Our Minds Are Like Mason Jars Filled With Bittersweet Memories
I once dreamt of running in a field with a friend, till she abandoned me. We don’t talk anymore, but I still dream of her. There are times when I forget what I had for dinner, but I still dream of...
View ArticleThe Story Of How The Great Indian Rupee Evolved Over The Ages
The rupiya drives India. The word itself manifests a lot of significance. The rupee is not just the Indian currency, but of a large share of Asia and parts of Africa. A currency used by over two...
View ArticleI Miss The Taj Of My Childhood, It Belonged To All Of Us!
I was born in Agra and practically spent all my school holidays there. My parents, both grew up and got educated in Agra. Post marriage, they saw quite a few transfers, but eventually both settled in...
View ArticleI Want To Scream But I Have No Mouth: Dark Reality Of Mental Health Inst. In...
Trigger warning: mentions of suicidal ideation I didn’t want to wake up. I was having a much better time asleep. And that’s really sad. It was almost like a reverse nightmare, like when you wake up...
View ArticleTeenagers Are Playing A Viral Game To ‘Dress Women’ And It’s Problematic!
I had a lady who message me a couple of days back and she seemed quite worried. She told me that it was her 12-year-old son whom she was worried about. She shared some screenshots from her mobile...
View ArticleThe Sh*t I Experienced As A Single Woman Looking For A Flat In Mumbai
Welcome to this blog, hi! I am Dr Snehal Shrivastava, a dental surgeon and media professional, who is also passionate about performing arts and music. This is my introduction if you speak to “me”. But,...
View Article“I Have Viewed My Body With Every Lens Except Mine”
On bodily changes and changing perspectives about one’s own self When you are little and trying on a dress, no-one tells you that just because it doesn’t fit in you a way that other people would like...
View Articleगाँव-देहात के नॉस्टैल्जिया का विंडो है पंचायत
कभी-कभी ऐसा होता है कि हम अपनी एक पुरानी कमीज़ को वॉशिंग मशीन में डालने से पहले उसकी जेबें चेक करते हैं। ताकि उसमें कोई कागज़ या फिर कोई और चीज़ हो तो धुलने से बच जाए और कपड़े खराब ना हों। उसी क्रम में...
View ArticleMy Second Innings: Going Through Puberty All Over Again At 26
Going through puberty when you’re 26 can be quite the rollercoaster ride. If you thought riding the tumultuous waves of puberty was tough at 13, imagine what it must feel like a decade (and some more)...
View ArticleHyderabad’s Inclusive Drag Fest Saw Drag Performers Take Centerstage
For the first time in Hyderabad, more than eight drag queens and drag king came together to perform, as they were cheered on by the local crowd. On May 15, 2022, Dragvanti, a platform for drag artists...
View ArticleWhy ‘Jhund’ Is A Must-Watch Film About Levelling The Playing Field
Written by Mithila Naik-Satam, Maharashtra “ Humko duniya ne roj dekha hai, phir bhi undekha, ye ‘jhund’ hai!” (they see us, alright, and yet they make us invisible, unseen) As the camera pans through...
View ArticleA Deep-Dive Into Raja Ram Mohan Roy, The Renaissance Man Of India
Have you ever seen a woman burning alive? This question sounds quite weird and brutal at the current time. But, it was a common thing at a certain point of time in West Bengal (Bengal presidency),...
View ArticleYes, I Was A Bigot, A ‘Bhakt’. Here’s What Changed Me
“I’ll not be able to sleep today.” Urooj told me when I asked him how he was taking the disturbing scenes from Rajasthan’s Karauli after the violent communal clash on April 2, 2022. I didn’t know what...
View ArticleLet Me Tell You Why ‘Anupamaa’ Has Been Remade In 7 Languages So Far
You’ve most probably heard about “Sarabhai vs Sarabhai” fame’s Rupali Ganguly’s latest show “Anupamaa”. Did you know that it is a remake of a 2019 Bengali show “Sreemoyee”? The show has been remade in...
View ArticleThe End Was Necessary: The Story Of My Toxic Relationship
Trigger warning: sexual and physical violence You know what when someone looks at you from a caring perspective, bubbles inside your stomach automatically start bursting. It feels good when you get...
View Article“Forcing A Tamilian To Speak Hindi Is Like Forcing A Bihari To Speak French”
A fierce debate has been raging in India over languages and about which language should be the link language so as to act as a bridge between peoples of different states speaking different languages....
View ArticleThe Sh*t I Experienced As A Single Woman Looking For A Flat In Mumbai
Welcome to this blog, hi! I am Dr Snehal Shrivastava, a dental surgeon and media professional, who is also passionate about performing arts and music. This is my introduction if you speak to “me”. But,...
View ArticleSex or No Sex, My Relationship Is As Valid As Yours
We live in a world where sex is considered a significant part of the relationship. We cannot imagine two people together without it. Our orthodox, traditional, conditioned mind refuses to accept...
View ArticleYour Summer Holiday Destination Is Shrouded In Dark Clouds Of Casteism
The mountains of Himachal are serene and anyone visiting its majestic sceneries doesn’t remain untouched by the beauty that these jagged hills possess. But as we know every flower is surrounded by some...
View ArticleIndia: Where Muslims Can’t Eat, Pray, Love Or Live
Trigger warning: Islamophobia “If Hindu Raj does become a fact, it will, no doubt, be the greatest calamity for this country, no matter what the Hindus say.” This quote by B.R. Ambedkar is a living...
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