spaces

Issue in focus
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Companions take many forms. Using the word very loosely here, a companion is anyone the self is connected to, anywhere, at any point in time, from a family member, to a stranger on a train. 

By Shikha Aleya
November 15, 2022
Issue in focus
Editorial – Spaces and Sexuality
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A space can make us feel constricted or liberated, and sometimes even both at the same and at varying times. The combination of spaces that we may be occupying in the moment, as well as those we have in the past, predisposes us to act, feel and experience our sexuality in different ways.

By TARSHI
April 18, 2022
Editorial – Spaces and Sexuality
Shouldn’t The World Be Big Enough?
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We live in a world where resilience is celebrated and given priority over attempting to resolve factors that force one to be resilient. Campuses shouldn’t aim to merely be inclusive of diverse individuals – they must strive to not only affirm them but also celebrate them.

By Mythili Menon
April 18, 2022
Shouldn’t The World Be Big Enough?
Looking For Someone To Talk To
खुले आसमान के तले दो लोग एक दूसरे की तरफ़ अपना हाथ बढ़ाते हुए. Two hands reaching out to each other against the background of a blue sky.

I would say that growing up in a small village would make it difficult to find love or companionship, but I have since moved to a city and found that it was difficult to find love there, too. It did not stop me from trying, though.

By Wesley D'Souza
April 1, 2022
Looking For Someone To Talk To
The Gendered Muscle in Gym Spaces
A photograph of a person in a gym holding a barbell, his arm and leg visible in the frame.

I can recall my experiences in the washrooms of different gyms that I have been a member of. A men’s washroom is an interesting place in terms of how sexuality manifests itself in its various aspects. It was not unusual to see men of various kinds with strange energies in these washrooms.

By Shiva Chauhan
April 1, 2022
The Gendered Muscle in Gym Spaces
Dancing around each other: Conversations with a Tween
A green pin badge with a rainbow on top and right below it is a text that reads: “Let me be queer” in white font colour.

As a generation X-er I grew up in a world that was challenging sexuality but only encountered the instability of gender as an adult in radical new academic texts which were not then yet part of our everyday narratives. My daughter born between Gen Z and Gen Alpha is growing up in a world of gender fluidity and multiple pronouns.

By Shilpa Phadke
March 15, 2022
Dancing around each other: Conversations with a Tween