Sindhu-Bhairavi‘s Male Gaze & Strong Woman Tropes
The 1985 Tamil film ‘Sindhu-Bhairavi’ under a feminist lens shows a nuanced male storyteller gaze and some strong woman tropes. Does that make it feminist?
Politics & Feminism
Commentary on current social affairs. Intersectional feminism examining questions of gender, sex, sexuality, caste, class, race, religion & other discriminators.
Sugarbread: Balli Kaur Jaswal – Like Eating A Green Chilli
Reading SUGARBREAD was like eating a whole green chilli. It made me feel like I’d been punched in the gut. Satisfaction came after tears.
Male Feminist – Do I Still Think That’s A Thing?
A decade I ago I pondered the question, “Can a man be a feminist?”. Has my answer changed since then?
Who’s Really Stealing The Kohinoor?
I didn’t enjoy this book about the Kohinoor but it did make me reflect on colonisation in the modern times.
The Pandemic Cook: How I Learnt To Love Food
In India, you’re not allowed to be a woman who can’t cook. The pandemic brought me ways to navigate this and a new appreciation of food.
FLAMINGOS 🦩- A Mumbai Story
FLAMINGOS is the story of two realities (flight & bondage) juxtaposed in a corner of Mumbai’s forgotten history.
‘Best Of Friends’: Kamila Shamsie
What does Benazir Bhutto have to do with me? We women of the subcontinent. My sisters, my friends.
Should We Judge Infidelity By Who Cheats?
We treat infidelity differently depending upon the gender of the cheater. How can we hold a uniform idea of justice across genders then?
Welcome To The Friendzone
The friendzone assumes that women owe men sex for nice behaviour. This mindset is part of rape culture, whose other manifestations are incels and acid attacks.
Valentine Anniversary: A Hero’s Quest
My journey through Valentine’s Days is full of bloody warfare, dangerous laughter, cold money and seething rage. What was it like today?