Revival Disability Magazine is a digital media project on Disability, Sexuality and Intersectional Ableism for disabled and queer folks, by disabled and queer folks. Revival is a revolution of the disabled self to re-claim and re-define stories of disability in India, through first person narratives of lived experiences and creating an accessible queer utopia echoing the vision of for inclusion and accessibility.
I am guilty of my silence. When my friends and acquaintances (who are not black) would dare usher the word, I would often myself refraining from responding, because for the longest while, I did not feel like being the spokesperson for all black people.
In the Indian imagination, an ‘Aunty’ is a middle-aged, usually fat woman who is married and has children. Young women, especially unmarried ones, either do not want to associate with the term or are expected to steer clear of it.
Though the plot seems to predictably veer towards “saving” Roohi from the witch, there is an unexpected twist towards the end which makes Roohi such a different horror movie.
Amol Palekar's movie Anaahat (2003), a Marathi film (Anaahat means Eternity), poses several questions about Niyog Pratha and emphasises on a woman's choice to explore her sexual freedom.