If You’re in Delhi…

…YOU MAY WANT TO take a look at this invite:

Zubaan invite copy

Anyone want to get me that yummy t-shirt in red?  :mrgreen:

Self-expression and social networking websites

Meena KandasamyHOW DO I WRITE an article that does not sound like a celebrity too much crying paparazzi, an article where I want to discuss issues that are political but have arisen out of experiences in my personal life?  How do I write an article about the dangers that women writing on gender and caste have to be well-prepared for, without sounding like somebody who wants undue publicity about unpleasant things happening to her? How do I sound genuine and serious when I discuss something that might appear as trivia(l)?

Where do I begin after all? [Read More]

Laugh A Big Laugh For Me

Smile. Ah! A little more and then, yes, a somewhat twisted smile and then…just a small laugh…a sound, almost the tinkle of a bell heard far away. Yes, that’s the way most women laugh (or pretend to) in the company of men making lewd jokes or ridiculing someone. This is particularly true of women who want to appear traditionally ‘feminine’. This doesn’t mean that, in other circumstances, women do not have the capacity to laugh boisterously or are humourless. It is a myth largely propagated by men that women don’t have the agency to create humour. [Read More]

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