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On Representation and Expectations: Rediscovering the Beauty in Brown

5 days ago
6 min

Spotlight

On Representation and Expectations: Rediscovering the Beauty in Brown

In TLP's ongoing series The Artist Spotlight, we feature Manasi Arya, an artist known for her bold digital designs.

Allow Me to Introduce Myself: On Gender Pronouns, Recognition and Allyship

Jan 17
7 min

Social Commentary

Allow Me to Introduce Myself: On Gender Pronouns, Recognition and Allyship

Mehak Walia writes on the importance of reclaiming one's gender pronouns.

On bell hooks, Therapy, and Self-Care: Choosing Yourself by Choosing Community

Jan 9
8 min

Lifestyle

On bell hooks, Therapy, and Self-Care: Choosing Yourself by Choosing Community

Raiyah Butt writes on the different ways to approach self-care as we start the new year.

Jan 1
3 min

From the Editorial Desk: A Note to Begin the New Year

We all remember how we felt going into 2021, thinking absolutely nothing could top the chaos of 2020. The start of the global pandemic....

Taming the Snake in The Sarson: Punjab’s Protesting Farmers and their Global Community of Support

Dec 23, 2021
7 min

Social Commentary

Taming the Snake in The Sarson: Punjab’s Protesting Farmers and their Global Community of Support

In a follow-up piece to our primer on the farm laws, Ashveer Pal Singh explores the aftermath of the repealment on the farmer's protest.

On Women’s Invisible Curfew: Why Do We Fear the Darkness of the Night

Dec 16, 2021
6 min

Social Commentary

On Women’s Invisible Curfew: Why Do We Fear the Darkness of the Night

Neha Rajan writes on the fear of the night and the sacrifices women make for safety.

Dec 11, 2021
10 min

When Melanie Met Surina: On Representation, Improv, and their debut film, Hot Mess Holiday

The Lipstick Politico spoke to lead co-stars and executive producers of the special, Surina Jindal and Melanie Chandra on the making of the

A Gift That Speaks a Thousand Words: Reading Burnt Sugar with my Mother

Dec 6, 2021
6 min

Reviews

A Gift That Speaks a Thousand Words: Reading Burnt Sugar with my Mother

Azania Imtiaz Khatri-Patel reviews Avni Doshi’s Booker Prize-shortlisted novel Burnt Sugar.

Dec 3, 2021
6 min

The Mistry Pages

The Mistry Pages: Just Nine, and that too, a Girl

Amidst the hustle of life-altering changes and endless unanswered questions is Radha, a nine-year-old girl who deeply loves her city, Lahore

Illuminous Show Stoppers: On the latest trend walking India's Runways - NFTs.

Nov 30, 2021
6 min

Social Commentary

Illuminous Show Stoppers: On the latest trend walking India's Runways - NFTs.

With Bollywood and the Indian fashion industry getting into NFTs, Namah Bose takes a deep dive into its future in India.

Nov 26, 2021
3 min

Spotlight

Finding the Humor in Hardship, Artist Spotlight: Aditi Baid

In this week's Artist Spotlight, TLP speaks to Aditi Baid, who has taken to Instagram to share her perspective on the irony of life.

On Future Assets and Filth: Why Women’s Safety Isn’t a Priority Investment in IIT Guwahati

Nov 22, 2021
7 min

Current Affairs

On Future Assets and Filth: Why Women’s Safety Isn’t a Priority Investment in IIT Guwahati

Swonshutaa Dash and R. Butt reflect on the IIT Guwahati rape case where the accused was granted bail on account of being a future asset.

Resisting Through Joy: A Masterclass in Strength and Style

Nov 20, 2021
3 min

Spotlight

Resisting Through Joy: A Masterclass in Strength and Style

In this week's Artist Spotlight, TLP speaks to Hanifa Abdul Hameed, a designer who is broaches

On Destinations and The Roads which Bind Us: Culture of the Crossroads

Nov 16, 2021
6 min

Lifestyle

On Destinations and The Roads which Bind Us: Culture of the Crossroads

This is the story of NH-44, the longest highway in India. It is not just a mere road, it encapsulates the story of India.

Nov 10, 2021
6 min

Mental Wellbeing

Z is for Zoom Fatigue

In the final instalment of the Mental Wellbeing Dictionary, we have Komal Samrow writing about Zoom Fatigue.

A Conversation With Author Sindhu Rajasekaran: On Girl Bosses, Economic Power and Feminist Choice

Nov 8, 2021
13 min

Interviews

A Conversation With Author Sindhu Rajasekaran: On Girl Bosses, Economic Power and Feminist Choice

Part two of Raiyah Butt's conversation with Sindhu Rajeskaran on her new book, "Smashing the Patriarchy: A Guide for 21st Century India."

A Conversation with Author Sindhu Rajasekaran: On Beauty, Body Politics, Queerness and Desire

Nov 7, 2021
15 min

Interviews

A Conversation with Author Sindhu Rajasekaran: On Beauty, Body Politics, Queerness and Desire

Raiyah Butt in conversation with Sindhu Rajeskaran on her new book Smashing the Patriarchy: A Guide for 21st Century Indian Woman.

Accounting for Afghanistan: Where do we go from here?

Nov 1, 2021
7 min

Social Commentary

Accounting for Afghanistan: Where do we go from here?

Heer Nimavat speaks to Afghan research scholars about Afghanistan, before and after the Taliban coup.

Oct 25, 2021
4 min

Spotlight

Artist Spotlight: On Caste, Sustainability, and Eco-Justice

In this week's Artist Spotlight, we speak to designer, illustrator and Ambedkarite @thebigfatbao, as she tackles eco-justice, sustainability

Oct 19, 2021
5 min

Mental Wellbeing

Y is for You (Are Enough)

In the penultimate piece for the Mental Wellbeing Dictionary, S Sandhu explores the idea of being inherently enough.

Silent Monsters Under the Bed: Demythifying Post Partum Depression

Oct 17, 2021
6 min

Mental Wellbeing

Silent Monsters Under the Bed: Demythifying Post Partum Depression

Invisible Conversations: TLP x Aara Health take a deep dive into postpartum depression and its effect on mothers.

A Poetic Injustice: My Oppressors are themselves Oppressed

Oct 11, 2021
4 min

Sanskar

A Poetic Injustice: My Oppressors are themselves Oppressed

Shalini Kaur takes to spoken word poetry to express her thoughts and experiences on female oppression and its origins.

Oct 7, 2021
4 min

Mental Wellbeing

X for Xenophobia

In TLP's ongoing Mental Wellbeing Dictionary, Maansi Vohra writes about xenophobia.

Dakshina to Democracy: On Transgender Rights and Representation

Oct 5, 2021
7 min

Social Commentary

Dakshina to Democracy: On Transgender Rights and Representation

Transgender community is a sizeable portion of India’s population, it begs the question of why they are so underrepresented in our politics.

Colouring India’s Shores: A Testament to Bollywood, Beauty, and Everything in Between

Sep 30, 2021
4 min

Spotlight

Colouring India’s Shores: A Testament to Bollywood, Beauty, and Everything in Between

In TLPs ongoing series, the Artist Spotlight, Komal Samrow speaks with Tanya about her artistic journey.

The Relics of History: Reckoning with Statues of our Colonial Past

Sep 26, 2021
8 min

Social Commentary

The Relics of History: Reckoning with Statues of our Colonial Past

Bharati K. writes on the importance of visual history, collective memory and the active process of decolonising our past.

Sep 22, 2021
6 min

Mental Wellbeing

W is for Withdrawal

In TLPs ongoing Mental Well-being Dictionary, S Sandhu explores the meaning of withdrawal in our lives.

Sep 19, 2021
7 min

The Mistry Pages

The Mistry Pages: One Floor Up and Six Cubicles Over

Introducing, The Mistry Pages: Stories Overheard as the Moth Flies By, stories about

Sep 9, 2021
5 min

Mental Wellbeing

V is for Victim-blaming

In TLP's ongoing Mental Wellbeing Dictionary, Aakansha Veenapani discusses victim-blaming and its roots in patriarchy.

The Identity of Colour And the Places, Faces We Often Forget

Sep 6, 2021
2 min

Spotlight

The Identity of Colour And the Places, Faces We Often Forget

In this edition of Artist Spotlight, we speak to Namrata Kumar- a graphic designer, illustrator and painter with a distinct art style.

Pakistan, Trigger Warning: Because Enabling Femicide Is A Trigger In Its Own Right

Aug 29, 2021
9 min

Current Affairs

Pakistan, Trigger Warning: Because Enabling Femicide Is A Trigger In Its Own Right

Trite words, stats, and another outraged article aside, there has to be more.

Aug 27, 2021
4 min

Mental Wellbeing

U is for Uncertainty (Avoidance)

In TLP's ongoing Mental Wellbeing Dictionary, Malika N. Mehta explores the concept of "uncertainty avoidance' and its relevance currently.

#Vaxgirlsummer wasn’t all smooth sailing: This Rakshabandhan, gift your sisters a break

Aug 22, 2021
8 min

Sanskar

#Vaxgirlsummer wasn’t all smooth sailing: This Rakshabandhan, gift your sisters a break

This Rakhi, gift things that can add real value in their lives, writes Romita Roy.

The Best Predictor of Future Behavior: On the Need to Affirm Women in the Histories We Tell

Aug 15, 2021
7 min

Social Commentary

The Best Predictor of Future Behavior: On the Need to Affirm Women in the Histories We Tell

When women are left out of history, they inevitably disappear from our accounts of the present and our formation of the future as well.

A Gold Medal In Misogyny: Gender-Based Discrimination in the Olympics and Beyond

Aug 13, 2021
7 min

Current Affairs

A Gold Medal In Misogyny: Gender-Based Discrimination in the Olympics and Beyond

While this year's Olympics saw athletes perform in extraordinary circumstances, what stood out was the rampant sexism and misogyny.

Aug 4, 2021
7 min

Mental Wellbeing

Mental Wellbeing Dictionary: T For Trauma

In TLP's ongoing series, the Mental Wellbeing Dictionary, S. Sandhu discusses her journey with chronic trauma and the road towards healing.

Self Portrait in Migration: An Ode to the Things We’ve Lost, and the Identities We Built

Aug 2, 2021
3 min

Spotlight

Self Portrait in Migration: An Ode to the Things We’ve Lost, and the Identities We Built

Introducing the Artist Spotlight, a series where highlight upcoming South Asian artists in the creative space.

Jul 29, 2021
8 min

Reviews

The Inconvenient Writers' Room

Namah Bose discusses the show Kim's Convenience and why representation matters in the writer's room.

Jul 21, 2021
5 min

Mental Wellbeing Dictionary: S is for Survivor’s Guilt

In TLP's ongoing Mental Wellbeing Dictionary, Malika Noor Mehta writes on the guilt of surviving a life-threatening situation when others d

Jul 18, 2021
4 min

Pink Tax: The Subtle Tax of Being a Woman

Sakshi Sadashiv Kadam writes about the subtle, invisible, gendered tax levied on women.

When Traditions Care: On Raja Parba - the Odisha festival that celebrates menstruation

Jul 15, 2021
6 min

Genderlogue

When Traditions Care: On Raja Parba - the Odisha festival that celebrates menstruation

Priyamvada Singh on Raja Parba, an Odisha festival that celebrates menstruation.

The Space to Create: the pandemic’s burden on female artists

Jul 11, 2021
8 min

Lifestyle

The Space to Create: the pandemic’s burden on female artists

Shivani Sambhare details the experiences of female creatives in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Jul 7, 2021
6 min

Mental Wellbeing

R for the Recency Effect

In TLP's ongoing Mental Wellbeing Dictionary, Malika Noor Mehta explores how the Recency effect influences memory and learning.

Love as a Revolution: Reclaiming Media Narratives by Defying Social Norms

Jul 4, 2021
7 min

Reviews

Love as a Revolution: Reclaiming Media Narratives by Defying Social Norms

Mythily Nair discusses three films that have truly elucidated the essence of love as a revolution.

Breaking the Binary Code: Knocking Down the Brick House of Fashion

Jun 30, 2021
10 min

Beauty and Fashion

Breaking the Binary Code: Knocking Down the Brick House of Fashion

Mehak Walia writes about individuals breaking the mould of heteronormative fashion standards to express their unique sense of self.

Vaccine Slot Machine: How India fell behind in the Race for COVID Immunisation

Jun 27, 2021
7 min

Current Affairs

Vaccine Slot Machine: How India fell behind in the Race for COVID Immunisation

As part of the TLP X Aara Health collaboration, the authors discuss India's current vaccine policy and its shortcomings.

Jun 24, 2021
4 min

Mental Wellbeing

Q is for quiet

In TLPs ongoing Mental Wellbeing Dictionary, Malika Noor Mehta reflects on the many meanings of Quiet.

#SaveLakshadweep: A perennial fight for indigenous rights in paradise

Jun 20, 2021
7 min

Current Affairs

#SaveLakshadweep: A perennial fight for indigenous rights in paradise

An explainer by The Indian School of Democracy on the recent turmoil in Lakshwadeep, and what’s at stake for the indigenous community.

The Lipstick Index: Beauty and the Pandemic

Jun 17, 2021
6 min

Lifestyle

The Lipstick Index: Beauty and the Pandemic

Romita Roy documents how the notions of beauty and the cosmetics industry have evolved with the challenges presented by COVID-19.

The Disciple: A Severe Lesson in Balance by Chaitanya Tamhane

Jun 13, 2021
6 min

Reviews

The Disciple: A Severe Lesson in Balance by Chaitanya Tamhane

Raviakash Deu reviews The Disciple, highlighting the familiar struggle of “trying to make it” as a serious artist in classical music.

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Pop Art.Gender.Culture&Current Affairs

SOUTH

ASIA

On Representation and Expectations: Rediscovering the Beauty in Brown

Allow Me to Introduce Myself: On Gender Pronouns, Recognition and Allyship

On bell hooks, Therapy, and Self-Care: Choosing Yourself by Choosing Community

From the Editorial Desk: A Note to Begin the New Year

Taming the Snake in The Sarson: Punjab’s Protesting Farmers and their Global Community of Support

On Women’s Invisible Curfew: Why Do We Fear the Darkness of the Night

When Melanie Met Surina: On Representation, Improv, and their debut film, Hot Mess Holiday

A Gift That Speaks a Thousand Words: Reading Burnt Sugar with my Mother

The Mistry Pages: Just Nine, and that too, a Girl

Illuminous Show Stoppers: On the latest trend walking India's Runways - NFTs.

Finding the Humor in Hardship, Artist Spotlight: Aditi Baid

On Future Assets and Filth: Why Women’s Safety Isn’t a Priority Investment in IIT Guwahati

Resisting Through Joy: A Masterclass in Strength and Style

On Destinations and The Roads which Bind Us: Culture of the Crossroads

Z is for Zoom Fatigue

A Conversation With Author Sindhu Rajasekaran: On Girl Bosses, Economic Power and Feminist Choice

A Conversation with Author Sindhu Rajasekaran: On Beauty, Body Politics, Queerness and Desire

Accounting for Afghanistan: Where do we go from here?

Artist Spotlight: On Caste, Sustainability, and Eco-Justice

Y is for You (Are Enough)

Silent Monsters Under the Bed: Demythifying Post Partum Depression

A Poetic Injustice: My Oppressors are themselves Oppressed

X for Xenophobia

Dakshina to Democracy: On Transgender Rights and Representation

Colouring India’s Shores: A Testament to Bollywood, Beauty, and Everything in Between

The Relics of History: Reckoning with Statues of our Colonial Past

W is for Withdrawal

The Mistry Pages: One Floor Up and Six Cubicles Over

V is for Victim-blaming

The Identity of Colour And the Places, Faces We Often Forget

Pakistan, Trigger Warning: Because Enabling Femicide Is A Trigger In Its Own Right

U is for Uncertainty (Avoidance)

#Vaxgirlsummer wasn’t all smooth sailing: This Rakshabandhan, gift your sisters a break

The Best Predictor of Future Behavior: On the Need to Affirm Women in the Histories We Tell

A Gold Medal In Misogyny: Gender-Based Discrimination in the Olympics and Beyond

Mental Wellbeing Dictionary: T For Trauma

Self Portrait in Migration: An Ode to the Things We’ve Lost, and the Identities We Built

The Inconvenient Writers' Room

Mental Wellbeing Dictionary: S is for Survivor’s Guilt

Pink Tax: The Subtle Tax of Being a Woman

When Traditions Care: On Raja Parba - the Odisha festival that celebrates menstruation

The Space to Create: the pandemic’s burden on female artists

R for the Recency Effect

Love as a Revolution: Reclaiming Media Narratives by Defying Social Norms

Breaking the Binary Code: Knocking Down the Brick House of Fashion

Vaccine Slot Machine: How India fell behind in the Race for COVID Immunisation

Q is for quiet

#SaveLakshadweep: A perennial fight for indigenous rights in paradise

The Lipstick Index: Beauty and the Pandemic

The Disciple: A Severe Lesson in Balance by Chaitanya Tamhane

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