February 2021

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The Rhea Chakraborty Case: Reimagining Grief and Internalized Misogyny

On August 28, 2020, Rhea Chakraborty gave an interview to NDTV and India Today. She made several revelations, but this article is not about her ongoing cases. This is also not a commentary or an opinion piece about the death of Sushant Singh Rajput. This is a piece about the Read more…

By Simran Varma, 4 years3 years ago

Gender and Sexuality Opinions Society

How Patriarchy Oppresses Both Men and Women

When I read Audre Lorde’s essay ‘The master’s tool will never dismantle the master’s house,’ a line caught my attention: “Only within a patriarchal structure is maternity the only social power open to women.” The more I think about it, the more sense it makes. In a patriarchal society, women Read more…

By Irfan Bashir, 4 years2 years ago