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Illustration of a naked woman with paint smeared across her body throwing her arms up in the air in joy and abandon

It’s sad that we think we own our bodies: the bodies we love, the bodies we hate, the bodies we…

By Abdullah Erikat

June 17, 2015

Run for your body, Run No Way!

Thanks for being part of our 2022, full of exciting activities and reflection on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) and wellbeing.

By TARSHI

January 3, 2023

Rewind 2022

Revisiting Ctrl Alt Swipe Right: Sex, Sexuality and the Internet in India

silver and black laptop computer on a bed in a dark room.

Looking back at this piece, written seven years ago, the core issues that I identified then remain significant and relevant….

By Siddharth Narrain

July 22, 2024

Revisiting Ctrl Alt Swipe Right: Sex, Sexuality and the Internet in India

Against a white background, the red-and-black text reads, "Tarshi talks about sexuality and relationships"

All clear…. no hush hush TARSHI Talks on ‘sexuality and relationships’ is such a welcome sea of information about sexes,…

By Shalini Khanna

August 1, 2014

Reviews: TARSHI Talks

Review: What Sex Work Taught Feminism: Tales of the Night Fairies

Two sex workers standing and talking outside a chawl. They both are dressed in sarees, and are wearing a red bindi on their forehead.

Note: Five sex workers – four women and one man – along with the filmmaker/narrator embark on a journey of storytelling. Shohini Ghosh’s Tales of the Night Fairies explores the power of collective organising and resistance while reflecting upon contemporary debates around sex work. The labyrinthine city of Kolkata (Calcutta) forms the backdrop for personal and musical journeys.

By Moulshri Mohan

April 18, 2016

Review: What Sex Work Taught Feminism: Tales of the Night Fairies

Tales delicately yet powerfully draws out the conflict between sex workers and feminism in India,at a time when a lot of feminists thought of prostitution through a SWERF lens[1].

By Moulshri Mohan

January 2, 2020

Review: What Sex Work Taught Feminism: Tales Of The Night Fairies

Review: What Does Clothing Have to do with Sexuality in the Media?

A screenshot of an advertisement. It depicts a woman in a red saree with a dark blue blouse. She is wearing necklaces. She is squatting and seemingly washing clothes. Beside her, to the left, is a steel bucket.

Attire and sexuality in the common imagination and approach as represented (and also as received) by the mainstream media tell us a lot about prevailing attitudes to both. Advertisements bombard us with all kinds of representations, negative and positive, of human sexuality, sexual expression and desire. In the creation and marketing of attire and fashion, there is a great awareness of sexual buy-in or rejection by the market – that’s us.

By Shikha Aleya

June 15, 2021

Review: What Does Clothing Have to do with Sexuality in the Media?

Review: What a controversial book and blockbuster tell us about male infertility

Still from film 'Tanu Weds Manu Returns'. A woman and a man in a wedding. The man holds a baby wrapped in a white cloth in his arms. The woman wears a red Indian suit, red bangles, and has open hair. The man wears a red turban and golden kurta.

What does Tanu Weds Manu Returns (2015) have in common with Perumal Murugan’s controversial book, One Part Woman (2013)? Stories on emasculation…

By Shweta Krishnan

July 1, 2015

Review: What a controversial book and blockbuster tell us about male infertility

I believe that such mini-series as “Unbelievable” will help people have a better understanding of what women go through when they experience a horrific incident like rape or sexual assault.

By ElsaMarie D'Silva

October 15, 2019

Review: Unbelievable