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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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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.
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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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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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