Genderlogues

If you’ve ever felt like you turn into a different person before your period, you’re not imagining it.

Koel Puri’s piece is a dispatch from a time when fun wasn’t curated for Instagram and rebellion didn’t need a hashtag. She reminds us that the real anti-aging secret might not be SPF or a twelve-step skincare routine, but the soft chaos of staying out too late, falling for the wrong person, or saying yes to something you can’t quite explain in the morning.

Netflix's latest dissects the cost of being a woman in a world built by men.

Manasvi James on the emotional labor and gender expectations faced by elder daughters in Indian homes.

Srishti Jayant reviews "Lapatta Ladies," praising its portrayal of women navigating India's patriarchal landscape.

Smriti Bhoker explores the ideas of urban loneliness with a feminist lens.

"‘Posh’ was just a sanitised way of saying upper-caste," writes Srija U in her reflections on language, identity and the city.

On Representing Pakistani Beauty

Neha Rajan on dinner table conversations that helped connect three generations of women.

A conversation with NFT artist Vabyvel on feminity and minority representation in crypto art.

Mythily Nair reviews Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda, a 1992 Shyam Benegal film follows a man and the women he meets in his lifetime.

Smriti Bhoker on period poverty, luxury feminism and the need for empathy and responsibility in conversations around menstruation.

In the past few months, India has witnessed a rare public conversation on what it means to be married.

Mehak Walia writes on the realities of growing up as part of the LGBTQI community in India and the unique cruelty of conversion therapy.

Arpita Mallick on how the absence of financial awareness combined with self-doubt leaves young and married women financially crippled.

Neha Rajan writes on the fear of the night and the sacrifices women make for safety.

Raiyah Butt in conversation with Sindhu Rajeskaran on her new book Smashing the Patriarchy: A Guide for 21st Century Indian Woman.

Sakshi Sadashiv Kadam writes about the subtle, invisible, gendered tax levied on women.

Priyamvada Singh on Raja Parba, an Odisha festival that celebrates menstruation.

Shivani Sambhare details the experiences of female creatives in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Mehak Walia writes about individuals breaking the mould of heteronormative fashion standards to express their unique sense of self.

Deeksha Malhotra illustrates her journey of navigating deeply patriarchal notions of gender roles, preference and prejudice.

Sundeep S. Boparai discusses his journey of being a Queer Sikh and using social media to carve his own niche in the LGBTQIA+ community.

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.

S. Sandhu writes about her liberating travel experience in Taiwan and why feminism is vital for urban planning and architecture.

Welcome to the next instalment of TLP’s Cardamom Tower, where we highlight research written by Aparajita Sharma and Dipjyoti Konwar.

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.

Filmmaker Varsha Panikar on why labels matter in the discourse around gender, identity and self expression.

The transgender community has fought long for acceptance and basic human rights in India. We bring the stories of five such individuals.

Kriti Das on their experiences of growing up queer and the process of parenting oneself in a heteronormative world.