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#HISTORIES OF ISHQ

Cover Image Binodini Dasi: The OG Indian Woman Superstar How a Calcutta theatre artiste became immortalized in time over just a twelve-year career Mar 08, 2025
Cover Image A History of The Internet’s Most Famous Friendship Meme How ek doston ka gang fought, forgave and redefined internet culture forever Nov 08, 2024
Cover Image The Boy Who Stole Babur's Heart Discovering a different side of the Mughal Emperor – bashful, poetic and queer Oct 04, 2024 hindi badge
Cover Image Ratirahasya: The Myth, The Manual, The Legend A medieval sex manual that did all the Kama Sutra did – but in more poetic and simpler ways Jul 12, 2024 hindi badge
Cover Image Inside the BOMgAY story with Riyad How Riyad Wadia, of Wadia Movietone, captured the 1990s Bombay’s gay culture from an up-close-and-personal lens, skirting laws and moral police Jun 28, 2024
Cover Image A Brief History of Phone Sex How cross-connections of the telecommunication revolution, desire, loneliness and queerness led to a booming industry across 80s & 90s May 17, 2024 hindi badge
Cover Image The Story of Miss Shefali – Calcutta’s Cabaret Queen How one artiste danced and defied her way to becoming the ‘numero uno’ of the city’s entertainment scene Apr 29, 2024 hindi badge
Cover Image The Manifesto Matrimonial That (Shoulda) Made History Why be a bahu when you can be bahurupi? Mar 22, 2024 hindi badge
Cover Image Finding Fatima Sheikh The story of a woman who in the 1800s co-founded 18 schools for girls, fighting caste and gender prejudice at each step Jan 10, 2024 hindi badge
Cover Image Peg, Peg Karne Laga: The Mazedaar History of Pegging and Why It Matters How the term ‘pegging’ came to be and the larger questions it raises about gender roles and sex Nov 03, 2023 hindi badge