Teach For Which Indians?Teaching Like a Savarna Most Savarna professors consider themselves above casteism -- but tacitly exclude Dalit Bahujan students with abstract theory, alien pedagogy, gatekeeping. By Ravikant Kisana
Obligatory LoveWoe Is Me! “I Cheated on My Boyfriend Once, and I’m Scared I’ll Do It Again. Am I Unfit for Monogamy?”
All Aboard The Blame TrainWho Takes the Fall for the Decade’s Worst Train Disaster in India? The bigoted narratives furthering casteism and Islamophobia on social media are exploiting a national tragedy that killed hundreds. By Devrupa Rakshit
Obligatory LoveWoe Is Me! “I Cheated on My Boyfriend Once, and I’m Scared I’ll Do It Again. Am I Unfit for Monogamy?” Woe Is Me! is a series in which The Swaddle team indulges your pity party with advice you'll probably ignore. By The Swaddle Team
Sweet ReleaseTMI: People Tell Us What an Orgasm Feels Like to Them From “fireworks” to “floating in space,” every orgasm is unique. By The Swaddle Team
Here For a Good Time And a Long TimeSizzle This: Everyone’s Too Nostalgic For a Movie That Just Turned 10 In ‘Sizzle This,’ The Swaddle team adds to the noise around the pop culture moment of the week. This week: 'Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani' turns 10. By Rohitha Naraharisetty
Embracing My Inner Sloth‘Slow Living’ Is an Antidote to Exhaustion Under Capitalism — But Exhausting to Achieve Slow living -- an antidote to our fast-paced world --preaches a life where 'stop and smell the roses' isn't just a cliché, but a way of life. By Devrupa Rakshit
Believe!Family Is More Than Blood Relations, the ‘Ted Lasso’ Finale Reminds Us Ted Lasso's swansong culminated in an emotionally charged, nuanced video essay on the twin themes of family and personal growth. By Devrupa Rakshit
Everyone Doesn't Have ADHDThere’s a Lot More to ADHD Than Just a Lack of Focus The true depths of ADHD's impact can stretch far beyond a lack of focus, and beyond the flippant usage of the clinal diagnosis. By Devrupa Rakshit
To Step In?What Is the Role of a Bystander in Gender‑Based Violence? While we might be keen to blame the recent attack on the general apathy of bystanders, it would likely be an uninformed stance. By Devrupa Rakshit
Late Nights Leisurely MorningsWhy Transitioning Into Mondays Can Feel Like Fighting a Jet Lag It's as if our bodies are trying to catch up with the time zone we were on during the weekend, while being stuck in the weekday time zone. By Devrupa Rakshit
Code Strings Over Our HeartsHow the Internet Ruined Our Passion for Politics — And How We Can Get It Back If we blame each other, we’re looking the wrong way. By Rohitha Naraharisetty
Put A Ring On The RevolutionSame‑Sex Marriage Isn’t the Revolution We Asked For Revisiting the forgotten text, 'The F*ggots and Their Friends Between Revolutions,' ahead of the Supreme Court verdict on marriage equality. By Rohitha Naraharisetty
Under-requited LoveWoe Is Me! “My Boyfriend Is Still Obsessed With His Ex. What Should I Do?” Woe Is Me! is a series in which The Swaddle team indulges your pity party with advice you'll probably ignore. By The Swaddle Team
Films or Fashion?Sizzle This: Randos Take Over Cannes In ‘Sizzle This,’ The Swaddle team adds to the noise around the pop culture moment of the week. This week: influencers at Cannes. By The Swaddle Team
On Again Off AgainAnatomy of a Breakup: The Breakup Was Clean. The Clean Break Wasn’t "Eventually, things got so bad that the friendship we had tried to maintain, even after breaking up, was fractured." By Devrupa Rakshit
Laughing Up a RiotHow Sitcoms Made a Comeback By Becoming Political Sitcoms used to be idealistic and mundane. Now, they're taking shots at their own legacy of idealism -- and embracing politics through humor. By Hetvi Kamdar
I'm Sure Everyone Hates Me!Why Some People Expect Catastrophes in Everyday Situations Catastrophizing is a cognitive distortion leading people down a spiral of negativity, and making them prone to anxiety, depression, and PTSD. By Devrupa Rakshit
Pursuit of YouthIs Collagen Truly a ‘Miracle’ Supplement or Just Another Fad? Collagen may have certain benefits, but it's not an elixir of life or a magic bullet against aging. Thankfully, it's not harmful either. By Devrupa Rakshit
Where's My Mask?How Sexism Leads to the Frequent Misdiagnosis of Autistic Women One of the biggest roadblocks to the diagnosis of autism in women is masking, or the suppression of one’s true self by autistic individuals. By Devrupa Rakshit
Under WrapsWoe Is Me! “My Partner Asked Me to Marry Him, But He Hasn’t Told Anyone About Our Relationship. Is This a Red Flag?” Woe Is Me! is a series in which The Swaddle team indulges your pity party with advice you'll probably ignore. By The Swaddle Team
Circling 1... 2... 3...Offering a Shoulder to Cry on – as a Dating Strategy – Is Now Rightfully Called ‘Vulturing’ Vulturing involves circling people on the brink of a breakup, waiting to pounce with insidious intentions upon their wounded hearts. By Devrupa Rakshit
SpeakUpNowGateSizzle This: Taylor Swift’s Fandom Implodes Over Her New Man In ‘Sizzle This,’ The Swaddle team adds to the noise around the pop culture moment of the week. This week: #SpeakUpNow drama. By The Swaddle Team
Breaking TabooTMI: People Tell Us What They Love About Period Sex From cramp cure to mood booster, people say period sex isn’t as “gross” as imagined. By The Swaddle Team
Pretty Little Compulsion "[I]t [is] a 'smiled-upon addiction' that is almost celebrated due to its glamor quotient." Read More
Can't Catch A BreakIs This Normal? ‘I Feel Guilty For Enjoying My Time Off Work’ Perfectionist tendencies can further amplify the impact of societal pressures that induce a fear of falling behind. By Devrupa Rakshit
May the AI Gods Help UsWith Deepfake Porn and God Chatbots, AI Dystopia is Here Generative AI is worsening multiple socio-cultural crises, due to the false reliance on it as an 'unbiased' entity. By Hetvi Kamdar
One Kilo of Clout Please?In the Digital Era, Dating to Increase Your Social Capital Has a Name: ‘Throning’ Throning prioritizes influence and clout over shared interests and values, meaningful connection, and emotional intimacy. By Devrupa Rakshit
Fictional ObjectsThe Fictional Objects That Can Make the World Better We invented fictional objects that would make our everyday lives easier -- then, The Swaddle's Hitesh Sonar showed us what they would look like. By The Swaddle Team
Powersuit PromisesHow ‘Succession’ Ended the Girlboss Kendall and Roman have only ever had to prove themselves to their dad, the patriarch. Shiv had to prove herself to the patriarchy itself. By Rohitha Naraharisetty
Judwaa?The Difference Between a Panic Attack and an Anxiety Attack, Explained Experts believe that, objectively, the immediate symptoms of panic attacks are more intense than those of anxiety attacks. By Devrupa Rakshit
The Cost of SleepTech Is Commodifying Sleep. Will the Future of Sleep Put Our Dreams on Sale? The rise of sleeptech has turned rest into something that can be tracked, optimized, and gamified. By Ananya Singh
Finding Queer LoveWoe Is Me! “I’m Looking for a Queer Partner, But All the Men Around Me Are Straight. What Do I Do?” Woe Is Me! is a series in which The Swaddle team indulges your pity party with advice you'll probably ignore. By The Swaddle Team
36 Days of Type36 Days of Type: Indian Laws That Shaped Our Lives For #36DaysOfType, The Swaddle's Denise D'Souza illustrated the A-Z of Indian laws that have impacted Indians in unforeseen ways. By The Swaddle Team
Conscious MachinesHow Much Should We Worry About AI Sentience? Machines may not have gained consciousness yet, but concerns around AI sentience are growing. By Hetvi Kamdar
Marriage Equality HearingsThe Marriage Equality Hearings: Week 4 The Swaddle's Hetvi Kamdar sat in on week 4's hearings and asked petitioner Utkarsh Saxena a few questions about the salient points. By Hetvi Kamdar
Nothing FishyVaginal Odor Doesn’t Need ‘Fixing,’ Unlike What Beauty Brands Continue to Say Breaking news: Vaginas smell... and not like a bouquet of freshly plucked flowers. By Devrupa Rakshit
