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Month: April 2019

Invocation of the Sacred Goddess

Posted on April 25, 2019May 11, 2019 by Editorial Team

An invocation ballad dedicated to the late Marsha P. Johnson, the progenitor of the Stonewall Riots. She was a symbol of fierce courage, unwavering hope, and firm faith. This ballad serves as an expression of adoration of her kind spirit. Oh Great Goddess, before this sacred flame, I invoke thy name. Oh Great Goddess, bless us…

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The Crooked Tree

Posted on April 25, 2019May 11, 2019 by Editorial Team

CROOKED TREE The stage would be horizontally divided in two parts. The part in the back would further be divided in two halves. The left side would function as doctor’s room and office of the adoption agency, to be used for Act II & IV respectively. The right side would function as the protagonist’s home….

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The Toxic Binary

Posted on April 25, 2019May 11, 2019 by Editorial Team

  This artwork is a comment on the toxic binary which exists between male and female attributes. The difference in how men and women are supposed to behave, dress, and talk, conventionally. The pot represents our conditioning since birth. The face split into two, is both, a male (on the left) and a female face…

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Paradise for Imperfect Individuals

Posted on April 25, 2019May 11, 2019 by Editorial Team

PARADISE FOR IMPERFECT INDIVIDUALS It was just another cold winter morning, pretty much like all other mornings, the only noticeable difference being that it was the day my father adopted the son of his friend. His father and mine fought in the war together and had shared a bond as brothers. After the war his…

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Mudra

Posted on April 25, 2019May 11, 2019 by Mohammed Hidhayat

A ‘coming-out’ tale of a young woman, in 1998, in Madras. “She took lonely walks, existed quietly, avoided office get-togethers, listened to Boney M and Eruption, read books by Kalki and watched movies with her neighbour, an Anglo-Indian, who introduced her to Roberto Rossellini. She was known by few, cared by less. She was a…

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Female Criminality

Posted on April 25, 2019May 11, 2019 by Sukirti Agrawal

This paper talks about those women who have been tied down due to their relationships and the norms that govern it. The movie Thelma and Louise inspires us to be free and break from these shackles. FEMALE CRIMINALITY IN THELMA AND LOUISE       What drives a woman to commit a crime?   her…

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Umeed

Posted on April 25, 2019August 19, 2019 by Surbhi Rathore

            Umeed is a poem by Surabhi Rathore. 

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The Diary of a Troll

Posted on April 25, 2019May 11, 2019 by Editorial Team

   An Imaginative Diary Entry                        Date: 22nd April 2015 Wednesday Dear Diary, Today I am going to share something new about my life. I watch pornography frequently and I do so by exploring different categories which are available on the website. Today I discovered that there is a Gay Porn category. It was…

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I Want To Come Home

Posted on April 25, 2019May 11, 2019 by Tarushi Goel

    I WANT TO COME HOME  As I woke up today Thinking of taking my kids out to play My feet stopped on its own Because now I know the neighbourhood’s tone   I wonder what’s the new joke in town Why does everyone frown? They say that the blessings I give to a…

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A Fictional Story

Posted on April 25, 2019May 11, 2019 by Nayan Singhal

BUBBLE OF PROGRESSIVENESS IN GLOBAL ATMOSPHERE A narrative byLucky, who was not just a transgender……. It was a start to a new phase of life. Like all other students, I was also excited to join college, meet new people coming from different parts of the world, and finally living a “hostel life”. But unfortunately, everything…

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Edge of it

Posted on April 24, 2019May 12, 2019 by Srishti Ray

A short article on two men, lovers, walking hand-in-hand in public, and the thoughts running through their minds. About how making laws, doesn’t always change the minds of the people.   It’s January, 2019 and we walk hand in hand in a crowded street in Kolkata. He’s late. And it’s time I make a choice….

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