Most of us identify as straight, gay, bisexual, pansexual, demisexual, etc. At least, I am yet to meet someone who identifies as asexual. So when I came across an event on Facebook that was aimed at asexuals, I was hooked and immediately signed up. Unfortunately, I was unable to make it to the event that …
In Conversation With Dr. Pragati Singh, Founder Of Indian Aces Read More »
Let’s cut to the chase, ladies: all of us have felt like an imposter at some point in our lives. It seems to be like one of those nasty yeast infections because it keeps coming back, right? If like me, you too are tired of putting up with ‘impostership’, meet Ash Ambirge. For the uninitiated …
There’s Finally A Cure For Imposter Syndrome: The Middle Finger Project Read More »
Feb 17, 2015. That’s the day I set up a blog called Mahevash Muses on a free WordPress account. I started the blog mainly because it was one of the assignments of a writing course I was taking at the time. But long after the class was over, I kept coming back to it. For …
Love. That four-letter word we all seem so enchanted by. But how many of us really know what love entails? Is it the fairytale we read about in romance novels or watch on the silver screen? Not quite. In real life, love is messy and far more complicated than reel life. But messy and complicated …
Ever since I was diagnosed with clinical depression in 2018, I didn’t want it to define me. After all, I was high on the flawed “you are not your mental illness” school of thought back then. So I tried my best to be as functional and productive as possible, no matter how much my body …
What It’s Like To Live With Low-Functioning Depression Read More »
When I was a little girl, I hated school with a passion. Back then, I was unaware of how important quality schooling is for a child and how I was privileged enough to be in a private school. Today, I am fully aware of the dismal state of most government schools in India and how …
In Conversation With Prashant Kumar, Founder Of The Apprentice Project Read More »
Here’s the post that I have been dreading ever since the anti-CAA protests kicked off last December. But after I received a few messages questioning my silence, I realized I could no longer put it off, especially now that I have chosen my stance. Initially, I was more than willing to be one of the …
I Refuse To Protest Against CAA – And I Am An Indian Muslim Read More »
Unless you have been living under a rock (and God knows that’s totally understandable these days), I am sure you are more than familiar with the prevalence of fake WhatsApp forwards in India. If all these fake messages did was annoy or spam us, we could learn to live with them. Sadly, that isn’t the …
Tired Of Fake WhatsApp Forwards? Check Out Lava’s #SendItBack Campaign Read More »
Point of View is a Mumbai-based non-profit platform that brings the points of view of women into social, cultural, and public domains through media, art, and culture. I came across their website quite by chance and I was so taken by the work they are doing that I had to bag an interview. Today, I …
In Conversation With Nikita Patodia, The Director Of Point Of View Read More »
You are in your twenties/thirties/xties And you think you are stuck with the friends you made When you were younger and happier I want you to know and understand You are dead wrong There is no end date to which you can make new friends Yes, it’s harder but it isn’t impossible In fact, it’s …