Matching RealityHow Matrimonial Shows Like ‘Indian Matchmaking’ Use a Western Gaze for Popularity Over the last few years, Indian-origin filmmakers have exoticized and dumbed-down Indian weddings to make them palatable for a global streaming audience. By Mihika Agarwal
A Good Morning to CringeReclaiming Cringe: Good Morning Messages Why are good morning messages cringe, when affirmations, pop astrology, and manifestation culture are not? By Rohitha Naraharisetty
Unholy AllianceThe Buzz Cut: Matchmaker Oversees Fairytale Union Between Patriarchy and Casteism Once Again This week in The Buzz Cut: a matchmaker succeeds in making a match, a nation struggles with freedom from an actor, and a documentary investigates why cannibalism is bad. By Rohitha Naraharisetty
High Brown CultureWhy We Need to Re‑Examine ‘Brownness’ as an Identity Marker “Brownness” is presented online as a reclamation of identity, but it fails in its shallow interpretations of decolonization that cater to the Western gaze. By Rohitha Naraharisetty
Intolerant IndiaDisrespecting Indian Values, Mocking Men Among Reasons People Find an Ad Offensive: Survey Indians were outraged at Manyavar for subverting 'kanyadaan,' a Pepperfry ad for mocking gender stereotypes, and a Stayfree ad for depicting period blood as red. By Devrupa Rakshit
Look In Your LaneIndian Culture Normalizes Spying. This Affects How We View Digital Privacy From men and censoring elders ‘looking’ at women on the street to neighbours peeping in, invasions of privacy are normalized in the name of protecting culture. By Saumya Kalia