: Brushstrokes Of BDSM On My Sexuality
The responsibilities attached to BDSM are frankly the same as that for any other sex act. But since the submissive partner(s) are placing themselves at a position of vulnerability, these responsibilities mark the difference between sex and abuse. Have fun, but responsibly.
By Feminism in India
December 15, 2021
Toxic Soup
Even her talking to other men elicits a growl from these men, and it’s all supposed to be okay because they’re billionaires and 6’5 feet tall or something, oh and did I mention the abs?
By Aradhana Phadke Sardesai
April 17, 2025
To Exist is to Defy
The novel turns the idea of masculinity on its head through the story of Brit, a boy who is as sharp as he is fragile. Born with osteogenesis imperfecta, Brit’s bones break easily, but his spirit doesn’t.
By Abhigya Singh
April 17, 2025
To Exist is to Defy
The novel turns the idea of masculinity on its head through the story of Brit, a boy who is as sharp as he is fragile. Born with osteogenesis imperfecta, Brit’s bones break easily, but his spirit doesn’t.
By Abhigya Singh
January 16, 2026