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On the Sustainability of (Non) Romance
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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
On the Sustainability of (Non) Romance
On the day my lover would die
Sliced white and brown mushrooms on brown wooden table.
On the day my lover would die

I would once again be theirs, in memory, on the day my lover would die.
By Sara Haque
April 18, 2024
On the day my lover would die
Of ‘Kinkfests’ And Forbidden Fantasies: The Subversive Potential of Erotic Fanfiction
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Of ‘Kinkfests’ And Forbidden Fantasies: The Subversive Potential of Erotic Fanfiction

In a society where queer sexuality had been demonised in not just mainstream fiction but also mainstream culture, the erotic fanfiction that emerged out of kinkfests became an important source of queer sex-positivity.
By Rohini Banerjee
July 15, 2019
Of ‘Kinkfests’ And Forbidden Fantasies: The Subversive Potential of Erotic Fanfiction
Of Tinder, Sex And Colonial Hangovers – Is Desire Political?
Desire and Sexuality: Symbol of the Tinder app (shaped in the form of a white candle flame against a red background) and the words "no fats". "no asians", "no blacks", "no asians" written on it.
Of Tinder, Sex And Colonial Hangovers – Is Desire Political?

The point is not to lay the blame on women or assign them responsibility for patriarchy. It is to encourage a deeper introspection of our desires. My first boyfriend, whom I got to know in 2010, was in the habit of asking me (and other women he had previously dated) whether he could kiss me, before doing so. Every time any sexual activity was involved he would always ask beforehand and continuously check in if I was comfortable throughout.
By Feminism in India
August 14, 2018
Of Tinder, Sex And Colonial Hangovers – Is Desire Political?
Of filter coffee, marriage and mixed celebrations of sexuality
Of filter coffee, marriage and mixed celebrations of sexuality
Of filter coffee, marriage and mixed celebrations of sexuality

Marriage also feels complicated when one approaches it through the lens of feminism. Marriage throws in two people and often their families into a system designed to perpetuate patriarchy, subjugate women, and bind men and women (in heteronormative marriage) into strict roles in the marriage.
By Vani Viswanathan
March 1, 2022
Of filter coffee, marriage and mixed celebrations of sexuality
Of filter coffee, marriage and mixed celebrations of sexuality
A serving of filter coffee in brass tumbler on a wooden table.
Of filter coffee, marriage and mixed celebrations of sexuality

Marriage also feels complicated when one approaches it through the lens of feminism. Marriage throws in two people and often their families into a system designed to perpetuate patriarchy, subjugate women, and bind men and women (in heteronormative marriage) into strict roles in the marriage.
By Vani Viswanathan
January 13, 2025
Of filter coffee, marriage and mixed celebrations of sexuality
Of “unapologetically flawed” women and feminism-lite: A review of Four More Shots Please!
The poster of Four More Shots Please, featuring four women in Western clothing, posing, laughing, dancing and having fun.
Of “unapologetically flawed” women and feminism-lite: A review of Four More Shots Please!

Four More Shots Please! moves in the right direction when it comes to women (of a particular social stratum), their lives, and feminism at large – even if it takes small, stumbling, baby steps towards it.
By Srishti Gupta
December 1, 2021
Of “unapologetically flawed” women and feminism-lite: A review of Four More Shots Please!
No One Talked To Me About Sex
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No One Talked To Me About Sex

We need to disturb the institutionalised infrastructure and skew power dynamics even when it comes to something as complex as pleasure. Being aware of our language and the practices of our sexuality and denuding them of socially imbibed constructions will open up a safe space for discussing the diversity of our sexual behaviour.
By Abdullah Erikat
February 3, 2020
No One Talked To Me About Sex
No One Even Knows Your Name Here
Against a dark background, the side profile of a woman. Her eyes are closed and her complexion is dark.
No One Even Knows Your Name Here

There’s a pregnant pause as he fumbles for his keys, and I, for a definitive answer. Packaged as an innocuous statement, there hangs a question between us: No one even knows your name here, in this remote corner of the antiquated town we’ve found ourselves in. And yet, we’re in front of a door, planning to know so much more.
By Guest Writer
March 1, 2016
No One Even Knows Your Name Here
No expiry date for love or pleasure
A poster for the film featuring the four actresses – Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen, and Mary Steenburgen – laughing and talking at a dining table.
No expiry date for love or pleasure

It is unusual to find films that focus on older people, especially women, given our obsession with youth, ‘fit’ bodies and beautiful faces.
By ElsaMarie D'Silva
June 1, 2023
No expiry date for love or pleasure
Nightmares of Being Chased by an Angry Mob
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Nightmares of Being Chased by an Angry Mob

My foray of offering support in both the fields of sexual wellness and mental health was unplanned to say the…
By Pooja Priyamvada
September 1, 2022
Nightmares of Being Chased by an Angry Mob
Never Mind The Nipples: Sex, Gender and Social Media
A cartoon illustration of a clitoris with a face drawn on it, the caption below it reads, 'making masturbation female friendly'
Never Mind The Nipples: Sex, Gender and Social Media

Five snippets from three months. In August, Indian actress Poonam Pandey dons a bikini for the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge…
By Bishakha Datta
October 1, 2014
Never Mind The Nipples: Sex, Gender and Social Media
Neither Madonna nor MILF
A pregnant woman in a pastel dress stands over an empty brown cot with two puppets in it. Her hair obscures her face. There is an abacus on a table in the corner, a chair, sheer white curtains drawn over windows.
Neither Madonna nor MILF

For me, pregnancy was a strange state of being so present and so aware of my body, while at the same time being separate from it. This experience really did a number on me during those nine months and during the postpartum period.
By Tena Pick
June 1, 2023
Neither Madonna nor MILF
My Experiences In BDSM As Well As Vanilla Interactions With Men
wallpaper pattern showing fishes where one fish is highlighted
My Experiences In BDSM As Well As Vanilla Interactions With Men

My interaction with men started once I finished school and most men in my life have been decent to me, to say the least. However, there are different sides of maleness or manhood that I have come to experience.

By Asmi
October 1, 2019
My Experiences In BDSM As Well As Vanilla Interactions With Men
Mumbai Artist Draws Dating Life in the Digital Age
Its cartoon of a guy wearing onky an underwear and a red cape (like superman) and a girl is holding his hand wearing a t-shirt with S written on it, she's also wearing a cape. Both of them are wearing sunglasses.The background of the image features buildings and cars.
Mumbai Artist Draws Dating Life in the Digital Age

All this online dating activity must surely produce amusing stories. It was with this thought that Mumbai-based writer and illustrator Indu Kumar set about her art project #100IndianTinderTales.
By Curated Content
June 1, 2017
Mumbai Artist Draws Dating Life in the Digital Age
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