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    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.
    The Inconvenient Writers' Room
    The Lipstick Politico
    • Jul 29, 2021
    • 8 min

    The Inconvenient Writers' Room

    Namah Bose discusses the show Kim's Convenience and why representation matters in the writer's room.
    Fahashi and Basic Feminism: Victim Blaming in Imran Khan’s Pakistan
    The Lipstick Politico
    • Jun 6, 2021
    • 7 min

    Fahashi and Basic Feminism: Victim Blaming in Imran Khan’s Pakistan

    A. Mirza discusses how Imran Khan's statements reflect the dismissiveness of South Asia's leading powers on victim-blaming and rape culture.
    The Borrowers Tale: App-based Loan Sharks & the Undoing of Women's Safety
    The Lipstick Politico
    • Jun 2, 2021
    • 7 min

    The Borrowers Tale: App-based Loan Sharks & the Undoing of Women's Safety

    Vishwa Naik and Soumya Ahuja discuss payday loans and their impact on financial inclusion and empowerment for women.
    A Million Flashlights: It’s Time for Drag in India
    The Lipstick Politico
    • May 22, 2021
    • 11 min

    A Million Flashlights: It’s Time for Drag in India

    Mehak Walia writes about the thriving drag scene in India, discussing questions of self-expression, acceptance and queer identities.
    Embracing My Hyphen:  On Patels, Privilege, and the Names We Hide Behind
    The Lipstick Politico
    • May 3, 2021
    • 6 min

    Embracing My Hyphen: On Patels, Privilege, and the Names We Hide Behind

    To me, -Patel meant a new signature and simple addition, but to my parents and our larger community, Patel was far more than a name.
    When Women Walk: A Small Taste of Freedom in Taiwan
    The Lipstick Politico
    • Apr 11, 2021
    • 7 min

    When Women Walk: A Small Taste of Freedom in Taiwan

    S. Sandhu writes about her liberating travel experience in Taiwan and why feminism is vital for urban planning and architecture.
    The People's Podium: Alternative Justice and Making Communities whole again
    The Lipstick Politico
    • Mar 25, 2021
    • 6 min

    The People's Podium: Alternative Justice and Making Communities whole again

    As alternative justice gradually emerges as a potential answer to questions being raised around the world, we look to demystify the idea.
    On Bechdel Tests and Bindis: Lessons for Bollywood from its Southern Siblings
    The Lipstick Politico
    • Mar 21, 2021
    • 6 min

    On Bechdel Tests and Bindis: Lessons for Bollywood from its Southern Siblings

    Mythily Nair discusses why Bollywood is still far behind its contemporary industries in producing films with nuanced female characters.
    Landmarks of My Life: The Street Vendor Women Who Mark the Borders of My Existence
    The Lipstick Politico
    • Mar 10, 2021
    • 9 min

    Landmarks of My Life: The Street Vendor Women Who Mark the Borders of My Existence

    Welcome to the next instalment of TLP’s Cardamom Tower, where we highlight research written by Aparajita Sharma and Dipjyoti Konwar.
    To Clarify: Women are Awesome, All 365 Days of the Year
    The Lipstick Politico
    • Mar 7, 2021
    • 5 min

    To Clarify: Women are Awesome, All 365 Days of the Year

    The real heroes carrying the mantle aren't in the places we are conditioned to look for. So this International Women's Day, we salute you.
    Why Jeo Baby’s “The Great Indian Kitchen” is a timely reminder of unequal labour structures at home
    The Lipstick Politico
    • Feb 24, 2021
    • 5 min

    Why Jeo Baby’s “The Great Indian Kitchen” is a timely reminder of unequal labour structures at home

    Mythily Nair reviews the new Malayalam film, The Great Indian Kitchen, which takes an unflinching lens into the Indian household.
    The Gulf Between Us: A Deep Dive into the Plight of Migrant Women 
    The Lipstick Politico
    • Feb 21, 2021
    • 6 min

    The Gulf Between Us: A Deep Dive into the Plight of Migrant Women 

    In a rare case this week, justice actually prevailed in a courtroom in Riyadh, over the tragic death of Abiron Begum Ansar.
    Caste and Compatability under the Anuloma Sun: There’s Something Wrong with the Way We Love
    The Lipstick Politico
    • Feb 14, 2021
    • 7 min

    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.
    We Are Talking About This: Bade Bhai and the Corrosion of Expression
    The Lipstick Politico
    • Feb 8, 2021
    • 8 min

    We Are Talking About This: Bade Bhai and the Corrosion of Expression

    In the past month, freedom of expression in India has found itself in a nose-dive spin so sharp that even Rihanna couldn't ignore.
    Is Any Of This Really Helping: The Cult of Positivity and the Monetisation of Mindfulness
    The Lipstick Politico
    • Jan 31, 2021
    • 8 min

    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.
    When the Water is Safer: Refuge in a Time of Supremacy
    The Lipstick Politico
    • Jan 17, 2021
    • 9 min

    When the Water is Safer: Refuge in a Time of Supremacy

    Looking back at Canada's 2010 MV Sun Sea Incident and the role race, color, and prejudice play in government responses to perceived crises.
    Beauty Debates: In Defense of Vanity
    The Lipstick Politico
    • Jan 4, 2021
    • 6 min

    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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