Sexuality
Screens, Swipes and Ephemeral Intimacies
The convergence of technology and romance opens up a complex network of possibilities…
By Himani Bajaj
March 17, 2026
March 17, 2026
Safe Screens, Safe Relationships – Ground Realities from Meri Trustline
Digital abuse is not merely a technical or legal issue, but an emotional and social experience.
By Salman Mujawar
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
Digital Intimacies, Gendered Exposure, and the Violence of Virality
Intimacy – whether sexual, emotional, or relational – cannot be treated as raw material for consumption without consequence
By Daraa Patel
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
Body-doubling in the Digital Age
My mother will be so ashamed of me for ‘dying for sex’.
By Apoorva Ravi
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
Finding Feminism
Standing behind the camera, with a microphone in one hand, I have felt this power imbalance first hand. The camera may humanise the person in front of it more than a text analysis would, but the modes of production remain in someone else’s hands.
By Surbhi Dewan
January 16, 2026