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Body, Sex And Gender
This article explores how gender is a social construct we unknowingly grapple with every day. It subconsciously seeps into the very fragments of how we act, present, and perceive ourselves. Using Butler’s theory of Performative acts and Gender Constitution, this article aims to reasonably back the idea of gender, not as a rigid and solidified binary, but rather a fluid identity.

Debopoma Bhattacharjee
Jun 145 min read


Occupied Bodies
The patriarchal societal system, indeed, is a hypocritical union of individuals and a structure of rules that benefits from women’s bodies but, contradictorily, leaves no room for their liberation. This article will explore the radical acts against women that have ruined their connection with their bodies to profit from oppression.

Kritika Bhatia
May 35 min read


The Land Resists
The structural parallels between the treatment of the Earth and the treatment of women share an experience of exploitation, control, and commodification. The nurturers and care-givers are thus subjected to extraction, control and regulation, stripping them of their resources. This article examines the exploitation of both the Earth and women, while highlighting their resistance, using ideas from feminist political ecology.

Jasmeh Kaur
Apr 244 min read


Misogyny: Unveiling the Hypocrisy of the Left
This essay examines the rooted misogyny of left ideologies and the assumption that the left is progressive on gender. Although Marx and Engels only prioritised class as the source of social inequality, gender-based oppression existed before class and has not been satisfactorily tackled by most leftist movements. The essay compares early leftists' misogynistic arguments, like Proudhon, with feminist critique by intellectuals like Emma Goldman and Anuradha Gandhy.

Supratim Halder
Apr 208 min read


Neurodivergence and Rest as Rebellion
by Kritika Bhatia A brain that works differently from the one that is deemed as “normal” through the lens of social convention is...

Kritika Bhatia
Apr 186 min read


Caste on the Body
This article explores how caste is enacted and contested through the body. It examines the historical and contemporary ways in which caste-oppressed communities are policed through physical restriction, dress codes, and spatial control. And also how in turn these communities have resisted such impositions through practices of assertion and refusal.

Jasmeh Kaur
Apr 124 min read


Mythological Women Who Defied Death
Death and fate are often considered to be inescapable forces. Yet women within mythology have challenged this definitiveness, defying fate through intellect, courage, and sacrifice. Their narratives reflect societal structures that define their defiance and reveal the ways in which women’s choices are framed within patriarchal boundaries.

Jasmeh Kaur
Mar 314 min read


Cursed Women: Punishment, Betrayal and Redemption
Myths represent power structures in society that reprimand or villainise women who defy certain expectations. However, a close examination of these myths reveals that many of these "cursed" women were not transgressors but victims of betrayal, misplaced blame, and societal control.

Jasmeh Kaur
Mar 245 min read


Folk Goddesses and Local Legends: Mythology Beyond the Epics
The adoration and recognition of female mythological figures that has been penned down in the epics belonging to Indian culture is...

Kritika Bhatia
Mar 154 min read


Women, Desire, and the Policing of Female Sexuality
Exploring Surpanakha, Mahadevi Akka and Goddess Rati as women who boldly expressed their sexuality and sexual desires.

Kritika Bhatia
Mar 105 min read


Inter-abled Love: Beyond Caregiver Stereotypes
Inter-abled lovers are notated in the dependent-caregiver dynamics that we will be unpacking today.

Kritika Bhatia
Feb 285 min read


Queer Parenting in India
What is the position of queer parenting in India? Why is queer parenting considered a taboo as compared to traditional parenting? Read here:

Shruti Prasad
Feb 204 min read


Lavender Marriages: Compliance or Resistance?
The term “lavender marriage” refers to a marriage that is usually between a “cis-gender man and woman” like any other “heteronormative”...

Shruti Prasad
Feb 153 min read


The Politics of Sologamy in India
Sologamy, also known as Autogamy, is an act of self-marriage, where both the bride and the groom are the same person. Sologamy gained...

Kritika Bhatia
Feb 104 min read


Loving and Live-In Under UCC in Uttarakhand
There has been a recent addition to the “Uttarakhand's Uniform Civil Code” where the rules make it mandatory for a live-in couple to...

Shruti Prasad
Feb 54 min read
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