Mapping the socio-politics of gender, policy, cinema, culture, music and the human condition. Email: shrutisunderraman@gmail.com. Twitter: @sundermanbegins.
Endearing stories of breaking prejudice and barriers from women who chose to take shelter in strangers' homes via social media during August's rain in Mumbai
The Ladies Finger / August 2017
What Keeps Women Academics So Silent About Sexual Harassment
Newslaundry / November 2017
When its long-term sponsor pulled out the film festival faced a fight for existence - until a crowdfunding campaign went viral on social media
The Guardian / October 2014
As sex, and talking about sex, came out into the open over the last decade, did our gynaecologists miss the memo? Why do I end up with a neighbourhood mausi when I go for a diagnosis?
Arré / May 2017
Putting the exotic Tamizh penn syndrome in recent Tamil movies under the microscope
The Ladies Finger / August 2017
Indian men had some surprising things to say during the #MeToo movement.
The Ladies Finger / October 2017
The double standards to which male and female celebrities are held
Firstpost / November 2017
Her latest book takes on scientific sexism, gender stereotypes that hide behind 'misguided' facts
Firstpost / July 2017
Sarahah is a double-edged sword that promotes a cavalier attitude about online abuse
Firstpost / August 2017
From being invisible in ads, the older woman now makes a point at how the world has changed.
Newslaundry / October 2017
What is your problem with loud women? Loud is an adjective, not an insult
The Ladies Finger / July 2017
Explaining 498A with gifs!
Newslaundry / August 2017
Tracing the history of lipstick as an expression of women's assertion.
Firstpost / July 2017
India has a public masturbation problem: Trivialising it emboldens men and discourages victims from speaking up
The Ladies Finger / October 2017
How two poets found their voices in verse, and what they bring to Mumbai's fledgeling spoken word poetry scene.
Redbull / February 2018
Women share their experiences with teachers who made them who they are.
The Ladies Finger / September 2017
Contrary to the shallow connections that Tinder is known for, I’ve managed to hone relationships that are meaningful. Try as we might, we can’t deny that Tinder is navigating sex, culture and self-perception one swipe at a time.
Arré / January 2017
How BHU would want students to handle sexual harassment on campus? Embrace Victim-Shaming Life, Then Wait for Subramanian Swamy to Call You a Naxal?
The Ladies Finger / September 2017
How Nancy Friday helped generations of Indian women to acknowledge their sexual desires
Firstpost / November 2017
The subtle nature of parental abuse and how even while living in urbane circles of so-called “wokeness”, abuse happens right under your nose; and how easy it is to view others’ lives as perfect; that education is not free of conditioning.
Arré / September 2017
In conversation with Pakistani electronic artist Rija Yousuf on finding her ground and sound in Karachi
Border Movement / April 2017
What Indian Women Face When They Step Out With Body Hair
The Ladies Finger / October 2017
Myth: Women in live-in relationships do not have any legal right over property or alimony.
The Ladies Finger / August 2017
Musicians and organisers are changing the city’s rigid cultural landscape, despite the odds.
Scroll.in / February 2017
How the movie is a deviation from cliché mother-daughter relationships in Indian cinema.
The Ladies Finger / October 2017
How Justice League panders to male gaze with overt sexualisation of Wonder Woman
Firstpost / November 2017
José González, indie folk singer-songwriter and guitarist, strikes a different note
Open Magazine / January 2017
The curious case of female non-friendships among women in power in pop culture
The Ladies Finger / August 2017
Arguments are breaking out as some customers want only small denominations, and the well-off are demanding priority over the poor.
Scroll.in / November 2016
The English indie songwriter’s voice just as easily gusts through calling out on sexism and the pressure to conform, as it breezes through her songs on stage
Sbcltr / January 2017
Brutal treatment of domestic help in Noida reflects how housing societies distill class, caste prejudice
The Ladies Finger / July 2017
What the history of male underwear advertisements in India tells us about male sexuality.
Agents of Ishq / November 2017
Why does Indian cinema need a crisis to "prove" motherhood?
FIRSTPOST / July 2017
A cultural programme aims to create awareness about sexuality in disabled women in the city
The Hindu / February 2017
In which I went to dandiya events in the city to ask women 'kya aapke toothpaste mein sex hai?'
The Ladies Finger / September 2017
Patrick Watson’s spirited live acts in his ongoing India tour pack a punch
The Hindu / December 2016
Shruti Sunderraman, talks to Arjun Iyer and discovers that his no-nonsense approach to life spills into his moniker, Barty’s Path’s, highly experimental album, Where Is Everybody? and EP, Pascal ka Daava
Sbcltr / February 2017
Tackling child malnourishment in urban slums can be extremely challenging. But the SNEH Foundation and teachers from government schools are using education to create awareness about its ill-effects and are, in turn, putting children on the path to a healt
The Better India / August 2016
Because not even death can silence some voices.
Go Chase Life (Fox Life India) / January 2016 / [Pdf , 606 KB]
Chat In The Cafe With The Band, Chinese Man, About Their Journey Through India, Life And Music
Polka Café / February 2016
Both in their 60s, the Khatris have successfully converted a police junkyard into a biodiversity garden, creating an example in beautiful living.
The Better India / November 2016
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