From ‘Mantastic’ to ‘Real Men’: How masculinity in India is problematic
Real men don’t rape. This slogan has been gaining popularity on social media in a rage against the rising number of reported case of rapes in India. But I have been alarmed by the number of supporters...
View Article5 reasons why assuming real women don’t expose is bull
If women should not expose because society has laid some norms because norms are necessary for civilisation, then why are these norms prejudicial to women? “Real women don’t expose” is how the rest of...
View ArticleCampus Voices: “Homo hain?” Deconstructing the logic behind homophobia
Divya Garg says homophobia stems from what any hegemonic class is afraid of: losing its precedence. “If you hate a person, you hate something in him that is part of yourself. What isn’t part of...
View ArticleVerdict 377 – Campus Voices: ‘Straight but not narrow’ in my first pride parade
“This is what I am learning and this is what true learning is; beyond the textbook and something that actually makes a difference and matters.” It was in the middle of exams. But the moment I saw that...
View ArticleCampus Voices: Debunking 6 popular myths used against homosexuality
Pic – Noopur28 | Wikimedia Commons When you try to debate about issues relating to homosexuality, things often become more personal and political than factual. So here’s trying to come to terms with...
View Article[Campus Voices] Everywoman: From a convent school to a feminist college
I grew up in a convent school and then I went to a feminist college. Taken at a recent Academic Congress, “Gender-knowledge” in Lady Shri Ram College for Women, New Delhi. Pic: Divya Garg The...
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