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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.

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?

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.

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.

Z is for Zoom Fatigue

In the final instalment of the Mental Wellbeing Dictionary, we have Komal Samrow writing about Zoom Fatigue.

Y is for You (Are Enough)

In the penultimate piece for the Mental Wellbeing Dictionary, S Sandhu explores the idea of being inherently enough.

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.

The Ghost of Korma Past: From Ethnic to Empire

Raviakash Deu writes about the complex threads of food, culture, history and identity that tie South Asian communities to Britain, viceversa

The Kindness Economy: Is compassion in fashion here to stay?

"Pure kindness has amazing impacts on the economy"- Romita Roy writes for TLP on the changing fashion habits of millennials and its impact.