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From 'Peddi' To 'Peak Gurgaon Content': Castration Anxiety And The Weaponised Outrage Of The Manosphere
15+ hour, 18+ min ago (342+ words) Whether it is a 350-crore pan-Indian film or a 370-rupee dinner receipt, the underlying calculus remains identical: the female body is treated as a commodity, pre-purchased for male consumption. And isn't this gaze a deeply familiar phenomenon for us? Isn't…...
Encoded Hierarchies: How Caste Is Reproduced On India's Digital Platforms
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (445+ words) The growth of digital platforms in India has not diluted the institution of caste. Instead, the everyday workings of caste have shifted from overt and explicit practices to covert, implicit ones. To illustrate this shift, we can examine the mechanisms…...
"Don't Post That": How Family Rules Keep Millions Of Indian Women Silent Online
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (769+ words) India has one of the world's fastest-growing internet populations, with millions coming online every year. Yet a large gap remains between men and women in how they access and use phones and the internet. Women often face more restrictions, own…...