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Indian Politicians As Pop-Culture Icons

By Avantika Mehta and Joseph Rajini December 10, 2017December 18, 2017 In Features, Humour 2 avantika mehta, humour 0

As a country that just saw an adult woman’s rights ignored by the Supreme Court and witnessed the brutal burning of a man because of “love jihad,”

Uniting Through Differences: An Interview With IAmLikeOtherGirls

By Avantika Mehta December 9, 2017December 12, 2017 In Art, Culture 0 avantika mehta, Ellie Lee 0

IAmLikeOtherGirls started as an Instagram account on November 14. Their mission was to “redefine what it means to be like other girls,”

Boss Moves Only: An Interview with Maria Qamar aka HateCopy

By Avantika Mehta December 4, 2017 In Art, Culture 0 avantika mehta, Hatecopy 0

Maria Qamar, or as she’s Instaknown as @HateCopy on Instagram and Twitter is a young woman dealing with issues of mixed-marriages,

#WearWhatYouWantWednesday: Be What You Wanna Be

By THE LADIES COMPARTMENT November 29, 2017December 3, 2017 In Fashion, Wear what you want wednesday 0 ANAAM CLOTHING, avantika mehta 0

Wear What You Want Wednesday is our sartorial finger to any person who thinks they can tell anyone how to dress or behave.

#DelhiPride: The Silent B In LGBT

By Avantika Mehta November 25, 2017June 6, 2020 In Features, Intheirwords, Pride 0 Anjul Dandekar, avantika mehta 1

A month ago, Delhi organised an LGBTQIA Pride parade. A friend of mine was involved. On Twitter, he ranted about how journalists were calling him to ask for numbers of people who are gay or lesbian or transgender.

#InTheirWords: Why I Cannot Get Excited About India Winning Miss World

By Avantika Mehta November 22, 2017December 8, 2017 In Features, Intheirwords 0 avantika mehta, Beauty Pageants 0

On a Mumbai monsoon morning, I was pottering around my apartment looking for a computer charger. My roommate was a total nerd,

#NaNoWrMo: Raghu Karnad

By Avantika Mehta November 20, 2017December 3, 2017 In Books, Culture 0 Author Processes, avantika mehta 0

Raghu Karnad used to be the editor of Time Out Delhi. His first novel, Farthest Field: An Indian Story of the Second World War,was shortlisted for the Hessell-Tiltman Prize for 2016.

#InTheirWords: I Thought I Was Body-Positive Then I Gained Weight

By Avantika Mehta November 17, 2017December 14, 2017 In Features, Intheirwords 0 avantika mehta, BODY POSITIVITY 1

I’m older, but not wiser, and most definitely fatter. As I turn 35, I think my empathy has grown, and I know my love handles have.

#NaNoWrMo: Prayaag Akbar

By Avantika Mehta November 15, 2017December 3, 2017 In Books, Culture 0 Author Processes, avantika mehta 0

Prayaag Akbar was the editor-in-chief of the Sunday Guardian, and then assistant editor at Scroll.in. His first novel, Leila, has been shortlisted for the Hindu Prize 2017,

#TLCTravels: Hidden Goa

By Avantika Mehta November 10, 2017December 3, 2017 In Art, Culture, Travel 0 Adventure, Art and Culture 0

If Goa was a person, by 2017 it’s wearing MC Hammer pants, neon sunglasses, and shouting out, “It’s GOAH! Time.” It wasn’t always like that.

Memoirs of My Body Deals With Difficult Women’s Issues While Retaining Joyfulness

By Avantika Mehta October 19, 2017May 26, 2018 In BOOK REVIEW, Books, Culture 0 avantika mehta, book review 0

Sharp, hilarious, and relatable are three words that best describe Shreya Sen-Handley’s book Memoirs of My Body. It opens with a seven-year-old Sen noticing her streaked underpants upon waking up after wet dreams about a boy who’s “literally from the wrong side of the tracks.” The young girl wonders what the discharge means?