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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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.
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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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Our Collective Moral Bankruptcy and the Perils of Performative Wokeness
Part of why the social and political landscape is morally barren today is because none of us can see beyond the our performative wokeness.
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Out of the Box: Reshaping the Transgender Experience in South Asia
The transgender community has fought long for acceptance and basic human rights in India. We bring the stories of five such individuals.
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Feminist and Lovely: A Casting Call for Male (Role)Models in Supporting Roles
Presenting the antithesis of prevalent masculinity archetypes. A few worthy men who aren’t sticking to the script. TLP’s Top Bollywood Baes
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A Suitable Judge: Courting Gender Equality, from Amy Coney Barrett to Indu Malhotra
A dissection of women representation in the top courts with the selection of Amy Coney Barrett to the US Supreme Court.
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On Allies and Obligations: Explaining Minority Issues to Majority Parents
Why is it so difficult to talk to our parents about Black Lives Matter?
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Indian F*ckboys and the Making of Modern Misogyny
Decoding the latest expression of misogyny in a culture that has found new ways to objectify, dehumanize women.
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An Impolite Conversation
Artist Maya Vara on what prevents privileged women from speaking up, even while they are busy demanding societal change.
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