Salwar Suit Saga
Salwar kameez, the ubiquitous subcontinental garment has a varied history in my own personal life.
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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?
Musical But Not By Identity
I come from musical history. I trained in vocals & an instrument. I’ve won prizes, performed concerts. But music is not my identity.
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.
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?
Timeless
If you were born in another era, who would you be? What would your personality be like? Your values? How would you survive that world? What role would you play?
Bon Feminist!
I thought about my claim that my feminism eats these guys on toast then realised it was time to diversify my feminist palate.
Harvest Festival
I’ve moved away from a lot of festivals steeped as they are in religion, the biggest reason for violence & turmoil in my country right now. I was talking to a stranger yesterday when I realised just that this is a good time to remember abundance. But it only feels…
I Wear: A Bengal Summer
It’s cotton season! I love summer because it’s the perfect time for my cotton sarees.
Don’t Call Me TamBram
I am not a Tamilian. I am not a Brahmin. You erase my identity and you insult my legacy when you call me a TamBram.