India
Surrogacy in India: the Fallacy of 'Choice'
Will laws to regulate surrogacy work in India?
'COVID-19 Child Adoption:' A New Bait by Traffickers Targeting Orphaned Kids
Thousands of Indian kids orphaned due to Covid-19 end up in the hands of traffickers.
'Holy Cow Urine!' Vaishnavi Sundar on The Latest Developments in India
How's Indian government tackling the pandemic? Including a special report on the Indian trans situation.
How Homophobia in India has Fueled the Rise of Transgenderism
While lesbians and gender-nonconforming women still face stigma and violence, Indian liberals and corporations turn to transition as the answer
No, Hijras Do Not Disprove the Reality of Biological Sex
The neo-colonialism of “progressive” western rhetoric on gender identity
Why I Chose to Quit Eating Meat and Remain Anti-Caste
Choosing compassion brought me closer to my activism
"Not My Cup of T" - New Documentary Explores the Impact of the Rise of Gender Transition
Groped, touched “by mistake,” and leered at, I developed a profound hatred towards my breasts as a teenager. This hatred extended to my whole body, thanks to Indian men, and the impossible standards of performative femininity. I am quite sure I suffered from dysphoria of some kind, and in the
For Indian Women During COVID-19, There is No Such Thing As Social Distancing
It was around 1.00 pm and I was dozing off on the living room couch with the laptop on my chest. I woke with a jolt because I heard our neighbor talking to my mother; I was ashamed to be caught sleeping legs apart and mouth open. Indians don’
70 Years Since the ‘Golden Era’ or 70 Years of Bollywood Sexism?
The year 1950 marked the beginning of India’s distinct artistic voice, free from the clutches of a 200-year colonial rule. Morale was high and there was a whiff of revolution in the air. It was around this time that the "Golden Era" of Hindi cinema came into its own
Directing A Feminist Documentary Showed Me The Limits Of Liberal Compassion
What happens when you raise women’s voices without commodifying their suffering?
