6 Bollywood Characters You Didn’t Know Were Feminist | FeminismInIndia
Can on-screen feminism go beyond the samajh-sudharak, abla naari turned Kali maa & speech spouting devi? Let’s meet some of the subtler on-screen feminists.
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Lust Stories: Wham, Bam And A Thankless Ma’am
This weekend saw the Netflix Originals premier of ‘Lust Stories‘ – a format repeat from the 2013 anthology ‘Bombay Talkies’, with the same four directors, each contributing one story. Let me pause a minute to CRINGE at that name so you can understand why I was expecting something along on…
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Judgements In June
Is your first thought of a stranger an uncharitable one? What do your judgements say about you?
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If You Won’t Let Us Laugh, Someday We’ll Make You Cry
‘Veere Di Wedding’ caused an uproar. Why? Because Indian audiences find it intolerable for women to laugh, much less laugh together.
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Madonna’s ‘Bad Girl’ – Feminist Or Not?
If you didn’t grow up in the 90s, you may not have seen this video. Indeed, you may never have experienced the phenomenon that was Madonna. Madonna was such an important reference in pop culture at the time, not necessarily because she was that talented but because of how she…
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The World Will Always Have Crying Children
A show on Black Christianity (and CSA). The true story of an exploited kidnapped child. A case about a a raped child. And my own story.
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Always Make Room For The Flowers
This picture was shot by a sweet young photographer at an Open Mic event in 2012 when she spotted the flowers I was carrying.
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The Lowest Priority Box
Last week, I drew a line and said, “I’m done. No more. Goodbye.” I have lived through the dreadfulness of limbo, the sheer callousness of men who will not spend a minute reflecting on their feelings. And you know what? It is just not that important any more. 2017 wrecked…
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BOOK REVIEW: Rust & Stardust-T Greenwood: Stars Under The Rust
Reading ‘Rust & Stardust’ (a true crime account that inspired the fiction book ‘Lolita’) helped me process old trauma.
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Of This City
“That looks like me. I belong.
In my skin,
in this city.”I remember this moment. It was so of this city.
