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Steering Through Singlehood

I am 27 now and marriage is the most brought-up topic of conversation by my parents and relatives. Now, choosing or wanting to stay single is inversely proportional to my reputation, respect, and worthiness.

By Nidhi Chaudhary
February 1, 2021
Steering Through Singlehood
BLOSSOMING INTO A GARDEN: SPIRITUALITY, SEXUALITY AND ALL-CONSUMING QUEER LOVE IN ‘PUU’
‘Puu’ webcomic

Puu, an episodic comic (consisting of 92 serialised episodes) created in 2016 by Nabigal-Nayagam Haider Ali – going by Nabi online – is woven together with vast, expansive threads of similar intense spiritual moments and reflections on devotion, faith, and love.

By Rohini Banerjee
January 4, 2021
BLOSSOMING INTO A GARDEN: SPIRITUALITY, SEXUALITY AND ALL-CONSUMING QUEER LOVE IN ‘PUU’
Video: Run When Mom Calls | Sumukhi Suresh | Don’t Tell Amma
A still from Sumukhi Suresh's 'I Run When My Mom Calls'

Stand-up comedian Sumukhi Suresh’s video I Run When my Mom Calls, part of her performance Don’t Tell Amma, is a…

By Curated Content
July 1, 2020
Video: Run When Mom Calls | Sumukhi Suresh | Don’t Tell Amma
Brushstrokes: 9 Simple Ways to Become the Perfect Sanskari Woman
A photo/gif from the set of comics,where the girl is winking her eye, there is a caption saying 'good luck!'

In many societies, women are assigned the role of ‘protecting’ or upholding tradition and culture. Their movements, behaviour and conversations…

By Curated Content
July 1, 2017
Brushstrokes: 9 Simple Ways to Become the Perfect Sanskari Woman
Reframing Family History
Modern art. Charcoal sketch of two faces sticking out from one body and one head. One look peaceful, the other sad. Screen reader support enabled. Modern art. Charcoal sketch of two faces sticking out from one body and one head. One look peaceful, the other sad.

Often when we speak of families and family history, we talk genetics, traditions and inheritance of all kinds. Somehow our relationship by blood or otherwise to a clan is supposed to help us identify our place in the universe. So there’s family medical history, family culture, family traditions of food and career. But sexuality? A family history that focuses on sexuality? What would that even mean?

By Shikha Aleya
May 1, 2016
Reframing Family History