It's no secret that Indian families have their own versions of cancel culture.
Tag: patriarchy
India Can’t Claim Kamala Harris Until It Addresses its Unapologetic Racism
When we repeatedly ask Kamala Harris to embrace her Indian roots, are we ready to accept her blackness?
Female Sexual Freedom in Cardi B’s ‘WAP’: An Indian Perspective
The lineage of artists using their art to champion the feminist cause fall flat when we uncritically reproduce the age-old male-centric narrative.
Terms and Conditions Apply
Girls are made to fit in a structure that supposedly ensures their 'decency' – right from their birth.
‘Indian Matchmaking’, the Calcutta Way
We are raised to be 'paraya dhan' and are told that if we make mistakes, or are seen to exercise agency, it could damage our chances for the future.
Work in Progress
'A battle over, is only the beginning of yet another for her.'
I Am Here To Be
A Class 12 student on her dreams to conquer the universe despite the many obstacles women have to face.
My Body’s Coming-of-Age Story
When our bodies have been failed so many times by society, embracing it and loving its idiosyncrasies would be worthy dissent against the establishment of the 'perfect body club'.
Lunar Cycles
A poem on the fear of harassment that women and girls routinely encounter in cities and society's tendency to blame victims.
The Different Fathers I Know
Father's Day when you have a bad dad.