On a series of unfortunate events that took over my life upon moving to a big city.
Tag: patriarchy
Women and the Flaming Patriarchy
A poem based on the observations of a queer person on how women are trapped by patriarchal norms within their own homes.
The Standard Playbook: A Raging Father and His Unimpeachable Son
The author's mother's recollection of a lived experience after reading the piece 'Remembering A ‘Holy’ Father and His Unholy Son'.
Parents, Households and Mental Health
The toxicity of a family might vary from being very trivial to extremely unbearable. But the worst part is some of us don’t even realise that it’s not normal.
Inside the Four Walls of Intimate Partner Violence in India
Examining the many forms of abuse hidden away from prying eyes in homes across India.
As Bulli Bai Creators Get Bail, The Risks of Normalising Violence Against Women
When actions such as these go unpunished, it emboldens others and helps them achieve certain notoriety and improved status in their extremist social media circles.
In the Face of an Apathetic State, ‘Speak, Woman!’ is a Forthright Dismantling of Patriarchy
Smita Agarwal, in her book of poetry, raises her voice in an asymmetrical world and implores women to speak out for themselves.
To Mothers Who Do Not Want to Mother
An empathetic letter to the exhausted mother, and to to the mother who does not want to mother.
To the Lovers in ‘Umbartha’
A poem that is both an ode to the lovers in the Marathi film 'Umbartha' and a call to all women who are forced into margins for not fitting …
How Does Mother Read My English Poems?
'On some days she eats one, like a mango from our backyard.'