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Aug 6
1 min

Bhavin Tailor dives deep into what it's like growing up without a mother.

He goes onto to talk about how this reshaped his entire outlook from early on in his life. His submission to the anthology is entitled 'B...

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Aug 6
1 min

Gossip is something where friendship and jealousy go hand in hand as described in the Indian culture

"Gossip is something where friendship and jealousy go hand in hand as described in the Indian culture. Yellow depicts friendship and gree...

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Aug 2
1 min

Hinduism's Feminine Energy, Shakti is at The Core of Indian Culture

We are particularly fascinated by Madhu Kishwar's take on feminism. Madhu Purnima Kishwar, born in 1951 in Delhi, is an Indian academic, w...

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Jul 27
1 min

How 'Beyond The Bindi' challenges western feminism

Editor-in-chief, Vibhuti Patel, talks about how through examining personal stories and the balance between 'masculine' and 'feminine' ene...

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May 11
2 min

Inspiring Activism - Manu Khajuria

activism /ˈaktɪvɪz(ə)m/ noun the policy or action of using vigorous campaigning to bring about political or social change. Being a Dogra,...

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Mar 26
7 min

Tea With My Grandmother, Who Has Alzheimer's - Tejal Pankhania

A deceivingly heavy bag of groceries in one hand, two gallons of milk in the other and newly bloomed daffodils that smell of spring in ab...

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Feb 28
4 min

The Vidaai: A Line Of Goodbyes - Zima Bhatt

That moment where butterflies come alive and flutter endlessly in my abdomen had arrived. Everyone gazed at me with intense affection. By...

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Jan 29
5 min

How to make a feminism for all women - Devika Jina

Last year, Gloria Steinem said, “If it doesn’t include all women, it’s not feminism. That’s just the way it is.” (Steinem, 2017) While so...

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Bhavin Tailor dives deep into what it's like growing up without a mother.

Gossip is something where friendship and jealousy go hand in hand as described in the Indian culture

Hinduism's Feminine Energy, Shakti is at The Core of Indian Culture

How 'Beyond The Bindi' challenges western feminism

Inspiring Activism - Manu Khajuria

Tea With My Grandmother, Who Has Alzheimer's - Tejal Pankhania

The Vidaai: A Line Of Goodbyes - Zima Bhatt

How to make a feminism for all women - Devika Jina