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The 'Sad-Girl' Aesthetic

, and Kashif Khan (He/Him)

February 21, 2026

Online Violence

Backlash by Design

, and Prakriti Bhowmick

February 10, 2026

Transgender Justice

Trans Rights Are Under Attack in India

This amendment strips trans and gender diverse people of their rights under the guise of "protection."

, and Avali

March 22, 2026

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Transgender Justice

Trans Rights Are Under Attack in India

, and Avali

March 22, 2026

Culture

The 'Sad-Girl' Aesthetic

, and Kashif Khan (He/Him)

February 21, 2026

Online Violence

Backlash by Design

, and Prakriti Bhowmick

February 10, 2026

Anti-Casteism

What Drives Periodic Episodes of Collective Fury Against Rape

, and Noopur Tiwari

August 20, 2024

What Drives Periodic Episodes of Collective Fury Against Rape

Sports

The Problem of Transvestigation in Competitive Sports

, and Avali

August 5, 2024

The Problem of Transvestigation in Competitive Sports

Olympics

The Olympics Are 'Celebration Capitalism' with a Colonialist Core

, and Noopur Tiwari

July 27, 2024

The Olympics Are 'Celebration Capitalism' with a Colonialist Core

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Culture

The 'Sad-Girl' Aesthetic

, and Kashif Khan (He/Him)

February 21, 2026

Anti-Caste

Unmasking the Cultural Facade of Caste Supremacy

, and Charumathi

January 9, 2024

Films

Nine Films That Will Deepen Your Understanding of the Palestinian Resistance

, and Sudeshna Rana , and Monica Narula , and Noopur Tiwari

December 18, 2023

Culture

Billion Dollar Barbie: Ten Feminist Questions Answered

, and Noopur Tiwari

August 4, 2023

Bodily Autonomy

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Academia

Is Wearing a Bikini a Civil Wrong? An Indian University Thinks So

, and Smashboard Admin

August 16, 2022

Bodily Autonomy

The Female Gaze Is Not about Women Objectifying Men

, and Smashboard Admin

August 3, 2022

Reproductive Rights

Reproductive justice is under direct threat in the US. Are things better in India?

, and Smashboard Admin

June 28, 2022

Asexuality

Being Asexual in a Country Where Sex Is Taboo

, and Saachi Gupta

November 20, 2021

Books

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Books

South Asian Novels to Add to Your Bookshelf

, and Mahika Dhar

August 24, 2023

Books

Fifteen Books That Will Help You Understand Autism Better

, and Soumya Mishra

February 8, 2023

Intersectionality

Four Essential Anzaldua Concepts That Inspire Intersectional Feminists of Colour

, and Sudeshna Rana

January 21, 2023

Mental Health

Ten Books for Healing Trauma

, and Smashboard Admin

August 4, 2022

Technology

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Technology

The Musk Problem: a Mega-Rich Troll Thinks He Knows What Free Speech is All About

, and Smashboard Admin

May 3, 2022

Technology

What Lies behind the Feminist Façade of Period Tracking Apps?

, and Yogita Suresh

October 19, 2021

Technofeminism

The History of Digital Technology Is Entwined With Sex Work

, and Oishorjyo

April 16, 2021

Technology

How Online Exam Surveillance Exposes Students to Predatory Proctors and Heightened Anxiety

, and Mythily Nair

February 16, 2021

Sexuality

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Decoloniality

Undoing the Colonial Gaze: How Gender & Sexuality Shifted in British India

, and Sindhu Rajasekaran

January 28, 2023

LGBTQIA+

The False Binary of Nature and Nurture: Shifting Narratives in the Queer Galaxy

, and Suvrita

September 21, 2021

Sexuality

The Internalised Bias in the Bisexual Experience

, and Usri Basistha

June 30, 2021

Bodily Autonomy

Raising Women's Minimum Marriage Age Is A Harmful Patriarchal Non-solution To Some Real Problems

, and Akshi Singh

January 15, 2021

Politics

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Identity

President Murmu: Caste & Political Representation

, and Smashboard Admin

July 27, 2022

Political Power

Women Politicians in India are Promoting Rape Culture With Impunity

, and Smashboard Admin

April 21, 2022

Opinion

Why Gandhi Is No Longer Relevant for Many Indians

, and Aravind

July 20, 2021

Activism

Why We March (and You Should Too)

, and Sanjana Pegu

June 29, 2021

Health

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Health

Breaking the Silence on Gynaecological Violence

, and Smashboard Admin

November 25, 2022

Autism

What It Feels Like to Be Neurodivergent

, and Soumya Mishra

November 23, 2022

Breast Cancer

Breast Cancer Is a Health Crisis, Not a Cosmetic Crisis

, and Smashboard Admin

October 25, 2021

Health

Gynaecologist Clinics Are Patriarchal Spaces and That Needs to Change

, and Kirti Wadhwa

October 22, 2021

Shift-Focus

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Celebrity

How Misogyny Shapes the Narratives around Celebrity Deaths

, and Sudeshna Rana

August 23, 2022

Culture

Time Out: Punctuality Is Not a Virtue but a Privilege Only a Few Can Afford

, and Isha Adhikari

February 3, 2022

Satire

How to Master the Art of Flâneuring

, and Muskan (empty)

August 15, 2021

Mental Health

Grief Is like an Ocean

, and Nyla Saldanha

June 15, 2021

LGBTQIA+

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LGBTQIA+

Navigating Intimacy and Abuse in Queer Relationships

, and Meena

March 13, 2023

Queer Affirming

International Non-Binary People's Day

, and Smashboard Admin

July 14, 2022

Six students painting a rainbow on a wall.

Queering Education

What to Say to People Who Say Teaching Children about Queerness Is Harmful?

, and Smashboard Admin

June 10, 2022

Queer Rights

Conversion Therapy Is Cruel and It Needs to End

, and Smashboard Admin

December 17, 2021

Law

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Intersex Rights

Indian Courts Must Understand What Being Intersex Really Means

, and Atreyo Banerjee , and Shardha Rajam

March 15, 2022

Incarceration

Justice Is a Long Road for India’s Undertrial Prisoners

, and Akshi Singh

November 30, 2021

Sex

Deception and Sexual Consent

, and Shardha Rajam

September 29, 2021

Comic

Saying No To Death Penalty- A Feminist Primer

, and Smashboard Admin

July 28, 2020

Activism

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Activism

What Kind of Feminists Are Not Supporting Palestine?

, and Noopur Tiwari

November 27, 2023

Activism

Protest Hair and Its Power as a Political Tool

, and Smashboard Admin

September 29, 2022

Public Spaces

How Women’s Dissenting Abilities Are Impeded by Lack of Access to Public Spaces

, and Priyanka Joshi

November 23, 2021

Climate Change

More Feminists Must Be Allowed to Lead Climate Action

, and Smashboard Admin

September 25, 2021

Video

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Video

Manipur's Women Torch Bearers

, and Smashboard Admin

July 15, 2022

Video Archives

Special: Messages for International Women's Day, 2021

, and Smashboard Admin

March 8, 2021

Video

Dalit Voices (Episodes 1-15)

, and Smashboard Admin

October 28, 2020

Editors' Picks

Online Violence

Backlash by Design

, and Prakriti Bhowmick

February 10, 2026

Satire

Moon Landing Revellers Threatened Me with Rape, but I Won’t Let Them Make the Rules

, and Shreya Bansal

November 24, 2023

Culture

The Gold Digger Myth

, and Smashboard Admin

July 22, 2022