The Showwoman Under The Paper Plane
Paper Plane & coffee
Politics & Feminism
Commentary on current social affairs. Intersectional feminism examining questions of gender, sex, sexuality, caste, class, race, religion & other discriminators.
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Scarlet Woman
I’m in heartbreak. I’m Scarlett O’Hara pining for the virtues of Melanie Wilkes. I’m some other kind of woman.
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The Trials Of The Girl Who Reads
The Crush has given me a book. The question is to read or not to read?
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Nine Ways To Survive The Rs.500/1000 Demonitisation
India announced demonitisation – that Rs.500 and Rs.1000 notes would no longer be valid currency. How do we survive this?
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Shame In My Belly: Body Image & The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
Of the many wars a woman fights, body image issues are some of the hardest to tackle. Because they’re always fought by an army of one against the whole world inside the dark battlefield of one’s mind. Shame is a powerful adversary.
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The Politics Of Cinema: Ideas, Influence & Agenda
Can we separate filmstars from their politics? The medium has a pervasive impact on society and actors enjoy unprecedented privilege. Do they not owe us ethical guidance of that thought?
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I Wear: Lightweight Indian
Indian wear for a modern woman.
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Why I Returned To Tinder After Being Burnt
Tinder was a brutal experience when I first got on to it, in its early days in India. So why did I go back?
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I Wear: It’s Hard To Dress Up In Mumbai
The weather makes all the difference. Humidity is terrible for natural fabrics and for hair and skin. Synthetic fabrics aren’t very classy and they tend to make you sweat like a pig. And after everything, if you manage to find a fabric balance, the dust just adds a sheen of…
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Happy Bhaag Jayegi Makes A Surprising Escape From Patriarchy
I didn’t expect to find feminist ideas in a mainstream Bollywood film called ‘Happy Bhaag Jayegi’
