The protests in IITB against groups discussing and challenging inherent oppressions are another nail in the coffin of free student expression and activism
The Trials and Tribulations of Millennial Queer Dating
For a queer person, dating can be disastrous – from discrimination both outside and within the community to the lack of safety nets available. If basic civil protections aren't …
Everything They Don’t Tell You About Hospitals
It's easy to romanticise illness when you are not chronically sick.If you are, then your diagnosis becomes your entire life.
Size+: ‘My Body is My Business’
Body shaming is rampant, and love is no longer on the menu.
YRF’s ‘Mahi Way’ and the Case for Progressive Indian TV
In a pop-culture landscape that still remains ruthlessly unforgiving to any woman who doesn't have a runway model body, 'Mahi Way' allowed its protagonist to be a well-rounded, complex …
The Flap
A poem about our apathy to real-world issues, especially in the age of hyper-present social media
Why We Shouldn’t Call our Communal Friends ‘Bigots’
Calling communal friends and family members bigots will probably only lead to more divisions. It will make us one of 'them' – haters.
‘Priye Laal Qila’ : The Selling of Our History
This poem is dedicated to India's Red Fort, that stood by and was a part of our history, only to be sold to the highest bidder today
Bad News on Gender Justice From the JNU Campus
The recent protests against a film promoting 'Love Jihad' and against dismantling a 19-year-old sexual harassment complaints committee spell trouble for social justice on the JNU campus
Once Upon a Time in a Land That Was Secular
Do you have an old high school friend who’s now turned into a mindless Hindutvavadi? If yes, read on