Asexuality And Pop Culture: Invisibilising The ‘A’ In LGBTQIA+
Television has a way of depicting characters that are “relatable”. The relatable trope in Western media is usually represented by a white, cis-het man, with more than half of his sense of humour based...
View ArticleIs Bhendi Bazaar’s Culture Pulling Back Its Progress?
Juzer Tambawalla sat across from me in his well-lit living room as we sat down to talk about the place where he grew up – Bhendi Bazaar. His family lived there for nearly a century before moving out as...
View ArticleIt’s 2021, Women In Squid Game Deserved Better Than ‘Fridging’
Spoiler Alert* I watched Squid Game in a span of 2 days amidst a busy work schedule. Though there are plenty of films and TV series left for me to binge-watch, the hype around the series drew me in....
View ArticleExcuse Me If I Can’t Reply To Your Texts Within Seconds
“ Hi, I’m so sorry I’m just seeing this. I’ve been feeling really drained so I haven’t checked my messages in a while,” I type and hit send for probably the fifth time today. The same deeply apologetic...
View ArticleJournalist Siddique Kappan Is Behind Bars For Doing His Job. Why?
“The sole aim of journalism should be service,” said Mahatma Gandhi and despite this saying being an old one, it stands true throughout the years, and has to be kept alive no matter what happens. This...
View Article“Like Durga Pujo But Better”: How Chandannagar Celebrates Jagadhatri Puja
Do you have a favourite time of the year? A time when everything feels happy, carefree and so full of love and warmth. For some, this is their birthday. For others, it is Christmas week. For...
View ArticleWhat ‘Little Things’ Taught Me About Love And Relationships
I started watching Little Things in 2016 when it came out on YouTube. It’s about a sub-urban cohabitating couple, sticking with each other through the highs and lows. Sounds like another rom-com,...
View ArticleBastar’s Bijapur Speaks Over Nine Languages. But, Are You Listening?
“Who are you? What are you doing here?” asked a tall, clean-shaven man, wearing a grey safari suit and carrying an air of authority along with a gunman. We were at the administrative headquarters of a...
View Article“The Film Makers Have Taken Creative Liberties…” But Till What Limit?
A period film that revolves around freedom, patriotism and nationalism, Sardar Udham, before all else, speaks to us on a level of humanity itself. The film brings to us a revolutionary; a revolutionary...
View ArticleSocial Media, Automation: Why Depression Is On The Rise In Indian Society
The year 2020 has been a very unfortunate year. The pandemic certainly exacerbated the stress level among many. As per the WHO, about 280 million people of all ages in the world suffer from depression....
View ArticleHouse Of Secrets: A Netflix Documentary Is A Shocking Must-Watch
‘House of Secrets- The Burari Deaths’ is a documentary series on Netflix that examines the death of 11 members of the Delhi family in 2018. As soon as this bizarre news was aired the one question that...
View ArticleWhat Is Afrofuturism? An Intersection Of Culture And Technology
Afrofuturism, in some cases described as African American hairdo society, is a multi-dimensional cultural aesthetic, approach as well as scientific research of black history that examines the junctions...
View ArticleNetflix’s ‘House Of Secrets’ Exposes The Dark Underbelly Of A Joint Family
Trigger warning: mentions of death and suicide A patriarch with absolute control, educated women with no power, the denial of mental illness and the need to display the “perfect family” image: these...
View ArticleJournalists Winning Nobel Peace Prize Shows Truth Cannot Be Silenced By Force
Silencing dissent by brute force has become the new normal. Waking up to headlines on upcoming journalists getting detained or charged with sedition has also become very routine. This has somewhat been...
View ArticleHave ‘Indian’ Artforms Been Appropriated By Brahminism To Keep Out Dalits?
The concept of art is one that is often alien to most people. It is viewed as a niche something only exceptionally talented or skilled people pursue. In truth, the arts cover a wide variety of skills...
View ArticleBeijing Opera And Its Stories: A Must To-Do If You’re In Beijing
Beijing Opera #Peking Opera is the most colourful, spectacular performance art that dazzles and often fascinates foreigners. Peking opera, or the Beijing Opera, is also referred to as Pingju or Jingxi...
View ArticleOf Falguni Pathak And India’s Queer Affair With Music Videos
The charm of music videos is well-known. I remember sitting at home, during summer vacations, and patiently waiting for a music channel to play the video I was hoping for. The charm of these videos...
View ArticleWould We Have So Much Trauma Had Parents Taken Care Of Their Mental Health?
Trigger warning: mental health disorders, domestic abuse, mention of suicide Note: For the sake of anonymity, names have been changed in the text. No one in the piece is a psychologist/health expert or...
View Article“You Do Drugs? Parvarish Mein Kami Hogi”: The Trope Of A ‘Failed Parent’
“ Your children are not your children They are the sons and daughters of life’s longing for itself.” – Khalil Gibran Aryan Khan, son of Shah Rukh Khan, the Bollywood A-lister of immense repute, has...
View ArticleA Gentle Reminder Why Shahrukh Khan Is The ‘Badshah Of Bollywood’
King Khan, as he is endearingly touted to be, is not just the jack of many trades but also the heartbeat of millions of citizens. Over the decades, he has come to be known and identified as his many...
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