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Delhi: The land that Oxford forgot 26 Jan 2013 | 07:09 pm
Delhi is known for many things: Khan Chacha, Chandni Chowk and the fact that Shambu loves Priya, as is very effectively demonstrated on the walls of the fort in Hauz Khas Village. It is also known for...
Guest Post - Let's Talk About Rape 3 Jan 2013 | 12:21 pm
Author: Ajeta Kapoor (Follow her on Twitter) (No Edits) LET’S TALK ABOUT RAPE I recall giving ‘looks’ to my mom while she would say ‘be careful’ as I would get ready to go out. I never understood ...
Of Rape and Honey Singh 31 Dec 2012 | 03:45 pm
The word "culture" is thrown around a lot these days. Culture shapes individuals, builds communities, defines a people and, if people are to be believed, breeds misogyny, molestation and male-privileg...
Images from India Gate - When protest meets mobs 23 Dec 2012 | 05:20 pm
As I type this, my hands are still shaky. I'm backing up nearly every second word I write here because I can't get the letters right. My nose still stings from the tear gas and the pain on my leg from...
Of Rape, Protest and Family 22 Dec 2012 | 04:30 pm
I sit here on my comfortable chair, in my warm room, typing on my nice little laptop, scrolling through an endless stream of tweets about the events that happened earlier today and it angers me. More ...
Of rape and the internet 18 Dec 2012 | 11:20 pm
There's been a lot of talk of Rape in the capital recently. There are numbers flying through the internet like nobody's business. All this talk of "Such and such number of rapes in just two years" and...
You are not beautiful 16 Sep 2012 | 03:50 pm
You are not beautiful You are not beautiful in how your hands, rough as sandpaper Turn to richest cotton as they meet mine. You are not beautiful in how your smile breaks through the saddest of days...
Public Urination (Yes, you read that right) 27 May 2012 | 01:58 am
If you’re from Delhi, it means you’re feeling unbelievably hot right now. The weather is at a merciless high and my capacity to endure the outdoors is at an all time low. When I do muster the strength...
Things in the NCR you should eat, and probably haven't. 21 May 2012 | 06:42 am
As some of you may already know, during my time at BLAH Magazine, I co-wrote THIS article with Onaiza Drabu (Blog, Tumblr) about seven things you should eat in Delhi. A lot has changed since that lis...
Rapists - How Fear Begets Helplessness. 20 May 2012 | 06:49 am
This won’t be a long post, there isn’t much I have to say. The other day, while stalking someone on Facebook, like you do, I chanced upon THISpicture. It was a photo captioned with the various things...
