The METric of Morality: Couture in the Shadows of Conflict
The spectacle of the Met Gala, begs the question: What role does couture and extravagance play in the Shadows of Conflict.
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Feminism and Urban Loneliness: On Finding Love in the post-Sex and the City Era
Smriti Bhoker explores the ideas of urban loneliness with a feminist lens.
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The Gifts of the City Come with Strings Attached
"‘Posh’ was just a sanitised way of saying upper-caste," writes Srija U in her reflections on language, identity and the city.
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The Kitchen, The Food, And The Culture: The Recipes of Our Identities
Meghna Mathew writes an ode to the humble Indian kitchen and its role in shaping identities.
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Queer South Asian books for Pride Month 2022
We present our LGBTQIA+ book recommendations, from the fun fiction fantasies of Adiba Jaigirdar to the life lessons of activist Urvashi Vaid
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Artist Spotlight: Vidya On Uncensored Femininity in Digital Spaces
A conversation with NFT artist Vabyvel on feminity and minority representation in crypto art.
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Privilege and Period Poverty: On Luxury Feminists and the Crusades of ‘Sustainable Menstruators’
Smriti Bhoker on period poverty, luxury feminism and the need for empathy and responsibility in conversations around menstruation.
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Breaking Up with Diet Culture: On Body Image and Gender
Sagarika Chaudhary writes about breaking up with toxic diet culture and beauty standards and embracing one's body.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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#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.
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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.
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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.
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A Tetley Tale: from Colonial Machinations to Masala Chai
Raviakash Deu spills the tea on the origins of our beloved cup of chai.
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Non-Fungible What Now? Explaining NFTs, #DisasterGirl, and the New Era of Digital Art
Fatema Pittalwala makes sense of this new financial-crypto-art-boom, and what are the potential uses?
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Mis-Conceptions: On Genuine Empowerment, Contraception, and Breaking Barriers One by One
In this article, we bust the myths and social taboos surrounding contraception.
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Caste and Compatability under the Anuloma Sun: There’s Something Wrong with the Way We Love
Find out how South Asian parenting, Bollywood movies, social anxieties, misogyny, classism and casteism have misguided the way we love.
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Is Any Of This Really Helping: The Cult of Positivity and the Monetisation of Mindfulness
TLP delves into the wellbeing industry and how it monetised mindfulness through the appropriation of many indigenous South Asian practices.
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Beauty Debates: In Defense of Vanity
Sindhu Rajasekaran writes the first part of a debate around beauty- the perils of social media, notions of self-love and defending vanity.
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