Education Is Important For Everyone, Regardless Of Gender
Editor’s Note: Two students from the Teach For India classrooms in Chhatrapati Shivaji Vidyalya, Dharavi write about the importance of educating a girl child for #EveryGirlInSchool 1. Our ancestors had...
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How Can India Prosper If Its Girls Are Married Away As Child Brides?
By Aditi Salkar: For most of us, a wedding day is something to look forward to. To plan and prepare. Or something to look back with fond memories of a choice once made. But not for Anjali. Anjali...
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We Need To Teach Our Girls To Dream Big And Work Hard
By Mayuri, a fellow of Teach For India: You will hear a lot about the government’s ‘Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao’ (save girl child, educate a girl child) scheme here and there. The scheme aims at providing...
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Why Does India Not Regulate Lobbying Under Its Legislation?
The Disclosure of Lobbying Activities Bill of 2013 was introduced as a Private Member bill by Mr. Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo, Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha, representing Biju Janta Dal (BJD). The...
View ArticleNo Fair Wages, No Paid Leave: How Almost 5 Crore Working Indian Women Are...
Women constitute the largest share of domestic workers in our country. With women making up for over 80% of all domestic workers, the services provided by them are devalued to an extent that they have...
View ArticleEducation Of A Girl Child Is Necessary For The Overall Development Of Our...
India is known for its rampant female foeticide as well as severe inequalities towards women and girls. It accompanies the various complex issues pervading our country’s socio-economic problems such as...
View ArticleI’m Neither ‘Man’ Nor ‘Woman’, But That Doesn’t Mean My Love Life Is Doomed
Being a non-binary person assigned female at birth, and a gynophile (experiencing attraction towards women) – I know, it’s a mouthful – makes you a very unpopular fish in the dating pond. But, speaking...
View ArticleBeing Non-Binary On Tinder And The Confusing World Of Dating
Tinder Boy: “Do you confirm your gender?” Me: “What does that mean?” Tinder Boy: “It’s 2018. Some people don’t confirm their gender.” As a non-binary identifying person assigned female at birth,...
View ArticleWhat We, And The Government Need To Do For Our Domestic Workers
Kanta behen and Ramu kaka – the two famous characters of the entertainment industry have always shown the fun side and amiable nature of relationships with domestic workers.Yet ironically the stark...
View ArticleWhat Does Lobbying Need In India- Regulation Or Obliteration?
By Priyanka Peeramsetty: The name ‘Lobby’ itself invites a wide spectrum of controversial debates in the legislative and regulatory processes in India. Before taking sides, if lobbying needs regulation...
View ArticleDestroying The Virtual Closet: What We Gain From LGBTQ Friendly Dating Apps
Whether it’s to get into an intimate relationship, have a one-off tryst or even just to feel a little less lonely, dating can be extremely important to a whole lot of us. The act of dating helps us...
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5 Real Life Stories Of Finding Love And Acceptance On Tinder
Tinder believes every new person in your life expands your horizon, and being inclusive, accepting and allowing authentic expression should drive much of this expansion. But don’t let us tell you that....
View ArticleHow Can We Succeed As A ‘Young’ Nation If We Leave Behind Millions Of Our Girls?
Centuries of entrenched exclusion and prejudice has cheated women out of lives they deserved. A young girl’s social identity- influenced by culture, upbringing and stereotypes decides the way her life...
View ArticleLessons I Learned Hooking Up Abroad In The New Age Of HIV
Despite advances against HIV, casual sex while traveling can still be risky. I found out the hard way in Mexico City. It is a Sunday evening in Mexico City. It’s getting dark outside, and it is...
View Article3 LGBTQ Women Share What It’s Like To Come Out In Your Mid-20s And Later
Now they’re comfortable in their sexual identity and navigating the dating world. The average LGBT adult cites 12 as the age at which they confronted the first inkling that they might not be strictly...
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Yes, I Don’t Identify With Any Gender, And I Still Found Love
Long ago, when I visited the Kanheri Caves at the Sanjay Gandhi National Park in Mumbai, I came across a cave that had a Buddha statue with 11 heads. I was told by the historian accompanying us that it...
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One Night In Shillong, A Tinder Date Brought Me More Comfort Than I Dreamt Of
I don’t know about most of you, but I always wanted my first flight to be to a naturesque place like Machu Picchu, and one that didn’t land me in an urban jungle. Flying is a luxury, a privilege which...
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‘Do You Do Threesomes?’ And 9 Other Things You Should NEVER Ask A Queer Person
Dating can be a tricky thing to do, especially when you are new to it. Dating a queer individual, or the mere idea of approaching a person who is queer, can be a new experience for you, but it can be...
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Indian Men Need Paternity Leave And These 5 Dads Explain Why
Just before his son’s birth in 2015, Md. Azim Ud Doula spent a full week at home with his wife, preparing for the delivery. Soon after, the 29-year-old development sector professional had to return to...
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Sex Isn’t The Only Goal On Dating Apps, Here’s What Else You Can Find
My first foray into Tinder was way back in 2014. I was in the final year of my undergraduate degree, and after years of struggling with internalised homophobia and a conservative upbringing, had only...
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