Sexuality
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
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
How would it be if we grew up embracing sexuality?
Growing up is a tedious task in our society because of the institutionalised practices, societal constructs and boxed identities and expressions that we are expected to adhere to. Anything beyond these implies harm, danger, and deviance.
By Sreejani
January 16, 2026
To My 21-Year-Old Self
‘Is the future so dark?’ you might ask. I am here to tell you that it is not. As you begin your exploration into the world of queer theory and feminist theory, you will learn that the straightjacket version of sexuality cooked by our families was undercooked.
By Chand
January 16, 2026
Not Quite Anything
He didn’t wear his identity on his sleeve, and therefore he seemed more real than most people who did.
By Taarina Therese Chandiramani
January 16, 2026