Can a girl rebel in India?
I am born. I hear cries of "it's a girl, it's a girl! Everyone is happy (I think...). I meet my mother. She looks...
Am I The Only One Who Finds Such ‘Jokes’ Offensive?
I often find 'Jokes' that are forwarded on Facebook, Whatsapp etc. offensive. Instead of making me laugh, like they are supposed to, they make...
Woman, thy name is Temptation! [Poem]
A sarcastic poem on patriarchy blaming woman for making a man losing his control.
A letter from the great Indian Men!
A person's personal account of what all she was expected to do and not do by the Indian men she met in the arranged marriage market.
A sinful brown, female NRI’s visit to India
A brown 18 year old NRI visits India after a long time where she is welcomed to street harassment and moral policing.
A Graphic Response To The ‘Women Against Feminism’ Movement
A graphic response to the Women Against Feminism movement and what feminism stands for.
सोये रहोगे कब तक [Poem]
कौन रोक पायेगा उस ज्वाला को
जो शुरू हुई थी एक चिंगारी कि तरह
पर चली है आज जलाने को यह दुनिया
किये बिना किसी रीती रिवाज़ कि परवाह
On the Mary Kom Biopic
This article goes on to explain the subtle and often hidden racist intents in mainstream Indian cinema which exoticises the Oriental.
Barbed Wire [Poem]
Woman, who are you to me?Has the barbed wire changed your face
![Breasts [Poem]](https://i2.wp.com/feminisminindia.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/breasts-swetha-1.jpg?resize=218%2C150&ssl=1 "Breasts [Poem]")
Breasts [Poem]
Breasts - whose existence I got to know of, when an ill-fitting bra was thrust my way, When I spent months praying that they go away.
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Dear Straight People, Stop Teaching Me How To Be Queer
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