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Nov 5
3 min

Bullies; I do not wish them well

Story by Sourav The phase of growing up – especially my adolescence, was not as difficult for me as is generally portrayed since the body...

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Oct 31
3 min

Are you a girl? Boys don’t cry!

Story by Manas Anand Why isn’t crying the most significant emotion? In my understanding, crying is more than just a feeling. It symbolize...

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Sep 24
3 min

The story of my sexuality

Story By: Shibanshu Mukopadhyay I was 12, browsing through images on my computer when I first saw a photo of 2 men kissing. It confused m...

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Sep 24
4 min

How I Cured my “gay wali bimari”

Story By: Rishi Raj 31st March 2015 was the date when I came out to my family while frying pakoras. Coming out while frying pakoras? It’s...

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Sep 20
2 min

The Last Smash

Story of Harshal Choudhary The recent news that a mother killed her 6 yr old son, after stabbing him twenty-four times in the bathroom, f...

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Sep 17
2 min

How much masculinity does one need to really be a man!

Story By: Paartho Kar Since I was a child, I have always struggled with the idea of 'masculinity. I am not into cars or bikes or other tr...

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Sep 10
2 min

Only the wearer knows where the shoe pinches

Story By: Aditya Bikram Ghosh There’s a humble saying that “looks don’t matter”. Well, they do. I’ve grown up with people ridiculing me f...

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Sep 10
2 min

How much masculinity does one need to really be a man

Story By: Paartho Kar Since I was a child, I have always struggled with the idea of 'masculinity. I am not into cars or bikes or other tr...

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Sep 10
2 min

And thus, he was finally scraped off our necks

Story By: Anonymous When you grow up trying not to become anything that your father was, you know he was not really a father. That’s what...

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Sep 10
2 min

A void that would stay with me

Story By: Anonymous I guess I also found my way. A few years back my mother very casually told me that I’m adopted. I was small, very sma...

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Sep 10
2 min

All I need is a day off

Story By: Neelanjan Chakraborty The doctor wrote “terminal” and my life was never the same again. Clichéd, but my father was indeed my he...

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Sep 10
2 min

Getting rid of my boobs

Story By: Ankit Kumar It all started back when I was 16 when I observed that I don't have a normal chest like boys. There was a lump of f...

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Sep 10
2 min

The Guy Who Got Harassed

Social media along with itself has brought a wave of awareness and a lot of women talking about feminism and coming out about the adversi...

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Sep 9
2 min

The time when I almost drowned

I grew up in many different cities as my dad loved changing jobs. I was no stranger to being bullied throughout these years of consistent...

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Sep 9
2 min

The funny game that changed my life

Story By: Anonymous You only did this for fun. You only did this to get a laugh out of it. To show that you are superior to me. To show a...

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Sep 7
2 min

The Nothing Story

You know how some people are different from others in a way that they feel, see and hear more than others; how some people would just kee...

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Sep 7
2 min

Because even slapping can be a trend

Story By: Astitva Kaushik When I was in 9th grade a trend had started amongst my classmates and friends - to slap me from behind or just ...

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Sep 5
2 min

My father's journey of accepting his mental health

Story By: Anonymous Until a few years back mental health was a big taboo at home. My dad could never talk about it. When I used to convey...

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Sep 5
2 min

The Corporate Jungle

Story By: Neelanjan Chakraborty “I work best under pressure,” says no one. I’m a motorcyclist. Hence, working with the world's biggest tw...

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Sep 5
2 min

Tarnished Childhood

My hands shake while I type this down, but I know I had to do it someday. I was five and had gone to my relative’s home for holidays. My ...

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