Stop Policing Fashion!How Vidya Balan’s Celebrity Has Defied the Idea of the ‘Fashion Police’ Balan's resistance to the dictatorial standards laid down by the fashion police earned her the respect and admiration of millions of Indians. By Devrupa Rakshit
an equal marriage?Can Self‑Respect Marriages Fix the Patriarchy, Casteism of Traditional Marriage? The fundamental premise of a self-respect marriage asks: what if we could change the rules about who can comprise a family, and on what terms? By Amlan Sarkar
Intersecting MeaningsWords Mean Things: ‘Intersectionality’ Intersectionality was a powerful concept to describe oppressive systems. Eventually, it became too encompassing to meaningfully critique anything. By Rohitha Naraharisetty
Clashing With The ClanWoe Is Me! “My In‑Laws Undermine My Parenting, Career. 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
Learning by Trial and ErrorTMI: People Tell Us What They Wish They Had Learned in Sex Ed We asked readers to tell us the sex lessons they had to learn the hard way. By Ananya Singh
What Are My Rights?How Does the Law Protect People in Live‑in Relationships? In light of the rising instances of intimate partner violence, what are the legal protections afforded to those in live-in relationships? By Ananya Singh
Toot! Toot!‘The Romantics’ Shows the Thinning Line Between Documentaries and PR 'The Romantics' presented a PR exercise neatly packaged as intellectual discourse, blurring the line between documentaries and PR. By Devrupa Rakshit
Achchhe Din in the West?Nikki Haley Is Running for US President – Signaling the Conservative Indian Diaspora’s Rising Power The rise of conservatism among Indian-Americans in the West reflects voting patterns based on a parallel rise in Hindu nationalism. By Devrupa Rakshit
I See GreenWoe Is Me! “I’m Jealous of My Boyfriend’s Success. Is That Shallow?” 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
A Gender BenderZahad and Ziya’s Child Can Change How We Talk About Gender In India The Indian media’s focus on the "secrecy” around the gender of the baby misses the memo on how gender works By Akankshya Bahinipaty
Domestic Ordeal17 Year‑Old Domestic Worker Alleges Severe Abuse by Gurgaon Employers. Why Is Domestic Work Still Such a Vulnerable Profession in India? The devaluation of household labor means that domestic workers are often paid low wages, leaving them with no bargaining power, and thus, prone to forced labor. By Devrupa Rakshit
You and Meme Against the WorldWhy Gen Z Memeifying World Events Isn’t Trivial Memes are how Gen Z makes sense of the world. It is politicians and corporations co-opting memes that devalues the gravitas of world events, and supplants the subversive potential of memes. By Akankshya Bahinipaty
Surviving Not Thriving‘The Last of Us’ Is a Timely Reminder to Ask Ourselves: How Far Can We Go to Survive? Kathleen's liminal status as neither "good" nor "bad" speaks to the post-pandemic reality of today: how ethical is it to survive at any cost? By Akankshya Bahinipaty
Formula FactorySpy, Cop, and ‘Astra’ Universes Taking Over Cinema, Points to the Marvel‑ification of Bollywood The larger problem lies with our persistent reliance on formulaic plots, rather than with franchising itself. By Devrupa Rakshit
Switching LanesWoe Is Me! “I’m Not Good at What I Studied. Is it Too Late to Switch Careers?” 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
Fingers Crossed!A Canadian Province Decriminalized Heroin, Cocaine to Fight Overdose Crisis. Can It Work? "Substance use is a public health matter, not a criminal justice issue," the government website said, about decriminalizing the drugs. By Devrupa Rakshit
High CostsDecoding the Budget Through a Feminist Lens "The work women do, the care economy, is the backbone on which the mainstream economy rests." By Rohitha Naraharisetty
a royal erasureWhy Hindu Nationalists Want to Erase Mughal History The Mughal dynasty's presence in Indian history threatens the idea of a homogenous Hindu past -- and thereby, the idea of India as Hindu. By Amlan Sarkar