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    Privilege and Period Poverty: On Luxury Feminists and the Crusades of ‘Sustainable Menstruators’
    The Lipstick Politico
    • May 11
    • 7 min

    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.
    Building Cities on Inequality: On India’s Hostile Architecture Problem
    The Lipstick Politico
    • May 1
    • 8 min

    Building Cities on Inequality: On India’s Hostile Architecture Problem

    Sakshi S. Kadam writes on the impact of hostile architecture design on the homeless living in India's urban centres
    From the banks of the Danube River: #OperationGanga and the Universal Hierarchy of Human Privileges
    The Lipstick Politico
    • Apr 10
    • 10 min

    From the banks of the Danube River: #OperationGanga and the Universal Hierarchy of Human Privileges

    C Chandrawala tells the story of the good guys you don’t often hear about. Heroes of Colour.
    #MarriageStrike: On India’s Marital Consent Debate
    The Lipstick Politico
    • Mar 20
    • 6 min

    #MarriageStrike: On India’s Marital Consent Debate

    In the past few months, India has witnessed a rare public conversation on what it means to be married.
    Breaking Up with Diet Culture: On Body Image and Gender
    The Lipstick Politico
    • Mar 13
    • 7 min

    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.
    Mirror, Mirror, On the Wall: Do We Really Need Beauty Pageants Anymore?
    The Lipstick Politico
    • Feb 20
    • 8 min

    Mirror, Mirror, On the Wall: Do We Really Need Beauty Pageants Anymore?

    As beauty competitions take baby steps into being more inclusive, it’s worth asking whether there is a path of progress to even be had?
    The Rebellious Kind: On Freedom, Voice, and Finances
    The Lipstick Politico
    • Jan 30
    • 6 min

    The Rebellious Kind: On Freedom, Voice, and Finances

    Arpita Mallick on how the absence of financial awareness combined with self-doubt leaves young and married women financially crippled.
    Allow Me to Introduce Myself: On Gender Pronouns, Recognition and Allyship
    The Lipstick Politico
    • Jan 17
    • 7 min

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

    Mehak Walia writes on the importance of reclaiming one's gender pronouns.
    Taming the Snake in The Sarson: Punjab’s Protesting Farmers and their Global Community of Support
    The Lipstick Politico
    • Dec 23, 2021
    • 7 min

    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
    The Lipstick Politico
    • Dec 16, 2021
    • 6 min

    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.
    Illuminous Show Stoppers: On the latest trend walking India's Runways - NFTs.
    The Lipstick Politico
    • Nov 30, 2021
    • 6 min

    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.
    On Future Assets and Filth: Why Women’s Safety Isn’t a Priority Investment in IIT Guwahati
    The Lipstick Politico
    • Nov 22, 2021
    • 7 min

    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.
    On Destinations and The Roads which Bind Us: Culture of the Crossroads
    The Lipstick Politico
    • Nov 16, 2021
    • 6 min

    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.
    A Conversation With Author Sindhu Rajasekaran: On Girl Bosses, Economic Power and Feminist Choice
    The Lipstick Politico
    • Nov 8, 2021
    • 13 min

    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
    The Lipstick Politico
    • Nov 7, 2021
    • 15 min

    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?
    The Lipstick Politico
    • Nov 1, 2021
    • 7 min

    Accounting for Afghanistan: Where do we go from here?

    Heer Nimavat speaks to Afghan research scholars about Afghanistan, before and after the Taliban coup.
    Dakshina to Democracy: On Transgender Rights and Representation
    The Lipstick Politico
    • Oct 5, 2021
    • 7 min

    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.
    The Relics of History: Reckoning with Statues of our Colonial Past
    The Lipstick Politico
    • Sep 26, 2021
    • 8 min

    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.
    Pakistan, Trigger Warning: Because Enabling Femicide Is A Trigger In Its Own Right
    The Lipstick Politico
    • Aug 29, 2021
    • 9 min

    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.
    The Best Predictor of Future Behavior: On the Need to Affirm Women in the Histories We Tell
    The Lipstick Politico
    • Aug 15, 2021
    • 7 min

    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.
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