Slaps hard? Not yet
Surely, Anubhav Sinha’s Thappad has very little to do with the thappad itself? The film brings to us Amu or Amrita (Taapsee Pannu) who dreams of a house with blue...
An Ode to Manga
Deep in the recesses of my memories is a child, a pre-pubescent girl dressed in a blue pinafore with white shirt and hair styled in pigtails. She has an itch....
How to Boil an Egg
I don’t remember the exact moment at which I fell in love with the boiled egg but there was a transition that occurred, like with school. When I was 10-years...
Nisha Susan on Feminist Literature
By Anvitha Satheesh, Bhavishya Sundar and Rebecca Joby A school in Kerala recently broke stereotypes by introducing gender-neutral uniforms for their students. When asked how the girls reacted to this...
“Who you callin’ a Lady?”
By Larissa Mariam, Niharika Shantaraj, Sushmita Nayak The 5th edition of Gender Bender, organised by the Sandbox Collective and Goethe-Institut / Max Mueller Bhavan took place from the 21st to...
Mallu Mufasa and his Simba
Every Malayali father is a Mufasa. I believe this has a lot do with their moustaches, which is as beautiful and majestic as OG Mufasa’s mane. Having the ability to...
Udupi Is Only a Five-Minute Walk from College
Saturdays in my childhood were spent waking up to the sound of the dustbin lid being opened and closed repeatedly. Cupboards would be shut rhythmically as bowls and thalis (plates)...
When Ketchup Was More Than Just Tomatoes
After going back home the other day, my sister, brother, and I began dancing to the Ketchup Song. My brother was listening to it for the very first time. We...