The Great Indian Patriarchy in The Great Indian Kitchen
About how a small-budget breakout Malayalam language film ‘The Great Indian Kitchen’ which captures the patriarchal power imbalance in Keralan households.
Mmmmmmm….Mango!
Eating an Indian mango is like having sex. Not just plain vanilla missionary sex. No, this would be the exotic, lusty, sticky sort of sex …
Let’s talk about the Kamasutra
We’ve marched against discrimination. We’ve fought for equal pay. As we sip our well-earned Cosmopolitans with our fearless female friends, where does an ancient (and …
To touch or not to touch…
Indians don’t touch. Indians don’t hug. Indians certainly don’t kiss. Growing up in India, that’s what I grew up believing. My parents never touched each …
Is my body mine?
My first experience of being touched as a woman happened on a dusty Mumbai bus. It was horrible. I was 11 years old, off to …
Mum’s the word
Childless. Barren. The words sound awful, evoking images of shriveled-up women who’ve given up on life. I decided not to have kids. Not because I …
Guest Blog: Not Asian Enough?- Tanya Vyas
Several times over the last year – in fact, over the last decade – I have been told that I don’t look Asian, Indian or …
Being naked
Why are we so embarrassed about being naked? Millions of Japanese women don’t seem to be. On a recent trip to Japan, I discovered onsens. …
Is your body bootylicious, baby?
What do you see when you stand naked in front of the mirror? I first see the lumps & bumps that I’m not happy with. …