No matter how deeply intellectual and globally influential Ambedkar is, the upper-caste mindset would never miss an opportunity to reduce Ambedkar as a mere representative of the Dalit struggle.
Battles Between My Body and I: Living with Body Dysmorphic Disorder
After being subjected to bullying and fat shaming, both at home and outside, the author developed multiple eating disorders and was finally diagnosed with body dysmorphic disorder at the …
‘My Gayness Won’t Make Your Child Gay, Uncle’
A poet from a middle-class family in a small town writes about the daily turmoils of being queer in a homophobic world.
Homosexuality and Africa: A Philosopher’s Perspective
Being gay in Africa can pose culturally specific challenges which the dominant, heterosexual culture may find difficult to accept.
The Sangh’s Dream of a ‘Hindu Rashtra’ is Not Even Shared By Most Hindus
In India, toxic propaganda and polarisation have so impacted the Hindu psyche that bigotry will not come down if India is declared a Hindu nation, as Hasan Suroor has …
For Whom Death Never Barks
The poem is about the collective failure to see the deaths of all people as equal.
Roe v Wade: Men Benefit From Abortion Rights Too – And Should Speak About Them More
In the wake of the US Supreme Court’s decision on Roe v Wade, it’s worth remembering that a man can benefit from the right to abortion many more times …