Book Review: Marriage Of A Thousand Lies By SJ Sindu
Narrative of traditional south-Asian families and their ideas of a fulfilling life is a central thread through the novel.
Archive for the category Reviews
Reviews of Queer films, books, events and everything else under the colorful rainbow
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Movie Review: Pearl Of Africa By Jonny von Wallström
There is no drama or scripted dialogues; instead, we get raw emotions and the reality of Cleo and her fiancé’s worlds.
Book Review: God Loves Hair By Vivek Shraya
God Loves Hair, Shraya tells us, and indeed, why wouldn’t God love hair? It is a part of one’s body and one’s body is sacred and not something to be ashamed of, and this is what Shraya’s text invokes
Dev DD Review: An Uninspired Rhetoric About A Rebel Without A Cause
The show has its moments, but for the most, it is something you have to power through if you turn off your brain.
It’s Okay Pammi: A Mother’s Struggle To Reconcile With Her Daughter’s Sexuality
The film is the result of honest conversations with parents, grandparents and young people who identify as LGBTQ+.
Book Review: “The Fabulous Feminist” By Suniti Namjoshi
What is striking about Namjoshi’s work is the way she always looks at identity collectively and does not treat religious, sexual, racial, class and caste identity as separate strands.
Book Review: “Cobalt Blue” By Sachin Kundalkar
What makes this book mesmerising is its simplicity in telling us a tale of a man who existence impacts a seemingly peaceful family in ways more than one.
Review of Vikram Bhatt’s Another Queer Delight: Spotlight
People continue to remain in the closet because the media industry has limited opportunities for those who have honestly shared their sexual orientation with the world.
Vikram Bhatt’s Web-series Twisted Has A Queer Twist In The Story
The boldly performed scene might have raised many eyebrows but it looks like the audience has enjoyed this honest, bare attempt by these two actresses.
AltBalaji’s Boygiri Tells Story Of That One Gay Guy Among The Straights
The show is fun, pure, unadulterated, slaphappy comic story of boys next door.
Audience’s Reaction To ALT Balaji’s Web-Series “Romil & Jugal”
The story is engaging as well as entertaining and ice on the cake is all actors have done complete justice with their respective characters.
Is India Ready To Accept Trans Woman As A Mother?
As we all know that Vicks is a brand that has always associated its products with the gentle touch of a mother’s care, as she caresses and gives relief to her child.
Review: Shikhandi And Other Tales They Don’t Tell You By Devdutt Pattanaik
In the Rigveda, while talking about the Samsara, it says 'Vikruti Evam Prakriti', which means what seems un-natural is also natural.
Book Review : The Pregnant King By Devdutt Pattanaik
The Pregnant King is story of men and women who are oppressed by a society founded on an unbending code of ethics, something that is extremely relevant even today.
My Thoughts On K Se Kink
It is so exciting to see the kink space finally gaining visibility in India, irrespective of these events been seen as “underground”.
Putting The Mast Back in Masti : K Se Kink Review
Normativity here is not simply about whom you are having sex with (man, woman, genderqueer, trans*, etc) but how you are having sex.
Theatre Review : Six
A clichéd plot with a wonderful presentation
Theatre Review : Ladies Sangeet
It was a pleasant surprise to sit through Ladies Sangeet at NCPA (Mumbai) for this play took me by surprise.
Film Review : Dear Dad
Dear Dad brings in other issues faced by the married gay men in India.
Film Review : In The Mood For Love
Can we be in the mood for love and develop a ‘doordarshan’ (farsightedness) towards ideas of romance, coupledom and sexualities?
