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Jul 25, 2023

Caseworker’s Diary: Ep 1 Anekon Kamron Ka Samjhauta

What are the bargains we make, the samjhautas we strike, the deals we despair in, to feel safe, to feel loved? In this story, a caseworker from Bundelkhand takes us through the many rooms she has lived in, and...

17 mins

May 10, 2023

Bolti Kahaniyan : Ep 6 Hekdi I बोलती कहानियां: भाग 6 हेकड़ी

In this new episode of Bolti Kahaniyan, Dipta Bhog narrates ‘Hekdi’, a story by writer Vijaydan Detha. This story is taken from the Hindi translation of his anthology ‘Batan Ri Phulwadi’ published by Rajasthani...

5 mins

Mar 28, 2023

Ep : Where is Caste? जाति कहां है?

Savarnas don’t know caste—the same way a fish does not know water. When you breathe, see, feel, and thrive within a system, it is difficult to notice it, let alone know it. How does a fish then know water? By s...

33 mins

Mar 14, 2023

Mera Chashma, Mere Rules | Ep 3: Yeh Dil Deewana Bhi Aur Gussa Bhi

When Muskan said “Hamare yahaan yeh sab chalta hi nahi hai” (These things aren’t allowed in our areas), we couldn’t help but notice that she said it for feeling love as well as anger. Shubhangani who had joined...

16 mins

Mar 06, 2023

Mera Chashma, Mere Rules | Ep 2: Main Kab Badi Huyi?

Sahiba learns from Google, calls it her teacher and navigates her everyday—from getting things done to finding about her mental health—on Google. Her questions about the self and measures to take care of that s...

17 mins

Feb 27, 2023

Mera Chashma, Mere Rules | Ep 1 Meri Surakshit Jagah Kahaan Hai?

In feminist organisations and within the academic discourse, we sit with the term ‘safe space’ quite often and roll it in our mouth to reiterate how multifarious and ever changing that term is. But when we aske...

20 mins

Feb 27, 2023

Mera Chashma, Mere Rules | Trailer

“Tumhari chahat kya hai? Tum kya chahti ho?” (What do you desire?) When was the last time we asked an adolescent what they think about their desires? How can we see their lives from their perspective? Like yo...

3 mins

Feb 20, 2023

Ep 10: Paise Chahiye Ki Nahi?

A young girl employs a clever strategy to get her family’s support for higher education. But she soon discovers that her father is one step ahead of her and thus unravels this love–hate relationship between a f...

11 mins

Feb 15, 2023

Ep 9: Chhoti Bahu

“Chhoti Bahuuu! Arre o Chhoti Bahu!”—is all one hears in the house from dawn to the end of day. Once a mischievous student, Sundari wears many different hats at home, in public, and at work, but there’s one tha...

8 mins

Feb 13, 2023

Ep 8: Hostel Diary–Nidhi Has Accepted Your Friend Request

In the second “Hostel Diary”, Vikas recounts pursuing a crush during his time in Jodhpur with a bittersweetness that can only be afforded by young desire. Although he desperately wants to maintain his “good boy...

13 mins