Posted inGender
Leave Her Clit Alone
The fight against female genital mutilation is led by mainly women, but for change to take place, men need to join the movement.
Posted inCulture
Welcome to India, IKEA. Meatballs Aren’t Going to Be Your Biggest Problem
Welcome to India, IKEA. Let me also warn you that India is going to be no cakewalk. Selling DIY furniture in a land when memsahib calls carpenter ji to fix a screw is as tough as convincing us to stand in queue or follow traffic rules.
Posted inGender
Why We Should Retire the Phrase “Girls Mature Faster than Boys”
When we tell little girls that they mature faster than their male counterparts, we’re indirectly teaching them that the onus of being the “bigger person” will always be on them. This is how we create a society where women are forced to look after the men in their lives in a way that will never be reciprocated.
Posted inLove and Sex
The Lure of Vicarious Dating for Committed Couples
Vicarious dating operates on many levels, from swiping through a friend’s Tinder to replying to texts on their behalf. It’s the act of flexing long unused seduction muscles to find a mate not for yourself, but somebody else.
Posted inModern Family
Why My Father Made Sure His Invisible Disability Stayed Invisible
As we grow up, parents, whether intentionally or not, reveal to us a side of theirs that we’ve never seen before. But a large part of growing up comes with the understanding that they do so for our benefit.
Posted inTechnology
Buzzfeed & HuffPost Layoffs: Should We Prepare to Mourn the Death of Digital Media?
The layoffs at Buzzfeed and HuffPost – both established leaders in digital publishing – imply that the field is not in the health most people thought it enjoyed. What options are left for news companies looking to survive? Digital journalism might have been hit hard, but it is not dead – yet.
Posted inBollywood
From KRK to Kartik Aaryan: Celebs Who Surprised Us with Their Takes on CAA and JNU Violence
Who’d have thought that KRK of the nonsensical reviews fame would actually make sense in a time of political crisis? And Kartik Aaryan would get a thumbs-up from India’s liberals?
Posted inCoronavirus
My Grandpa’s Solitary Funeral Amid the Pandemic Reminded Me that We Need a Community to Grieve
I lost my grandfather during Covid-19, and his funeral, attended by just a few close relatives, really brought home the meaning of the phrase, “grief is communal”. It is only in the absence of community that I feel the need for more people to validate my own sadness, to stand testament to the life my grandfather led.
Posted inPOV
Can a Chatbot Replace a Therapist? Apparently, It Can
I was adamant not to visit a therapist and then I stumbled upon a “mental health chatbot”. We are a generation that depends on apps for food, shelter, cabs, and sex. So why not therapy?
Posted inPop Culture
Love in the Time of La La Land
La La Land reminds you of what love used to feel like, before we dived headfirst into the age of irony and started to abide by an uncodified playbook.