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Celebrating Womanhood
March 8th, is the International Women's Day. B'Khush celebrates womanhood throughout this month. We kick start our celebration with this post by Pritha Lal, a woman of substance!
 A big thank you to Pritha and the other contributors, for sharing their thoughtful post with us.
  Enjoy and do share your thoughts.
 - B'Khush

Its been almost eight months since the Delhi government repealed Article 377. It brought forth a celebration in the queer community as a victorian law was finally cast aside and social modernity ushered in. However for the Queer community this happiness was shortlived.

Haldiram owner Prabhu Shankar Agarwal was sentenced to life in prison for his role in a conspiracy to kill a tea stall owner who refused to vacate a building where Agarwal wanted to set up business. His four co-conspirators received lesser sentences.

It was 11:00 p.m. and I was late yet again while returning home from the office.
My son, Sonu, is 6 now, was waiting for me at the gate, Papa jaise mai aapka accha
baccha hun, aap mere acche bacchey kyun nahi bante ho, ghar jaldi aaya karo na. I
said sorry Sonu, kal se pakka mai aapka accha baccha banunga. I was hungry, as I
was having my dinner; Sonu said Papa aj bhi Tarak Mehta mein na purana episode
dikhaya. We entered the bedroom after the dinner, soni (my wife) switched on the
TV set and the NDTV was flashing Breaking News. I told soni to switch off the

Just as the word “Patriotism” allows me to stand upright, to honour my country the
word “hunger” reminds me to have some appetizers similarly “sex” ensures the
indulgence in some porno literature or portals, the word “terror” itself is terrifying
enough to give me a chill in the spine. I have now understood so as why have I just
like so many fellow citizens decided in my subconscious, to avoid going to
shopping malls, because one is in constant fear while at the railway station, cinema
halls and so on.

When an anteater attacks the ant colony, the natural tendency of the ants is to

Movies, or for that matter media in general, are often said to be the reflection of the society. Or at least that's what majority of people in India consciously or unconsciously tend to believe. While it's arguable whether the media truly reflect the society or not, there's no doubt that media have a big sociocultural influence on the society.

The morning’s cold and chilly. A sullen figure walks down the streets, his hurried footsteps causing a slight rustle on the fallen leaves. Shoulders drooping, eyebrows cringed in thought; he walked on.

President Obama delivered his first State of the Union Address to a joint session of Congress on January 27th.