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The Construction of Women as Spaces
A photograph of the silhouette of a woman with long hair with the horizon of an ocean in the background and a sky at sunset with purple, pink and yellow gradient

This article explores how women are constructed as a ‘space’ manufactured by men to seek comfort, but void of having any active agency or participation in that space itself. I seek to bring this out in this article by drawing a parallel between the nineteenth century ‘Bharat Mata’ (Mother India) and the depiction of the twenty-first century ‘heroine’ in Bollywood movies.

By Tanvi Chattoraj
April 1, 2022
The Construction of Women as Spaces
The Queerness of Fandom in Bollywood
Poster of Bollywood movie ‘Ek Ladki ko Dekha toh aisa laga..’ Two women in traditional Indian attire are hugging a man in a white suit. The women are facing the front, while only the back of the man can be seen. The title of the movie “Ek Ladki ko Dekha toh aisa laga” is written in the bottom center, followed by text that reads “Directed by Shelly Chopra Dhar.”

People looking for queer plots in Bollywood are sometimes disappointed, as the focus on marriage in many films seems to suggest that Bollywood is a conservative genre invested in sanctifying reproductive heteronormativity.

By Ulka Anjaria
November 1, 2021
The Queerness of Fandom in Bollywood
Review: It’s the Little Things that Make All the Difference
Still from Netflix's 'Little Things' : a man and woman sit beside each other in the grass

But whether you root for this couple or not, Little Things makes you think about the small things ­– like reading out a line from a book of poetry, sharing a friend’s WhatsApp message with your partner, forgetting to wash your dirty socks before they make the room stink – that make or break a relationship.

By Shweta Krishnan
February 1, 2019
Review: It’s the Little Things that Make All the Difference
Brushtrokes: Amanda Oleander’s Art
two women sit on a bed in casual nightclothes, one of them concentrating on a laptop and the other inspecting a boil on her leg

Artist Amanda Oleander’s paintings chronicles the everyday lives of couples and the various mundane things they do together that are simultaneously deeply intimate and poignant.

By Curated Content
February 1, 2019
Brushtrokes: Amanda Oleander’s Art