Written by – Avni Avni Gupta articulates the need to differentiate reel and real when it comes to sexual content in pornography. Facts: In 2018, India emerged as the third-largest consumer of porn, according to the annual report from Pornhub. Porn is estimated to be a $57 billion per annum industry, with revenue being larger […]
Tanisha Saxena believes, from the wise Gen-Y to the emboldened millennials and the hashtag savvy Gen-Z, India encompasses a population motivated by purpose, committed to action, and extremely passionate about making their mark. MTV, a popular youth and music brand releases a Youth Insights Study every 2-3 years reflecting the youth’s choices and preferences. It […]
Written By – Saumya Khatri Most parts of our lives are engulfed with binaries, good and bad, angelic and satanic, hot and cold and many others. It leaves almost no room to think otherwise. It forces us to perceive ourselves in these binaries and others too. One such binary strategically and structurally maintained is the […]
Written By – Eshna Sharma Moral policing is an umbrella term that refers to groups that take vigilante action and believe themselves to be the upholders of culture. They act towards enforcing a supposed ‘moral’ code or a modesty code. Known by different names in different countries, such as chastity squad, modesty patrol, or the […]
Written By – Avni Gupta Married women who bear no children yet are often bombarded with questions like “When are you planning to have a child?”, “Don’t you think it’s time to have one?”, “Have you consulted a doctor?”, and “Why would you not want children?” For India’s burgeoning middle class, pronatalism prevails to be […]
Written by- Asher Kaul The Vitruvian Man One of the first and most widely accepted variants of the ideal body type was by Leonardo da Vinci, in the form of the Vitruvian Man. This concept had been around for a long time, but his take on it was quite unique. This rendering of the Vitruvian […]
By – Tanisha Saxena When and why was a porn ban levied? The Indian government has been actively banning porn sites since 2015. The ban was first put in place after several reports highlighted child porn usage and cyber-crime across various streaming platforms. Nearly 900 websites were added to the blocked list but after receiving […]
By – Saumya Khatri Pornography is bad, its a taboo, but the consumption charts tells a different story altogether. Our consumption pattern tells that we as a society, clandestine and thriving on high-morals resort to unethical violent depiction of sexual intercourse often than we can imagine. The problematic aspects of mainstream pornography is nothing new […]
By – Eshna Sharma In a patriarchal culture that greedily consumes explicit media and yet shames women for their sexuality, it is no surprise that practices like ‘revenge porn’ thrive. Revenge porn primarily refers to the practice of sharing sexually explicit images and/or videos of the individual without the consent of those in them. This […]
By – Avni Gupta When a massive plight strikes, it tends to either unite people together, or split them up apart. Lockdown due to COVID-19 has experienced a wave of “turbo relationships” – with many couples reaching milestones such as moving in together or getting engaged. However, it has also carved serious scars in relationships. […]
