

Feminist Film Time: The World Before Her By Nisha Pahuja (2012)
The documentary follows two very different bootcamps taking place: a Miss India pageant, where experts guide Indian women how to be modern, sexual, and hone their beauty. The other is Durga Vahini (VHP’s wing for women, sister franchise of the Bajrang Dal) which aims to incorporate strength with traditional values and cultural purity in young women.The Miss India camp will feel familiar to a lot of us oldies. Back in the day, Miss India was a pretty big televised event preced
Aug 46 min read
Muscle Memory
7 years is a pretty long time to have stayed away from something. My body feels different, this time around. It doesn't help that I have...
Aug 9, 20251 min read
Agency/What Does It Mean?
It starts small. You don't protest when you're being spoken over. You look the other way. Ignore it like it's second nature. Remove...
May 14, 20251 min read


Memory Maps
At some of the old Chinese restaurants in Kolkata, there is an item on their soup menu, which is one of my all-time favourite things to...
May 9, 20252 min read


Bob Loblaw Is My New Favourite Fake Name!
B and I started watching Arrested Development last week and I'm completely obsessed with how unhinged the show is!
Apr 23, 20251 min read


India Cabaret by Mira Nair
Summer in Goa is brutal (and it's not even May yet). In the afternoon you eat some lunch and find an air-conditioned spot to crawl into....
Apr 23, 20253 min read





