Difficult Women: Unfiltered, Uninterrupted, Unapologetic
The world celebrates Women’s Day on March 8 every year. This issue of the magazine and the cover aren’t acts of tokenism. They are acts of resistance. Of mediation and meditation. We aren’t Cinderellas.
The Liberation Of Being 'Unbeautiful'
Being colourless became a way of life in a profession where words, law, logic, analytical thought, and articulation played an important role
'Beauty Is A Social Construct': Angelica Dass
Angelica Dass is the creator of the acclaimed Humanæ Project, a collection of portraits-in-progress that reveal the diversity in the beauty of human skin colour and stands as an extraordinary global anti-racist testimony.
An Experience To Cherish
Growing older gives you perspective and hindsight. You have a long trajectory to look back on and learn life lessons
Age-Old Formula: How Ageing Actresses Are Typecast Into Older Roles
Many ageing Bollywood actors get to play romantic leads and action heroes, but actresses still grapple with ageism and gender bias
The Curse Of Being Beautiful
It can be a threat. It can be almost impossible to find work, no matter how good your portfolio is
She’s Got The Look: The Pressure And Cost To Look Young And Flawless
Billboards on ageing and ‘regaining’ youth are everywhere advertisements promise to turn back time. The message is loud and clear: ageing is a disaster that affects women far more than men. Wake up and panic, ladies. Or else, fade away into old age and oblivion.
Chasing Perfection
In an ideal society, we will not need the freedom of extreme choice to change the way we look. There will be no pressure on us to look perfect.
The ‘Cool Girl’ Burden: The Intensification Of Beauty Standards For Women In Digital Age
The ubiquitousness of digital technology, deemed as a harbinger of newer communication technology and freedom of expression, has led to stricter regulation of women’s bodies and the singularisation of feminine beauty standards.
How Queer Community Confronts Conventional Beauty Norms
The queer community is facing pressure to conform to cis-normative beauty standards established by patriarchal societies and the cosmetics industry
In Indian Mythology, Goddesses Show That 'Old' Women Are Powerful
Despite gaunt bodies, sagging breasts and stomachs, goddesses present us with powerful images of old women
For The Beauty Industry, Sixty Is The New 35
There are product ranges to suit every pocket. No part of the ageing universe is neglected; no woman is meant to remain content with how she looks
In Sandeshkhali Row, Lies A Strong ‘Sandesh’ For The TMC
The upheaval in Sandeshkhali has exposed Trinamool Congress’ continued trouble with corruption
Found In Translation And Other Things
How a writer rediscovered the power, movement and reimagination of language while translating her father’s biography of pop queen and singing legend Usha Uthup.
Diary: What Does The Idea Of Beauty Mean?
Beyond the philosophical interpretations of beauty, the conventional standard of measuring beauty by societal norms is just a myth