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Truth and Dare: What Happens When You Stop Faking It on Tinder

Being honest on Tinder and Hinge is like sitting down for the national anthem in the cinema hall: No one expects it, and when they see it for the first time, they usually lose their shit.

Farishte Irani July 6, 2016

Love and Sex

The Kiss that Launched a Lesbian Love Story

The story of the beautiful Ms M who is looking for a husband, but might need a girlfriend. A kiss is all it takes to know the answer.

Vasu Primlani July 3, 2016

POV

How I Learned to Love My Society’s I-Day Celebration

I used to dislike the society’s I-day celebrations that sounded and felt like a repeat of the one before, but for the two years during the pandemic that it went missing, I realised its importance.

Deepansh Duggal July 1, 2016

Love and Sex

Sex Diaries from Chawl Life: Belan, Chappal, & Other Kinks

Bondage using nylon sarees, some light spanking using a chappal, and a bit of butt play using the belan might sound like kinky sex acts to some. But in the confines of chawl living, it’s life as usual.

Damian D'souza June 29, 2016

POV

“Tu Kala Hai!”: What’s Our Obsession with Fair Skin?

I occupy super-woke circles and work in a liberal office where I get periodic reminders to check my privilege. But years of higher education have not been able to entirely erase the prejudices and biases over fair and dark skin that I grew up with.

Aryan Malhotra June 28, 2016

Culture

Lessons from Navratri in Gujarat: You May Not Get Laid, But You’ll Feel the Love

Like every outsider I believed Navratri in Gujarat was about music and mating. But after attending a garba night in Baroda, I learnt it wasn’t the sausage fest everyone thinks it is. It’s just all of Baroda having the time of its life, soaking in the music, twirling, skipping, and jumping.

Deepak Kaul June 28, 2016

Bollywood

Ten Years of Kaminey: An Ode to Vishal Bhardwaj’s Love Letter To Bollywood

On the surface, Kaminey might seem like rehashing a story endlessly told and retold. But what sets it apart is Vishal Bhardwaj’s eagerness to explore deep into the psyche of his villains. Even 10 years later, Kaminey feels like Bhardwaj’s love letter to Bollywood.

Parth Pandya June 27, 2016

Love and Sex

The Proposal is Dead. Long Live the Proposal

Love as we knew it has changed and along with it the idea of "proposing" to someone has become an afterthought. The proposal has been replaced by a text, a kiss, a right swipe. A quaint remnant of a bygone era; a chipped but not quite broken Victorian teacup.

Poulomi Das June 27, 2016

Love and Sex

Battleground Bed: The Seat of Power in Every Relationship

In a domestic arrangement, the bed is always the scene of a battle – the winner is the one who gets control. After a fight, who lands the bed and who gets to sleep on the couch?

Aakansha Bisht June 26, 2016

Modern Family

How I Learned to Accept the Inevitable and Came to Terms with My Parents’ Mortality

The inevitability of death is at the back of my mind at all times. The thought of a world without my parents terrorises me. But even though the future haunts me, I have vowed to give them the best of everything they deserve.

Umaima Saeed June 25, 2016