‘Good Talk’ by Mira Jacob: Heartbreaking, Funny, Vulnerable, & Real
“We think our hearts break only from endings — the love gone, the rooms empty, the future unhappening as we stand ready to step into … Read more
Gender
‘Durga’s Hundi,’ — Poetry by Anish Kumar
Durga’s Hundi Pray to Hanuman he told his child — urging him forward with a five-dollar bill — He will make you strong. He circled … Read more
That’s What She Said: Bollywood Dialogues Spoken By Women
Iconic filmy dialogues pepper the mundane minutiae of our everyday lives with some much-needed punch and melodrama. What would Bollywood be without these dialogues, timed … Read more
Daughters of Destiny: Education, Caste, & Gender Struggles In India
In early August, Netflix put out a four-part documentary by Oscar-winning director Vanessa Roth called Daughters of Destiny, about Shanti Bhavan (in Hindi: “haven of peace”), a … Read more
Read An Excerpt From Shikhandi, or Other Stories They Don’t Tell You, by Devdutt Pattanaik
Shikhandi, or Other Stories They Don’t Tell You, by Devdutt Pattanaik, explains that queerness isn’t only modern, Western, or sexual. Rather, by looking at the vast written … Read more
How Satya Nadella Sounds a Lot Like My Brother, And Why That Is Not A Good Thing
I had just emerged from teaching a class in media studies at Seattle University last Thursday when I saw numerous posts on social media about … Read more
New Crowdcreated Book Offers Raw, Authentic Stories From Women in Tech
Vivek Wadhwa and Farai Chideya’s book, Innovating Women: The Changing Face of Technology, is not an ordinary book. I started reading it with the expectation … Read more
More Than a Piece of Tandoori Chicken: A Woman’s Worth in Hindi Cinema
Nearly 90 percent of all violent crimes reported in India are crimes against women. This year’s United Nations Human Development Report (PDF) suggests that with … Read more
