Gender
Digital Intimacies and Sexuality – Editorial
We humans are sometimes able to squeeze kindness out of a stone. And love out of nowhere.
By TARSHI
March 17, 2026
March 17, 2026
’Twas Once a Blogger’s World
In late 2004, in my first year of college, a school friend emailed me a link to something she called…
By Vani Viswanathan
March 17, 2026
Lost and Found on the Internet: Reimagining Intimacy, Risk and Survival
Maintaining the streak meant maintaining contact
By Niv, Vanshika Gupta, Anjani Chadha
Screens, Swipes and Ephemeral Intimacies
The convergence of technology and romance opens up a complex network of possibilities…
By Himani Bajaj
March 17, 2026
Hybrid Spaces for Your Happy Places: A Reflection on Digital Intimacies and the Future of Humans
Sex robots never have a headache or expect you to contribute to the housekeeping.
By Suchitra Dalvie
The Illusion of Connection and Choice in the Digital World
People are becoming lonelier, and their desire for connection, stronger.
By Aratrika Datta
February 17, 2026
February 17, 2026
Can’t Help Blending With You
…something truer than thought starts to climb upwards.
By Taarina Therese Chandiramani
February 17, 2026
February 17, 2026
February 17, 2026
Editorial – Anthology Jan 2026
To remind us of what spaces that are safe, inclusive and self-affirming for each person could look like, we have curated a selection of articles from the last five years of In Plainspeak for this anthology – our gift to wish you a wonderful 2026.
By TARSHI
January 16, 2026
Interview – Tishani Doshi
I’ve essentially thought of movement as a kind of freedom, but one that has the capacity to destabilise you in some way. My most creative moments are when I’m not moving, when I am in fact rooted and still.
By Shikha Aleya
January 16, 2026
On Learning and Becoming: “To Whom Do I Owe the Woman I Have Become?”
We become women before we become a woman. Of course, we don’t need to try hard to do so…We learn the sides and folds of the gendered box we are in before we gain the perspective to decide we don’t fit in and build a customised box or choose to have no box at all.
By Anjali
Meanings and Meaninglessness
Gender has perplexed me throughout life. I never quite understood femininity or masculinity much – I mostly lived in what other people thought I was. One thing I did know always is that I never, ever, want to be seen as a man. But can I still hold masculinity?
By Sudipta Das
January 16, 2026