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Vex-Ed About Sex-Ed: An Interview With Mallika and Vartika

Leave a Comment / Pratisandhi Blog / By Saairah Mehta

Vex-Ed About Sex-Ed: An Interview With Mallika and Vartika Saairah Mehta had the opportunity to interview the co-founders of a sex-ed organization, Vex-Ed, Mallika Bawa, and Vartika. Mallika and Vartika attended school together and have been friends ever since. Mallika studies zoology at St. Xaviers University, Mumbai, and Vartika studies biomedical sciences at the University of Cincinnati. Vex-Ed …

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Let’s talk! Sexual rights in India and Persons with Disability (PwD)

Leave a Comment / Sexual & Reproductive Health / By Nikita Ghodke

Let’s talk! Sexual rights in India and Persons with Disability (PwD) Sexual rights, often misunderstood to a limited understanding of one’s right to sexuality. These human rights also include freedom, equality, privacy, security, etc. The International Women’s Health Coalition (IWHC) defined, “Sexual rights embrace certain human rights that are already recognized in national laws, international human rights …

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A Widow’s Yearning: The Loss of Sex

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A Widow’s Yearning: The Loss of Sex Introduction: Death and Grief Death hits all of us hard. It is often said that the sadness, the despair and the aching pain that stems from the loss of a loved one lessens as time passes, but it isn’t true. Not for everyone at least. For some people, …

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Bras: to wear or not to wear?

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Bras: to wear or not to wear? Written by- Medha Sharma and Suhasi Dewan Breaking the Myths around Bras There are ample amounts of myths about going braless that dictate our lives since time immemorial. The sociological constructs are so rigid and programmed in our society that it gives little to no space for a conflicting idea …

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Benevolent Sexism

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Benevolent Sexism Written by- Aadya Gupta and Nandini Shukl The Uglier Side of Sexism Sexism has two sides, the hostile and well recognized, which consists of denying women access to areas deemed ‘important’, and the other (falsely) benevolent, which involves praising their skills in traditionally feminine and undervalued tasks. These two sides combine to form ambivalent …

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Breaking Down the ‘Ideal Body’

1 Comment / Sexual & Reproductive Health / By Pratisandhi

Breaking Down the ‘Ideal Body’ 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 …

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Let’s Talk About Sex!

Leave a Comment / Sex & Relationships / By Pratisandhi

Let’s Talk About Sex! Catchy isn’t it? No, it isn’t a clickbait!“Let’s talk about sex” was the theme of a recent event organized by a youth organisation Pratisandhi that aims to promote dialogue on sexual health education in India. The organisation has been doing a remarkable job in normalising conversations regarding sexual health and related …

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Plan B: An insight into emergency contraceptives

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Plan B: An insight into emergency contraceptives In the previous blog, we covered pre-planned oral contraception pills aka Plan A. But what do you do when things don’t turn out the way you had planned? You resort to Plan B! When it comes to contraceptives, this plan B is known as emergency contraceptive pill or morning …

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Oral Contraceptive : All About Plan A

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Oral Contraceptive : All About Plan A All of us have experienced peer pressure in our lives. Remember the time we begged our parents for the trendiest phone that the other kids had? Or wanted that little black dress worn by our bestie. Well, dating for some is no different either. You might not even …

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Decoding Masturbation

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Decoding Masturbation Self-gratification, particularly that of a sexual nature, is an essential component of pleasure. Masturbation is an act of intimate stimulation of one’s body, for sexual arousal and sexual pleasure, usually resulting in an orgasm. It is a safe, healthy and natural way to release tension, explore your own body and can be enjoyed …

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