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Why Calling Caitlyn Jenner A ‘Beautiful Woman’ Reduces Trans Pride To Just A...
By Vaagisha Das: When Caitlyn Jenner affirmed her gender identity in Vanity Fair, telling people to "call [her] Caitlyn", most people seemed to be supportive of her choice, going as far as to...
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Post Gurdaspur, Everything That’s Wrong With Media’s ‘Live’ Coverage Of...
By Sanjana Chowdhury: Imagine this – terrorists following every move of the National Security Guard operation on live television. Does that sound eerily like the 26/11 Mumbai attack? The terrorists...
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From Slaughterhouse To Celebration Of Life: Nepal’s Gadhimai Festival Bans...
By Uzma Shamim: When centuries old traditions and call for humanity come into contestation with one another, the outcome becomes an issue of considerable hullabaloo. This dilemma came to the fore in...
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5 Most Loved And Hated Versions Of Pride And Prejudice
By Sabhya Kumar: Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice continues to thrive in literary circles for reasons more than one, whether it’s the revolutionary Lizzie Bennett or the egoistically enigmatic Mr...
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When Reel Life Becomes Real: Of Wannabe Vampires And Child Brides That Kick Ass!
By Vaagisha Das: Actually studying to earn a law degree seems like such a drag. Wouldn’t life be easier if one could just skip to the glamourous, high paying job part of the entire rigmarole? If you...
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From Kodaikanal To Kashmir: How Artists Across India Are Turning Music Into...
By Ankita Ghosh: Singer/Rapper Sofia Ashraf’s brilliant video, Kodaikanal Won’t, recently gone viral, has been sung to Nicki Minaj’s Anaconda, and unexpectedly was re-tweeted by the singer. The song...
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Sofia Ashraf, She Who Started A Revolution With ‘Kodaikanal Won’t': This Is...
By Sofia Ashraf: Note: This article was originally published on Homegrown. I live my life in a state of constant duality. Between fervent ambition and numbing nihilism. Between professionalism and...
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Delhi’s Bong Paradise: How The ‘Bengali Bhadralok’ Came To Be In C R Park
By Archisman Misra: It has been almost 18 years since I moved to Chittaranjan Park and quite frankly the place still intrigues me. I’ve met many a person who told me its tale, about their personal...
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Why These ‘Women-Centric’ Movies ‘Convolute The Idea Of Empowerment’
By P.V. Durga: The number of women-centric films that have released in the past few years has come like a breath of fresh air. Their success shows Indian cinema’s capability to challenge male-centric...
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The One Show That Goes Beyond ‘Fetishizing’ Lesbian Relationships, Seen It Yet?
By Vaagisha Das: If asked about the ultimate TV shows that portray female friendships at their finest, one would undoubtedly start with the obvious- Sex and the City, Pretty Little Liars, and...
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In Under 5 Minutes, Kashmir’s Struggling Artisans Explain The Real Meaning Of...
By Ruchir Saraf: The floods of 2014 ravaged Kashmir, several thousand villages across the state had been hit and 390 villages had been completely submerged. The central part of Srinagar, Lal Chowk,...
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From Berlin Wall To Connaught Place, What Makes Street Art So Popular?
By Shruti Sonal: A few days ago I came across a news article about an NGO that created a life-size art installation of an anaconda in Bangalore, to highlight the issue of potholes in the city, which...
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Why I Think ‘Jai Hind’ Is A “Horrendous Short Film”
By Karthik Shankar: It’s got a potent concept that could fuel an entire series of films, yet what we end up with is utterly melodramatic and jingoistic dreck. Jai Hind, a short film starring Manoj...
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Shocking: Cobrapost Documentary Exposes Hindu Extremists Confessing To...
By Abhishek Jha: Cobrapost, an investigative media platform, screened a documentary 'Operation Black Rain' on Monday, 17th August in New Delhi. The documentary, which shows members of the banned...
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“Now Everybody Is A Photographer”: Visuals That Changed The World...
By Kshitij Nagar: To begin with, I would like to make my argument using a few photographs. First, the year is 1984, Afghanistan is in conflict. Thousands have crossed over to neighboring Pakistan to...
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On #WorldPhotographyDay, Captured: Tikam Chand And His Magic Box, The Last Of...
By Kshitij Nagar: Before cell phones became capable photographic devices, before digital cameras became affordable, before cheap film cameras became available, and before Polaroid’s became popular, it...
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If I Don’t Speak Hindi, Does That Make Me A Second Class Citizen In My Own...
By Sanjana Chowdhury: The patriotic fervour of 15th August was a little dampened by the #StopHindiImposition twitter campaign organised by Facebook advocacy group, Promote Linguistic Equality or...
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8 Loud and Proud Hollywood Feminists
By Akhila Nagar for Cake: The "F-word" has been used with extreme care in Hollywood. After all, it was easier claiming you stood for "all of humanity" than a 'singular' section of it. The F-word,...
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Funny, Jock, Smart: The Way American TV Stereotypes Men
By Vaagisha Das: My friend next door is the life of the party. He is the Chandler Bing of our group. The geek who can be counted upon to chime in with a 'do you know' fact is obviously a Ross Geller....
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By Filing A Lawsuit Against Caravan Magazine, Has Essar Actually Defamed Itself?
By Abhishek Jha for Youth Ki Awaaz: After reading a long article on Caravan's website during the weekend, I went on to see on Facebook a status update that said that Caravan was being sued for the...
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