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'I feel HIV much easier to live with than even diabetes or high blood pressure'
Adopted kids, gave birth, joined a corporate workspace, became an athlete… Persons living with HIV share that testing positive wasn’t the end of the world
Dec 01, 2024
My Asexual Fantasy
We asked – What does intimacy mean to you? What’s a fantasy you’ve always had? What’s something you’d like to do with a date or partner? 8 ace people responded with their imaginations of desire and pleasure.
Oct 30, 2024
Sexual Surrogacy: Bole Toh, A Practicals Wala Therapy That Can Help You Become Thoda Confident During Sex
You can't just line up. Your therapist will have to recommend one
Oct 27, 2024
Should I Use An Intimate Wash?
What it is and whether you need it in your personal kit
Oct 06, 2024
Does being HIV+ mean I can never have sex again?
Antiretroviral therapy and PReP can make intercourse safe for you and your partner
Sep 22, 2024
‘Mom told me not to peek out of blanket and go back to sleep’
Seven people share the moment they realised that their parents were sexual beings, too
Sep 17, 2024
Genital Hygiene Ka Piddi Sa Primer
Pubic hair? Intimate hygiene products? What is the way to go?
Sep 08, 2024
Can You Get An STI From Kissing?
Don’t miss this chotu guide before a kiss
Sep 01, 2024
Why Does Pleasure Matter?
Anne Philpott (Founder, The Pleasure Project) and Paromita Vohra (Founder, Agents of Ishq) discuss this in their joint editorial in the latest SRHM Journal on Sexual Pleasure
Aug 30, 2024
Smegma: Doodh Si Safedi, Genitals Pe Aaye
That cheesy, white substance on your genitals is perfectly normal (but it needs to be cleaned out regularly)
Aug 25, 2024
Pleasure Matters: AOI, SRHM and TPP collaborate for a webinar
Join us for a discussion on why pleasure politics is essential in SRHR work
Aug 14, 2024
Sex ka Pritam, Pesh Hai Precum!
Kaun hai yeh? Kahan se aata hai yeh? These and more questions about pre-cum answered
Jul 28, 2024
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
Sad Nipple Syndrome: When Nipple Play Causes a Deep Sense of Unease
Doctors don’t know what causes it, but it can affect both penis and vulva owners
Jun 09, 2024
#AOISexGlossary: What Does Milking Someone Mean?
To tire someone out in bed? Or is it nipple play? Kya ho sakta hai iska matlab?
Jun 02, 2024
The Bullying I Faced In School, And How It Shaped What I Do Today
From the time I started speaking, I used feminine pronouns. And it made me the target of my classmates, teachers and even my father
May 20, 2024
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
Boochies In Your Coochie
Yes, there can be lice in your pubic hair too. Here’s what you need to know about them
May 12, 2024
The Dil Lootne Waale Tomboys – AOI’s Sexy Saturday Songs
Bollywood has long celebrated the boisterous, adventurous, gender-bending tomboys – sometimes in complete songs, and sometimes in hard-to-forget glimpses
Mar 30, 2024
The Many Kinds of Condoms
Types of condoms demystified - for max uninterrupted pleasure!
Mar 24, 2024
Male Actors Ke (Almost) Nude Bods - And Our Desire!
Ranveer Singh’s latest photoshoot is viral on the internet and everyone is here with their thoughts and thirst comments! But male celebrities in the (almost) nude and our desire to look at them is not a new 2022 thing!
Jul 22, 2022
What Do Students Say When There's No Sex-Ed?
Pesh hai anecdotes from AOI's archives about situations students face all alone when there's no Sex-Ed!
Jul 15, 2022
Swapnadosh is Not a Dosh!
Have you ever met this raat ke humsafar?
Mar 17, 2024
Big Truths About The Big-O: AOI’s Orgasm Anxiety Survey
Is sex only a straight line to orgasms? What’s mental health got to do with orgasms? Are orgasms guaranteed if you have a partner?
Aug 11, 2022
What's The Controversy Around Gender Testing In Sports?
What is the deal about it really? Why is it being challenged by athletes across the world? Read on to know
Aug 29, 2022
How To Have Long Distance Sex
Dealing with September is rough kyunki so many of our partners fly off to foreign unis, leaving us with with tadap and yearning. But we're here with some tips to help you rock that rocky LDR!
Sep 16, 2022
V for Vulva, V se Vagina - But They’re Different!
Most people use the words vulva and vagina interchangeably. But these are two separate, but interconnected body parts.
Mar 10, 2024
Dharmendra Made Me Gay
Vivek Anand curates (and spills the tea) on some of the actor's sexiest onscreen moments. Featuring thundering thighs, hot and heavy kisses, embraces and more)
Oct 01, 2022
Are You An Animal In Bed? (Okay, But Which One?)
Here’s what ‘giving head’ means in Praying Mantis world!
Oct 04, 2022
Bind It!
A guide to chest binding from what to, to, how to use your binder
Mar 03, 2024
Dear Hook Up...
Here are a few #MorningAfter greeting cards for your last night’s hook-up!
Oct 12, 2022
Phone Sex by Ms. D
Here’s a poem about some phone pe gandi baatein by one of AOI's own readers!
Oct 18, 2022
A (No Longer) Secret Guide to The Body's Lesser Known Erogenous Zones
Take a vacation to these hidden pleasure spots. Thank us later.
Nov 13, 2022
Mera Waala Sex Toy
All that we want our sex toy to be. Advertisement is ready. Product ka intezar hai!
Feb 25, 2024
Is Good Touch/Bad Touch Really An Effective Way To Educate Kids About Consent?
Sex educator Srinidhi asks - what do we miss out about children’s consent and agency when we limit touch to ‘good’ and ‘bad’?
Nov 23, 2022
7 Things The Caribbean Taught Us About Flirting And Fun!
There is a way to verbally and non-verbally gauge another person’s interest without harassing them. It’s called flirting.
Mar 13, 2018
Why do I need to cover up when your friend comes home?
It took me a while to realise that I had been abused, and some probing to understand why I never told my parents about it
Feb 26, 2024
Tips for Better Hygiene During Sex
Here are some saaf-safai tips to keep in mind when you have some dirty sex ;)
Nov 22, 2022
D se Disability, D se Desire
How do we expand the world to make room for all kinds of bodies and minds and loves and lives? Some awesome people with disabilities shared their stories with us. On the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, we are sharing them with you.
Dec 03, 2022
How To Find Your Erogenous Zones?
Here’s some sexpert knowledge about two ways in which you can stimulate your erogenous zones and get in ~touch~ with yourself!
Jan 15, 2023
How We Wrote The Famous Sex-Ed Book, Lal Kitaab, in 1980s India: An Interview With Indira Pancholi
"Shareer ki Jankaari" aka Indian feminist movement ki famous "Laal Kitaab" was co-created by Indira Pancholi and 75 rural women during a government-run health campaign. Read the story of how these women made a book for their own bodies, in their own language against all odds.
Mar 08, 2023
My bisexual panic
Of course, there were some guys I thought looked good. Who’d turn away from Wesley Snipes, Ryan Reynolds? But would I date a guy if I could?
Feb 05, 2024
How to conduct a cancer self-check: For your testicles and breasts
Staying up-to-date with what’s happening in your body can help you keep safe from many illnesses, including cancer. Read on to know more.
Feb 02, 2024
I wanted love and found it. It just wasn’t reciprocated
After each encounter, I promised myself I’d talk about my needs, be vulnerable in a smart way. Next time, I’d win
Jan 29, 2024
I Feel Like Sitting On The Floor With You
An erotic poem through the wild and wonderful territories of sex and intimacy.
Apr 07, 2023
Why Do Movie Suhaag Raats Feature Ek Glass Milk?
Answers from Ancient India about what's milk got to do with being an aphrodisiac
Dec 30, 2022
Sexy Facetime
Yaniki intriguing sex words and fun ways of enjoying a partner's, ahem, assets - with one's face!
Feb 26, 2023
Kya Hai Yeh Fetish Ka Funda?
Is a fetish different from a kink? Is it all about whips and leather and 50 shades of Grey? Read about the world of fetishes in the AOI Sex Glossary.
Feb 12, 2023
Sex-Ed Books That Blew Our Mind!
These sex-ed books from around the world are unapologetically awesome.
Jan 07, 2024
Moments in Our Life That Make Us Ask “Why Not Me?”
From not having a date on Valentine’s Day, to being overlooked by your crush, a long list of situations that make our hearts go all dard-e-disco
Dec 20, 2023
Coping with sexual sadness: Here’s what we learnt
We spoke to some Agents and put down some tips to help us all with the feeling of loss, rejection, unfulfillment, the sense of being a sexual-have not
Dec 17, 2023
Never Will I Ever…
Have continuous disappointments left us over-managing our expectations on dates? Are there dreams you have set aside completely?
Dec 05, 2023
I Want To Feel Cared For Even When I’m Having Casual Sex
The ‘no strings attached,’ nature of casual sex meant that I was left feeling dissatisfied and dehumanized. But being open about my need to be nurtured opened up a whole new world.
Apr 12, 2023
Smoothing The Rough Corners Of Kink And Pain
My journey towards finding pleasure through pain in BDSM was rough. But I’ve learnt how to make it pleasurable.
Nov 27, 2023
Location recommendations with travel guides to our travellers on their way to anal land
A map for anal erogenous zones and tips on what kinds of touch work
Nov 26, 2023
Worried About Pain in Anal Sex? Here’s How To Help Your Bum Get Over Introvertedness?
Tips for getting your butt to open up for anal sex
Nov 19, 2023
‘Could I share food with others? Could I have a relationship?’
A diagnosis of herpes can be terrifying. But, here’s what I learnt after being told I have herpes
Nov 13, 2023
Anal Sex Mein Potty Ka Fikar Not, Jab Kare Saaf Safai Thoda Bohot!
Tips and tricks to cleaning one’s anus in prep for anal sex
Nov 12, 2023
Pleasure Politics: Excerpts From The AOI Manifesto
Could pleasure politics include aspects of us that sometimes feel left out in sex positivity?
Nov 10, 2023
Why does talking about sex-ed make us so squeamish?
AOI unpacks the many issues at the heart of Bihar CM Nitish Kumar's statement about sex-education in the Bihar legslative assembly, and all the furore around it
Nov 09, 2023
How To Make Them Nuts, With “Coconutting!”
This #TharkiTuesday we want you to think about a different kind of nariyal paani!
Nov 07, 2023
He Had Sex With Me. Then Told Me I Wasn't Man Enough
A train journey and a sexual encounter with a closeted man makes Vibhu Vasudev ask why men hold rigid ideas about masculinity.
Nov 06, 2023
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
7 of My Favourite Works of Art
by Abhishek Anicca
Oct 08, 2023
Juvenile Arthritis Meant That I Couldn’t Touch My Penis. Then, I Discovered Mindgasms
Naveen shares how he discovered the power of fantasy after being bedridden at the age of 13
Oct 02, 2023
Places Around The World Where Sex In Public Is Totally Legal!
It’s #WorldTourismDay, and here’s a list of places in the world where you can do matargahsti in khuli sadak, (but passport chahiye!)
Sep 27, 2023
Why Are Most Contraceptives Only For Those Who Can Get Pregnant? The Gender Discrimination in Contraception
If there was a male birth control pill in the market, would you use it (or ask your partner to use it)?
Sep 26, 2023
I Thought I’d Be Too Cool For Vanity. But, It Was A Struggle
Author Shormistha Mukherjee on struggling with self-image and reconnecting with intimacy during and post her breast cancer treatment.
Sep 22, 2023
My Body Has Become An Open Wound
Chemo saved her from cancer, but took away the ability to enjoy sex and intimacy. In an interview with Agents of Ishq, Amulya*, cancer survivor, unpacks her emotions of life post treatment
Sep 22, 2023
Why Do We Talk About Histories of Ishq and Sexuality?
What do stories of Rukhmabai, Pillay, Lal Kitaab enable for us in the present?
Sep 15, 2023
Chocolate: A Hindi Book On Homosexuality That Caused Much Debate In The 1920s
Written by Ugra, aka Pandey Bechan Sharma, the book was a a bestseller, but its critics were many too #HindiDiwas
Aug 14, 2023
Teachers Across India Share The AOI Material They Used And How Their Students Reacted To It!
#HappyTeachersDay
Sep 05, 2023
Can I Use Coconut Oil as Lube?
A quick guide on whether this gharelu item can be used for sexy times or not!
Sep 03, 2023
The Agents of Ishq Approach to Sex-Ed
Yaniki why we talk about sex the way we do!
Sep 01, 2023
Spot the HPV!
In the 90s, scientists found that this STI can be found on inanimate objects too!
Aug 27, 2023
History of Internet In 10 Sexy Phrases
Here are 10 phrases that track how the Internet changed sex over the years!
Aug 01, 2023
How Caste and Colonialism Shaped the History of STIs in India
When the firang soldiers came to India, they brought Syphilis. What happened next is the story of how caste marginalization plays out and affects health policies!
Jul 28, 2023
Hold Me Up, Tie Me Down: 4 Quick Tips on Broaching Kinks with Your Partner
Wondering what’s a safe start to a kinky chat? Here are ideas that may help!
Jul 07, 2023
Kunyaza - An Ancient African Orgasm-Giving Sexual Technique Ingrained in Rwandan Culture!
How did this method of tapping the penis against the vulva begin?
Jul 02, 2023
Fucking Trans Women! How Mira Bellwether, a Trans Woman Wrote A Sex-Ed Guide For Her Lovers
The 80-page zine teaches you how bodies experience pleasure in unique ways far beyond the norm.
Jun 25, 2023
How the Phule's Home Became A Space Where Widows Were Safe from Sexual Exploitation
This International Widows’ Day, we ask why society seeks control of women’s lives (even today), by curbing their access to pleasure.
Jun 23, 2023
It Took Me Two Years To Realize I Had Been Raped
A male Dalit queer person on acknowledging the many shades of sexual assault.
Jun 19, 2023
Maitri Karar: A Gujarati custom that allow queer relationships legitimacy
When polygamy was banned in 1956, the Maitri Karar was invented to allow men to support their mistresses. And then, queer couples used it to live together legally.
Jun 16, 2023
From Sapphic Seasides to Political Pyaar! A Lesbian, Bisexual, Trans History of Mumbai
Where did the LBT Mumbaikar go for politics, party and pyaar!
Sep 21, 2022
Kailash Puri - The Punjabi Sex-Ed Agony Aunty from the 50's
She invented Punjabi words for genitals like "Madan Chhatri" for "clitoris"
Jun 10, 2022
Spit Ya Swallow? What Should I Do When The Time Cums?
Some gyaan to help you decide if you want to spit or swallow while giving a blowjob!
Jun 04, 2023
Talking To My Daughter About Sex, And The Body, Changed Me As a Parent and a Person
I wanted to be the kind of parent who could respond honestly to my daughter's questions about sex.
May 14, 2023
Dr Alyappin Padmanabba Pillay and His Anti No-Fap Crusade in 1940's India
How one sexologist addressed the 'semen anxiety' of anxious young men in modern India.
May 12, 2023
Love was a stereotype. Friendship was radical. And then, I met her.
If witnessing a relationship slowly die out like a star collapsing into itself were a color, it would be tangerine.
Aug 05, 2023
Did You Know The First Vibrators Were Used By Men?
How did the vibrator go from being used in medicine to being used for orgasms?
May 05, 2023
Sexy Saturday Songs in Puriya Dhanashree
You both laugh together then, and you find he is holding your hand. You wonder if he will hold your ankle the same way.
Apr 29, 2023
"Birth Control is the only Sovereign Specific" BR Ambedkar on Contraception, Women's Right to Choice, and Accepting Sexual Pleasure
Ambedkar's thoughts on Birth Control from his speech in 1938!
Apr 14, 2023
Sexy Times In The Garden – AOI’s Picnic Day Sexy Saturday Songs
The picnic is a world of leisure and pleasure away from the world of family, parents, neighbors and tradition – all of social scrutiny.
Apr 11, 2023
To Lube or Not To Lube? Everything You Wanted To Know About Lube!
How to apply lube on a condom? Can I use Saffola oil as lube?
Mar 19, 2023
What Does Fictosexual Mean?
Falling in lou with fictional characters koi fiction nahin!
Mar 17, 2023
"Conscious Uncoupling is more about emotional freedom from the negative patterns of the past" An Interview with Dr. Suchitra
Dr. Suchitra tells us how to end relationships in an empowered and dignified way!
Mar 09, 2023
How We Wrote a Sex-Ed Book in 80's India: An Interview with Indira Pancholi
The story behind "Shareer ki Jankaari" and the women behind it!
Mar 07, 2023
What is the Prostate?
And how to reach it for some anal fun!
Jan 01, 1970
Somewhere Between Mills & Boon, Assault and A Dutiful Husband - I Discovered That Sex Is Power
It was only during my honeymoon that I realised that sex could be painful.
Mar 04, 2023
What is Fellatio? The AOI Sex Glossary
Is it ice-cream ka flavour, like pistachio? Well, it does have to do with licking!
Jan 01, 1970
Political Parties Which Made Love a Political Platform
They wanted to win not just hearts, but elections too!
Feb 10, 2023
The Political Power of Pleasure - An AOI Manifesto (Plain Text Version)
Jan 01, 1970
The Political Power of Pleasure - An AOI Manifesto
Jan 27, 2023
Dick Toot Gaya Deewana! What If You Break Your Penis?
Jan 16, 2023
“Leisure is like an answer to oppression”: Interview with Surabhi Yadav
What happens when women let themselves be completely at rest? Read more to find out.
Jan 13, 2023
What is Sex-Tech? Can It Change Our Sex Lives for The Better?
Jan 04, 2023
Could I Feel Sexual Pleasure Again After Sexual Assault?
After sexual violence conflates sex with violence, is there a road back to pleasure?
Jan 03, 2023
Hyenas, Orangatuns And Discovering My (A) Sexuality
Questions, questions, and I had no answers. Until a Reddit meme showed me "Asexuals are…"
Feb 27, 2023
To End Violence Against Women, We Need To Talk About Pleasure! #16DaysOfActivism
Why #PleasurePolitics is necessary to take the conversation on gender-based violence forward!
Nov 25, 2022
What's A Sexual Fantasy You Are Afraid of Being Judged For?
Nov 24, 2022
Blue Balls aka The Dis-Cum-Fort of No Cumming!
Nov 24, 2022
The QKNIT's Sexy Saturday Songs
Nov 23, 2022
Happy Birthday to Mirza Ghalib, Woh Shayar Badnaam
Nov 23, 2022
Sexy Saturday Songs : Nightie Night Baby
Nov 23, 2022
Sisters Are Doing It To Themselves
Nov 23, 2022
Ae Mohabbat: Love and Loss with Begum Akhtar
Nov 23, 2022
Songs That Say I've Fallen In Love: Sexy Saturdays
Nov 22, 2022
Songs That Switched On Our Libido Lightbulbs: Sexy Saturday Songs
Nov 22, 2022
The YP Foundation's Sexy Saturday Songs
Nov 22, 2022
Ulka Anjaria’s Sexy Saturday Songs
Nov 22, 2022
Harini Calamur's Sexy Saturday Songs – Longing for One-Ness
Nov 22, 2022
Sharmila Tagore Special Sexy Saturday Songs
Nov 22, 2022
Sharanya Manivannan’s Sexy Saturday Songs
Nov 22, 2022
Khabar Lahariya's Sexy Saturday Songs
Nov 22, 2022
Anuradha SenGupta's Sexy Saturday Songs
Nov 15, 2022
Sunny Deol Edition By Darshana Davé
Nov 15, 2022
Varun Grover’s Sexy Saturday Songs
Nov 15, 2022
Madhulika Liddle’s Sexy Saturday Songs
Nov 15, 2022
Sathya Saran's Sexy Saturday Songs
Nov 14, 2022
Annie Zaidi’s Sexy Saturday Songs
Nov 14, 2022
Sexy Saturday Songs: Friendship Day Special
Nov 09, 2022
Dil Tutta Toh Naach Karo : Debasmita's Sexy Saturday Songs
Nov 09, 2022
Meena Seshu's Sexy Saturday Songs
Nov 09, 2022
Unexpectedly Lata Mangeshkar - Paromita Vohra's Sexy Saturday Songs
Nov 09, 2022
Hansda Sowvendra Shekhar’s Sexy Saturday Songs
Nov 09, 2022
Hodgepodge Songs You Can Dance And Cry To : Aliza’s Sexy Saturday Songs
Nov 09, 2022
Natasha Badhwar's Sexy Saturday Songs
Nov 08, 2022
Nayan Matakka: The Eye Candy Sexy Saturday Songs
Nov 08, 2022
Thoda Theory Thoda Yyaar Mathangi Krishnamurthy's Sexy Saturday Songs
Nov 08, 2022
Flashbacks Of A Fool: Vishishta Sam’s Sexy Saturday Songs
Nov 08, 2022
Rasika Dugal's Sexy Saturday Songs
Nov 08, 2022
Pooja Dhingra's Sexy Saturday Songs
Nov 08, 2022
Radhika Vaz's Sexy Saturday Songs
Nov 07, 2022
Ruth Vanita's Sexy Saturday Songs
Nov 07, 2022
Merry XXX Mas Sexy Saturday Songs curated by Agents of Ishq
Nov 07, 2022
Pill Da Maamla Hai! Starring OBGYNji
Birth control pills, i-pill and abortion pills - difference kya hai?
Nov 06, 2022
Asexuality Ki ABC - An AOI Primer
Can asexuality transform how we see pleasure itself?
Oct 30, 2022
Sexy Saturday Songs by Agents of Ishq
Oct 12, 2022
Ain't No Cure Love Tribute to Leonard Cohen - Crowdsourced Sexy Saturday Songs
Oct 12, 2022
Sexy Saturday Songs by Rohini Ramnathan
Oct 12, 2022
Sexy Saturday Songs by Ameen Sayani
Oct 12, 2022
Sexy Saturday Songs by Richa Kaul Padte
Oct 12, 2022
Sushant Divgikar's Sexy Saturday Songs
Sep 29, 2022
Sreemoyee Piu Kundu's Sexy Saturday Songs
Sep 29, 2022
K se Kabaret Sexy Saturday Songs
Sep 29, 2022
Bishakha Dutta's Sexy Saturday Songs
Sep 29, 2022
Renuka Shahane's Sexy Saturday Songs
Sep 29, 2022
Dharmendra Made Me Gay - Vivek Anand's Sexy Saturday Songs
My 5 fav Sexy Saturday Songs from the bold 1970’s!
Sep 29, 2022
Shikha Biswas's Sexy Saturday Songs
Sep 29, 2022
Saba Dewan's Sexy Saturday Songs
Sep 28, 2022
Bhushan & Savitri's Sexy Saturday Lavani's
Sep 28, 2022
Anu Singh Choudhary's Sexy Saturday Songs
Sep 28, 2022
Niranjan Iyengar's Sexy Saturday Songs
Sep 28, 2022
Aditi Mittal's Sexy Saturday Songs
Sep 28, 2022
What Are We Really Asking For When We Say We Want To Be Touched? An Interview with Ratnaboli Ray
Psychologist and mental health activist Ratnaboli Ray discusses skin hunger, touch and mental health.
Jul 21, 2022
Sexy Saturday Songs: Suriya Special
Happy Birthday to the poster boy of romance in Tamil cinema!
Jul 23, 2022
Healing, Not The Law, Gave Me My Justice - This is My Survivor Story
M tells us a complex story about violence, justice and ideal victims!
Jun 28, 2022
Teachers Tell Us Why They Need Sex-Ed In Schools! AOI x The Gender Lab
35 teachers share their stories, needs and demands for Sex-Ed in schools!
Jul 14, 2022
From Sex Work Geographies to Intimate Cities: An Interview with Manjima Bhattacharjya
Manjima tells us about the shifting landscape of sex work, and its history!
Jun 28, 2022
Reckless In Love, Powerful In Sisterhood - Vijeta Kumar Interviews Asha Kowtal
Asha was General Secretary of All India Dalit Mahila Adhikar Manch (AIDMAM) for eleven years
Jun 28, 2022
The Many Journeys of an Old-Fashioned Butch: An Interview With Dr. Shruti Chakravarty
Dr. Shruti Chakravarty talks to us about queerness, gender, labels, community and love.
Mar 22, 2022
How We Found Comprehensive Sex-Ed Goals in the AOI Blue Film Contest!
Condoms se Consent tak, everything a Blue Film Script can reveal!
Mar 16, 2022
End of Period (Beginning of Another)- Stuff Menopause Does
Menopause is more an easy sexist butt of jokes, than a phenomenon we take seriously.
Mar 23, 2022
Not Seeing You Later, Ovulator : What Happens To 'U' When The Uterus is Removed?
Let's talk about the hysterectomy - what happens before, during and after!
Mar 15, 2022
This Month at AOI - Who Is A #GrownAssWoman?
Mar 04, 2022
Things Changing In My Body & I As We Grow Older
(For the better, for the worse, for the sexier!)
Jun 28, 2022
Mama Mia, Porn Porn! AOI Write Your Own Blue Film Contest Winners and More!
The porn scripts of your dreams are all here!
Feb 23, 2022
Fantasy, Feminism, Erotics, Politics: An Interview with Jaya Sharma
Jaya Sharma tells us about BDSM, fantasy and reality ka khel!
Feb 19, 2022
The Case Of The Missing Butterflies In My Tummy
I thought if I gave myself a push, I’d fall into the hormone pool everyone was swimming in.
Feb 01, 2022
Without Fantasy There is No Liberty! Bole Toh? An AOI Chhotu Essay
Can fantasy allow us to rethink reality?
Feb 05, 2022
Con Se Confidence Tak: The AOI Guide to Sexual Confidence
It's much than just being Lord Fuckalot, ok?
Jan 24, 2022
What Is Sexual Confidence Anyway? 20 People Tell Us
Beyond the stereotypes of wham, bam, thank you ma'am, what does it really mean?
Jan 15, 2022
SLUT METRO : The Many Journeys to Sexual Confidence!
Jan 18, 2022
See-Saw Sexual Confidence Ka!
What people said brought their sexual confidence up or down!
Jan 07, 2022
Dilbadar: A Dating Manifesto Minus The Bad Advice
Putting the pleasure back in online dating!
Dec 11, 2021
Stories From A Survey: Chintu's Story
Nov 01, 2021
Stories From A Survey: Chandu's Story
Nov 01, 2021
My Mother’s Lost Friendships
How can marriage and family expectations slowly bleach friendship out of a woman's life?
Aug 15, 2021
How Do Vulnerabilities Play Out in Sex?
Why do we make sexual choices that make us vulnerable? Can one #VulnerABILITY lead to another?
Jul 12, 2021
“Without Vulnerability There is No Revolution” – Bole Toh? The AOI Chhotu Essay!
Is #VulnerABILITY just a personal maamla or something more?
Jun 28, 2022
Why We Need Comprehensive Sexuality Education
Why CSE helps dismantle the sexual vulnerability time-bomb!
Jul 03, 2021
Small Doubts: Will It Be Awkward If I Don't Orgasm During A Hook-up? Do I Tell Him Beforehand?
Jun 30, 2021
5 Laws and Policies That Were Meant To Help Adolescents - So Why Didn't They?
Do these laws #Care for Indian adolescents? Or do they just seek to #Control?
Jun 24, 2021
Oh Boy! That's a Sex Toy (For Penis Owners)
Toys to please your P's - Penis and Prostate!
May 25, 2021
Of Simps, Sluts and Societal Pressure - My Time in a 'Boys Club'
Nayana talks about conditioning, internalized misogyny and self-hate through her experiences in a “boys club” in school.
Jun 04, 2021
Love Was Not A Cure For My Masculine Anxieties
“Pyaar ka sitam means love comes to us with great promise, to fill our lives, but the truth is it can only fill very little of us,” says Anand Yadav, battling with the pressure that the idea of ‘love’ brings with it.
May 21, 2021
12 Common Questions About Sexually Transmitted Infections - Dr. Suchitra Dalvie To Our Rescue!
Dr. Suchitra Dalvie answers some common questions pertaining to STI diagnosis, symptoms, treatment, and perception. Psst…she also has a few mind-blowing facts about these much-feared infections!
Apr 07, 2021
Sun-Sani Sex-Ed Facts!
Sensastional facts about pleasure, your body, sexual safety and more!
Apr 02, 2021
Small Doubts : Went On A Date, But Not Feeling It. Should I Ghost or Do I Say Something?
To ghost or not to ghost?
Mar 30, 2021
Uncle’s Fault : What I Understand Now About Grooming
How do cultural norms rooted in respect for seniority enable grooming
Mar 16, 2021
What Does Queerness Care About Productivity? A Poem
The mind was kept busy while the body craved attention. The more it craved, the more I got busy.
Mar 22, 2021
What Is Heteronormativity And How Does It Decide What's Normal? An Explainer
A saral explainer of a complicated system!
Mar 07, 2021
If Love is A Rose, Mine is Rather Grotesque
Once bitten, twice shy – Can one learn to trust again?
Jul 04, 2021
Small Doubts: Didn't Match on Tinder, So DMed Her on Insta. Did I Do Something Wrong?
Feb 27, 2021
“Be like Belinda
How a porn character can make one rethink sex
Feb 18, 2021
The Curious Case of Absent Serenading Heroines in My Life
Where to find those Bollywood heroines who serenade the hero?
Feb 03, 2021
Small Doubts: How Do I Suggest Meeting Up To My Bumble Match Without Sounding Insensitive About COVID?
Sexual Etiquette to responsible COVIDating
Jan 29, 2021
To Think Of All the Bisexual Love I’ve Missed!
I’m 28 and I recently realized I’m bisexual.
Feb 22, 2021
Internet Sexplorer: How Digital Laws Impact Online Intimacy, Privacy and Discovery
How long is the arm of the law with digital freedom and desire?
Jan 10, 2021
IT’S NOT ONLY WORDS! THE AOI SEXTING PRIMER
The AOI Sexting Primer
Jan 04, 2021
Not-So-Textbook Techniques For Erogenous A-B-C-D
Practical lessons to master the art of touching Erogenous Zones!
Dec 18, 2020
The One My Mother Warned Me About AKA Chais With Guys
Can breaking rules make our own choices and chai sweeter?
Dec 15, 2020
THAT’S EROGENOUS! THE AOI PRIMER TO THE BODY’S SEXY SPOTS!
AOI's hot new guide on Erogenous Zones and where to find them!
Dec 03, 2020
PROSTATE AND PATRIARCHY
Why does prostate pleasure scare conventional masculinity?
Dec 06, 2020
I am Big and Beautiful
A fat woman rises to own her sexuality, desire and desirability
Nov 21, 2020
A Prostitute and A Saviour: A Diary
A trans-person's journey through sex-work and back
Nov 17, 2020
Why Does Guilt Follow Pleasure - An Investigative Documentary About Me
Moving from guilt to satisfaction in sex!
Nov 09, 2020
How Masturbation Helped Me Cope With Heartbreak
Masturbation and other remedies for rejection.
Oct 29, 2020
My Journey From Trauma To Touch - A Poem
Can trauma soften when we confront it?
Oct 09, 2020
My Body In Bed Isn’t Any Kind of Map To Pleasure
What is intimacy like when it’s traumatic to live in your body/head?
Oct 12, 2020
My Struggle To Live and Love With Vaginismus
How does trauma manifest in our bodies and our intimacies
Oct 04, 2020
It Was ‘Twilight’. I Woke Up Bisexual.
How one can stumble upon one's (bi)sexuality with the help of fiction / fan-fiction
Sep 23, 2020
Sex Sure Doesn't Need #PeriodLeaves
What's so special about the flow period sex can take?
Sep 18, 2020
Looking For Privacy In Laws
A list of laws which play a part in governing private lives
Sep 15, 2020
Being A Sub Made Me Bloom And Widened My Perspective
What sharing intimacy with strangers online may reveal about your kinky self.
Sep 09, 2020
Romantic Sensual Asexual - That’s Me
Can one be asexual and terribly romantic too?
Aug 24, 2020
Small Doubts: Can I Ask Her To Send Nudes?
In this month's #SexEtt comic - Etiquette of exchanging sexy pictures!
Aug 30, 2020
HINDI MOVIES UNLOCKED MY LOCKDOWN LIBIDO aka CORONA PYAAR HAI RETURNS
Learning the art and drama of distancing in times of Corona from Hindi movies.
Jul 20, 2020
I Saw My Child Masturbating! What Should I Do?
Tips to talk masturbation with kids stigma-free!
Dec 16, 2020
S.W.A.G (Secretly We Are Gay) 2: Till We Meet Again
Revisiting an old lover with new realisations and self-admission.
Jul 23, 2020
Can I Open The Window And Let Go Of The Past?
A journey back to a room full of a traumatic memory to seek reconciliation.
Jul 07, 2020
Steamy Shayari Alert! #WhenWomenLoveWomen in 19th Century Awadh
Some seductive Chapti poems from India's past!
Jun 23, 2020
Pehle App! Online Dating Tips for Queer Ladies from Queer Ladies
Confused about how to begin? Here's some tips from our queer Agents!
Jun 19, 2020
I Kissed A Girl And I Liked It - 7 Queer Women Tell Us About Their First Kiss With A Girl
Stories of people's first taste of pleasure and tenderness
Jun 01, 2020
Safe Sex for Queer Women? Yes, Yes, Yes!
Many ways to have sex, many ways to stay safe!
Jun 04, 2020
My Sexy Sapna - Poems from the AOI No.1 Masturbation Fantasies Contest
May 15, 2020
Masturbation Hygiene: Small Saaf-Safai for Max Maza!
May 02, 2020
Small Doubts: If My Partner Gives Me A Below Job, Am I Also Supposed To Give Him A Below Job In Return?
Apr 28, 2020
Kya Main #PregnantTohNahin? Answers to Common Doubts About Pregnancy
The #DocDoc of all pregnancy doubts, our OBGYNji is back!
Apr 14, 2020
Love x Sex x Caste: A Reading List
Will you read about love with us?
Apr 15, 2020
Corona Pyaar Hai! Some Don'ts, and Some Do's During Isolation
Navigating sex & intimacy during a pandemic
Apr 04, 2020
S.W.A.G. Secretly We Are Gay
Two closeted gay men, who are married to women, fall in love with each other.
Mar 01, 2020
Small Doubts : Is It Rude To Ask People Not To Tell Anyone About Your Hook-up?
What do when you wanna be private about your hook-ups?
Feb 26, 2020
AOI Tutions with Bitti: Sex, Pregnancy and Abortion! #MyBodyMyChoice
Get your sex-ed fundas right with Bitti!
Feb 19, 2020
The (Secret) Porn That Turns Me On
Must our fantasies mirror our real-life sexual preferences?
Jan 27, 2020
Does Size Matter? A True Story
For a man with a small penis, porn and condoms can unite in a nightmare.
Jan 16, 2020
Sunny Leone: The Porn Star Even Your Granny Knows
How did a porn star become a household name in India?
Jan 16, 2020
Prime Time Porn – An Information Striptease
Your doubts on porn, dispelled based on the book 'Cybersexy' by Richa Kaul Padte
Jan 07, 2020
Lovely Ways to Touch During Sex, That Are Not Intercourse
So many ways to pleasure ourselves and others!
Oct 22, 2019
Is ‘Good Touch’ and ‘Bad Touch’ an Unhelpful Shortcut to Teaching Kids about Consent?
Is focusing all our energy only on preventing abuse, instead of building autonomy, missing the woods for the trees?
Oct 08, 2019
How My Girlfriend's Abortion Made Me A Better Man: A Comic
M's story about a life-changing incident.
Oct 02, 2019
Sexy Saturday Songs: Do it Like Dhanush
Vijeta Kumar's playlist of Dhanush songs
Sep 11, 2019
Small Doubts: What Do I Do if Someone Refuses to See Me After a One-Night Stand?
Our Sex Ett column. This time, on dealing with rejection!
Nov 13, 2019
Who is a ‘Tight’ Vagina Meant to be Pleasurable For?
A doctor asks: can we please have conversations around (hetero)sexual pleasure that don’t focus on ‘editing’ women’s bodies for men’s sake?
Sep 09, 2019
Sexy Saturday Songs from the Sultry Sixties
Are the 1960s the sexiest decade of Hindi cinema?
Sep 03, 2019
AOI Masturbation Tips: How Many Have You Tried?
One for each day of the month!
Aug 29, 2019
The AOI Guide on How to Say No
Sounds simple, but we all know it's tricky in real life!
Aug 22, 2019
What Emraan Hashmi Couldn’t Teach Me About Dhichak Dhichak
I thought sex meant lying next to someone under a blanket and smooching. I was so, so wrong
Aug 19, 2019
The AOI Guide to Having Oral Sex
Are you wondering how to do it but aren’t sure whom to ask? Never fear, we’re right here!
Aug 13, 2019
Sexy Sunday Songs: Ishq, Pyaar, Kishore Kumar!
Happy Birthday Kishore Da!
Aug 04, 2019
Six-Legged Sexy Saturday Songs
Who knew Bollywood had soooooo much bug love?
Jul 27, 2019
Small Doubts: How Do I Respond to Unsolicited Advice About My Weight?
Our #SexEtt column, this time about annoying nuskas.
Jul 23, 2019
Here's How Laws on Sexual Autonomy Have Changed for Women
Sometimes the law is ahead of how people actually live, and sometimes it’s behind
Sep 12, 2019
I Believe in the Promises Made by Passing Strangers: Cruising and the City
Leaving behind the threshold of our homes, what other boundaries do we cross?
Jul 23, 2019
My Sexy Saturday Songs Playlist: Aliza
A new weekend playlist to groove to!
Jul 13, 2019
Hair, There and Everywhere: The AOI Body Hair Survey
What we learned from 665 people's answers about body hair
Jul 09, 2019
Getting Down and (Not) Dirty - Tips for Better Hygiene During Sex
Sexy time can be fun and awesome. Maintaining good hygiene can make it even better!
Jul 18, 2019
Finding Queerness Everywhere
Time for a new Sexy Saturday Songs playlist, this time by Vikram Phukan!
Jun 15, 2019
More Than An Identity: How I Realised My Struggle Was With Being Sexual, Not Homosexual
My identity as a queer person became a bit of a shield from the world of love, the world of sex
Jun 11, 2019
Small Doubts: Who Should Carry a Condom?
Take charge of your pleasure and safety, and keep one (or three)!
Jun 06, 2019
‘Queer’ Kya Hai?
Your favourite agents are here with another #SuperSaralExplainer!
Jun 04, 2019
Q se Qawwali, Q se Queer Quties
Time for another Sexy Saturday Songs playlist!
Jun 22, 2019
A Mudblood Child of a Love Marriage
From my parents’ inter-caste marriage, I learned that love was worth hardship
Nov 24, 2019
Caster Semenya, Hormone Fallacies and Some Not-So-Sporting Double Standards
Is everything we think we know about gender wrong?
May 06, 2019
Do You Know How to Give Women Orgasms?
This app will teach you how and we got some Agents to try it out!
May 15, 2019
Genital Jaankari
Have you wondered what pushes their pleasure buttons, but felt too unsure to ask?
May 02, 2019
Personal Life aur Political Empowerment Linked Hai Kya?
The stories of these five women show us how they reimagined their adult lives
Apr 24, 2019
Amma, I Wonder If You Had Orgasms
I have always wanted to ask you this. Can you tell me about your orgasms?
May 12, 2019
Small Doubts: How Can I Have Sex Without a Relationship?
A new instalment of our monthly Sex Ett comic!
Apr 11, 2019
Quotes from The Courts About Women and the Right to Consent!
When courtrooms recognize women as individuals and their right to choose, the quotes are bound to be dhamakedar!
Mar 14, 2019
Know These 19th Century folks and Their Hatke Ideas on Marriage, Sex and Women?
Here's some people who stirred up the the debate on child marriage and women's rights!
Mar 09, 2019
They Get an Angina When They See a Vagina
My Facebook is a nation, That needs sex education
Mar 06, 2019
Small Doubts: I Like Older Women, Is That Okay?
A young man's burning question.
Mar 01, 2019
I Make the Kind of Goddesses that I Want to See
A Brooklyn-based artist and sculptor on six works that mean a lot to her
Mar 07, 2019
I Faked Orgasms to be Polite
You know how we’re taught that good kids don't go for second helpings of food? I carried that training into my sex life
Mar 05, 2019
To be Truly Sex Positive, I Think We Need to Step Back From Sex
Between being strictly platonic and having sex is a sea of sensuality. Are we ready to see that yet?
Feb 27, 2019
What the Law Tells Us about Relationships in India
You might be surprised – in good and bad ways.
Feb 19, 2019
How My Relationships Made Me Question Pyaar, Azaadi aur Accountability
Is ‘demanding accountability’ just a euphemism for trying to control someone?
Feb 26, 2019
Contraception Ka Swayamvaar: Choose Your Perfect Contraception Partner!
Feb 05, 2019
When it Comes to Sex-Ed, What Do Young People Want to Talk About?
At a workshop for adolescents, we saw young people work through their fears and apprehensions to speak about their crushes.
Jan 29, 2019
Small Doubts
With some Ishqiaon-Dishqiaon answers.
Jan 24, 2019
What is the Age of Consent in India?
A series of handy cards to help you figure out the ins and outs of what the law says.
Jan 22, 2019
Why are People Opposing the Surrogacy Bill?
Here’s a guide to help you out.
Jan 11, 2019
Want to Talk to Your Kid about Sex and Wondering Where to Start? These Videos Will Help
Jan 18, 2019
Things Young Men Say to Me During Sex-Ed Workshops
From ‘What is a clitoris?’ to sharing stories of heartbreak, a sexuality educator tells us some of the burning issues on men’s minds
Jan 15, 2019
Are You About to Have Sex for the First Time? Here’s a Handy Checklist To Get Ready For It!
Excited but nervous? Confused? Here's what you can keep in mind!
Jan 08, 2019
This Month on AOI : Being Young
Jan 02, 2019
Wondering Why People are Protesting the Anti-Trafficking Bill? Here’s a Quick Guide
In past days you would have seen that people are protesting the Anti-Trafficking Bill alongside the Trans Rights Bill. The two Bills are flawed on their own. But they are also connected in some ways.
Dec 29, 2018
Not Sure Why People Are Protesting the Trans Bill? Here's A Quick Guide
Many amendments have been made to the Bill since it was drafted, but activists say it is still discriminatory, mainly for the following reasons.
Dec 26, 2018
How I Grew Out of My Turbulent Teens
Life as a schoolgirl was about trying to fit in; to be seen and not seen; self-hate and self-harm. Talking about it to other people was the first step in a new direction
Jan 17, 2019
STI Jaldi 5 : HIV
A refresher course on the most commonly known STI
Dec 01, 2018
We Asked: Has #MeToo Changed Anything for You? Here’s What You Told Us
Nov 29, 2018
The Masculinity Detox Diet
Easy tips to cleanse your system of toxic masculinity.
Nov 22, 2018
The AOI Penis Wellness Guide
A guide to taking care of your penis.
Nov 08, 2018
My Male Friends and I Talked About Sex Constantly, But Not How We Really Felt About It
I’m trying to unlearn everything I’d absorbed in predominantly male spaces. It’s making me a better person.
Nov 13, 2018
Are You a Man? Has #MeToo Changed Anything for You?
If you identify as a man, this is for you.
Nov 01, 2018
When a Workshop about Love and Desire Turned into a Raucous Party
Oct 26, 2018
If You're Unsure What POSH, LoSHA, ICC & Other Terms Are, This Is For You.
Some common terms being used in the #MeToo conversation, explained.
Oct 20, 2018
Sex Actually: It Was My First Time, and I Had Gotten My Period!
As part of our #SexActually series, we asked people to write to us about their real-life experiences of sex. This 23-year-old author tells us about her recent experience of putting theory into practice and why it will always be special to her. (23 then, 23 now)
Oct 18, 2018
How Ideas of Purity Damage Our Mental Sexual Health (And Happiness)
The unconscious sexual caste system that undercuts our relationships with self and others.
Oct 10, 2018
What I Learned from Reading Erotica at Twelve
Is erotica a good intro into the world of sex?
Oct 09, 2018
My First Time Taught Me How Not to Have Sex
Jan 24, 2019
Who can tell you how to please a woman better than a woman?
More women should be writing about sex
Sep 21, 2018
Have You Watched This Sweet Film About Anshuman Travelling on the Metro?
The film is a lovely portrait of it sparkling protagonist finding his way in the world
Sep 14, 2018
Changing the Conversation on Consent with A Nayi Emotional Bhasha
Have you seen Love in the Garden of Consent/Ishq ke Baagh mein Marzi hai Minimum yet?
Sep 02, 2018
'Aap Karthe Mere Saath Sex?'
The day my research interview with a Hyderabad auto driver went off script to include sex, desire and consent
Aug 09, 2018
Homosexuality in India: Old or New?
Here’s what Sahapedia has to say about Indian tradition and the current arguments about homosexuality in India’s Supreme Court
Jul 25, 2018
Why My Photo for My Lover Ruffled So Many Feathers
I had taken the photo years ago on my phone and sent it to my boyfriend, but it had stayed with me in my head.
Jun 11, 2018
Isn't A Whatsapp Love Story A Real Love Story?
Could you fall crazily in love with someone you've never met IRL?
Jun 12, 2018
Sex Actually: Memories of Mid-Afternoon Sex, and Losing Friends
Oct 11, 2018
Being Equal, Being Queer Rozana
May 17, 2018
Sex Actually: Ecstasy, Anxiety and the Fear of Being Judged
Sex, as it actually is.
May 08, 2018
Different Personas In Bed
Perhaps we adopt sexual personas to make ourselves feel more confident, or to make our lovers feel more confident. Some people adopt different personas as a temporary holiday from their real lives.
Sep 11, 2018
Oral Sex Fundas: Put Your Knowledge Where Your Mouth Is
No biology textbook will teach you about that other, exciting part of sex that you may have heard or wondered about: oral sex.
Apr 17, 2018
Sex Actually: Of Broken Vaginas and Negotiating Consent
New stories of women's unforgettable sexual encounters.
Apr 19, 2018
The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Girlfriend
There is only so much that can be romanticised about a long-distance relationship and the magical reunion that'll fix everything.
Apr 12, 2018
I Stopped a Man From Harassing a Young Boy on a Bus, Because it's Happened to Me Too
Think about all the hotel rooms, offices, malls, streets, building blocks and so many other places all over the world where similar things might be happening at this very moment.
Apr 03, 2018
What Makes Your Sexual Confidence Go Up and Down
Sexual confidence is like a Snakes and Ladders Game
Mar 26, 2018
Why Flirting Without Agenda Matters: Lessons from the Caribbean
There is a way to verbally and non-verbally gauge another person’s interest without harassing them. It’s called flirting
Mar 13, 2018
What Is It Like To Have Sex and Love With Both Men and Women
Sex with men and with women is actually very different but it’s difficult to articulate the difference in sensation.
Mar 22, 2018
Choli ke Peeche Kya Hain? So Many Tit-bits of Important General Knowledge
An essential primer on breasts.
Mar 06, 2018
I Want It That Way! Women, Tell Us What Makes Sex Good!
What's the one thing you like most in bed?
Feb 21, 2018
I Dreamed of Having a Suhaag Raat Straight Out of the Movie Kama Sutra. My Actual Experience Was Nothing Like It
It’s been a decade since I had sex with a man.
Mar 20, 2018
Sex Actually 2.0 :
Stories of women's sexual experiences and thoughts... continued.
Jan 31, 2018
Sex Actually: The Sexual Encounter Women Say They Can't Forget
Women make sense of their diverse sexual experiences.
Jan 26, 2018
Sex Actually (Let’s Talk About It)
Have you ever had a sexual encounter that you just couldn’t forget? That keeps coming back to you from time to time or all the time?
Jan 19, 2018
Sexual Resolutions For A Sexual Revolution in 2018
We asked you what your sexual resolutions for 2018 were and you gave us some truly creative answers.
Jan 03, 2018
The AOI Winter Reading List: Books to Help You Do It Better
Here’s a list of tried and tested books that will tell you how to get better at sex!
Dec 18, 2017
People Call Me 'Pervert' Because I Like Sex
They can laugh and shame me all they want, but it's through sexual relationships that I learned how to build trust, seek consent, and stop judging
Jan 17, 2018
Libido Lightbulb Moments: What movie first turned you on?
Here are several kinds of movie sexiness that people told us marked the first time a movie made them horny.
Jan 11, 2018
Curious Cat or Sleeping Dragon: What's your position on positions?
Is the definition of good sex many-positions wala sex?
Dec 22, 2017
IT’S TIME WE STOPPED LINKING ABORTION TO THE BAD SEX RATIO
If there is a connection between abortion and female infanticide it is this: the reasons for both are mostly intertwined with sexism.
Dec 28, 2017
LOVE, SEX AND KHICHDI
I just wanted to hold him tight and never let go. I wanted to make sure he would come back and I wanted to scream at him for untangling the ‘not’s in my chest.
Dec 12, 2017
Meri “Baingan” Wali Story
My bainganwali story took place in Delhi, declared one of the unsafest cities in general, but for women in particular.
Dec 15, 2017
CHADDI PEHEN KE DUDE KHILA HAI
A history of masculinity through chaddi ads
Nov 28, 2017
LONGING IS THE SPICE THAT MAKES A MEAL OF SEX FOR ME
Longing is a spice. Its essence pulls you close, teases the appetite at the slightest taste. What is love without longing?
Dec 04, 2017
#MardonWaliBaatein: A Twitter Conversation About Men and Sexual Emotions
Twitter chat with Manak Matiyani and Devanik Saha storified
Nov 19, 2017
What Men Talk About When They Talk About Sex
As boys grow up and start having their first experiences, the conversation is similar to sharing newfound facts about sex in childhood: “You won’t believe what I did!” “how did it feel?” “this is how it is.”
Nov 17, 2017
Kahaani Ghar Ghar Ki? The Big Fat Indian Break-Up
Two love stories in which Family played very different roles.
Nov 10, 2017
What Being a Sexologist Taught Me About People
Stigma has been my prime nemesis.
Nov 15, 2017
Mard, Mann Aur Jealousy: 5 Men Talk about Dealing With Unusual Jealousies
Unusual jealousies men experience and how it affects the way they look at themselves as sexual beings.
Nov 16, 2017
What Intersex People Wished Everyone Knew About Them
Simple FAQ's to familiarize yourself with body beyond binaries.
Oct 26, 2017
LOVE, SEX AUR DIMAAG: A VIDEO ABOUT MENTAL SEXUAL HEALTH
Oct 16, 2017
WE MET ON GRINDR. NOW THE INTIMACY OF THE SEX WE HAD MAKES IT HARD FOR ME TO FORGET HIM
Some loves are sexual, where emotion, body and connection become powerfully joined in the intimacy of sex more than anything else. It is an intoxication, a nasha that’s hard to forget, because it runs deep.
Nov 08, 2017
THE AOI GUIDE TO DIFFERENT TYPES OF DOCTORS FOR SEX-RELATED PROBLEMS
Got a sex problem but don’t know what doctor to go to? Swipe!
Nov 21, 2017
The women I love
A love poem to women who laugh out loud
Nov 28, 2017
my mother does not know i am wearing her sari. how long must I hide?
poetry and poetic prose by soz
Sep 29, 2017
PUBIC AND PRIVATE: THE PROS AND CONS OF REMOVING BODY HAIR
To remove or not to remove?
Nov 24, 2017
THINGS PEOPLE TOLD US ABOUT THEIR FIRST TIME
Sep 15, 2016
WHAT DOCTORS (REALLY) THINK ABOUT SEX, ABORTION AND VIRGINITY
A doctor’s account of gender and moral biases that are rife in the health care system.
Oct 24, 2017
PARENTS TUMKO SEX-ED PE BHAROSA NAHI KYA? THEN THESE THREE VIDEOS WILL GIVE YOU CONFIDENCE
Sep 06, 2017
My Year of Flings
In retrospect, it seems to me that my ‘hooking-up’ was not so much about seeking temporary partners, it was more about establishing power. To make myself needed, yet always be out of reach.
Sep 12, 2017
How Gujrati Porn Made Me Realise I Was Asexual
The way I was not feeling anything while watching porn, I did not feel any kind of attraction and sexual desire for anyone either.
Sep 14, 2017
India In Love: A Collection Of Poems
6 Indian poems through the ages that sing of love, fantasy, and a democracy of desires.
Aug 15, 2017
Mission Orgasm: Exploring the Galaxies Of Pleasure!
Aug 10, 2017
NIGHTS FULL OF WOMEN
Women out at night, filling it up, in the pictures of Anushree Fadnavis
Aug 10, 2017
My First Break-Up Was Nothing Like The Movies
We just sat down, wringing our hands. I said, “We have to confront reality. I don’t think we should be together anymore.”
Oct 13, 2017
How I Helped My Mother Watch Porn and Other Stories
Can a young woman learn to accept her mother too is a sexual being?
Aug 28, 2017
I LEARNT HOW TO EXPRESS AFFECTION AND LOVE IN FRIENDSHIP THE HARD WAY
Sometimes I think that friendship and hugging are oddly co-related. Both exist in a place of love which is somewhere between sexual love and cordial acquaintance.
Aug 06, 2017
Diary of An Indian Sex Educator
It was a co-ed school. But the boys were not going to learn about the body.
Jul 31, 2017
When Pets Walk In On Sex
Let’s face it, pets do become like family for most people. While we may all have worked out ways of getting away from our families in the pursuit of ishq, animal children have a sneaky way of sticking around and refusing to be shooed out of the room.
Sep 07, 2017
I Felt Humiliated for Contracting an STI But I Know I'm Touchable, Lovable and More-Than-Sexable
Getting an STI is surrounded by shame and shaming, even at times, by doctors.
Aug 03, 2017
KISS MEIN KITNA HAI DUM: 19 KISS POEMS
Kisses that go from sweet to saucy, tender to raunchy, mischievous to gloomy and every other shade of desire.
Jul 06, 2017
A Long Time Ago In Our Own Country: Meet The Stars of Indian Sex-Ed
‘Modern’ India has had many doctors, activists, researchers, and writers doing very important work like beginning programmes for birth control, saying women have the right to enjoy sexual pleasure and talking about the never-satisfied public’s sex dilemmas.
Sep 05, 2017
Everything You Need To Know About Condoms But Feel Embarrassed To Ask
Why use condoms? Do condoms really kill pleasure? Answers to questions you feel embarrassed to ask.
Aug 30, 2017
Making Sense of An Ending
Jul 27, 2017
THE STAGES OF CONSENT
Jul 14, 2017
Things People Tell Me About Sex: Diary Of A Gynaecologist
A gynaecologist gives us an insight into how (little) sex is understood even in marriage
Aug 01, 2017
For 25 Years I've Stayed Faithful To A Husband Who Refused Me Sex
Do I need sex? Well not really but I’d definitely like some.
Jul 17, 2017
The AOI Guide For Lady-People To Be Sure Your Ishq Moves Aren't Creepy
Jul 13, 2017
WEIRD IDEAS PORN GAVE ME ABOUT SEX
Porn gives many ideas on pleasure & how to pleasure. In real life, sex, like everything else, can be messy, silent, and hairy.
Aug 08, 2017
WHAT 'NO STRINGS ATTACHED' TAUGHT ME ABOUT LOVE AND SEX
A young woman asks some 'un-cool' questions about NSA relationships
Jul 25, 2017
PETROL BACHAO, CREEP JEEP MAT CHALAO. YOUR ROAD-MAP TO POST-REJECTION RECOVERY!
Jul 14, 2017
The AOI Beginner's Guide To Kissing
Sep 15, 2017
How To Have THAT Awkward Conversation
Jun 28, 2017
BODY AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS FOR SEX
Penises long or slender Breasts soft and tender For some chemistry, we vouch! In the bedroom or the couch!
Jun 07, 2017
ARE YOU AN ANIMAL IN BED? OKAY - WHICH ONE?
Elephants have penises that are almost as big and strong as a fifth leg.
Jun 01, 2017
How I Taught Myself To Have Orgasms
I wasn’t fucking anorgasmic, I’d just been doing it wrong my whole life.
Jun 19, 2017
How To Get Naked In Front Of Another Person And Be Cool With It
We feel suspense, anxiety, uncertainty, excitement and maybe even a little fear about what getting naked will mean. Should we? Shouldn’t we?
Jun 02, 2017
Hum Aapke Hain, Porn
May 26, 2017
How To Understand Your Body As You Grow Older
Jun 13, 2017
Things You Should Know About Anal Sex
Yes, most people are curious about anal sex ki baatein. But not every woman, gay or straight, is comfortable with having a penis or a dildo in their anus. Not all men, gay or straight, are instantly (or ever) comfortable with having either a penis or a strap-on in their anus either
Jun 27, 2017
PYAAR TOH HAI, PAR SEX NAHIN
Rudraksh, a young man from Lucknow, longs to delve into the pleasures of sex. But what's holding him back? Listen to his experience as he explores the meanings of sex, consent and self-love.
May 19, 2017
Watch Me As I Fall In Love: 5 Trans Persons Talk About Dating
Love is supposed to be the simplest thing, but it isn’t.
May 17, 2017
Hot Mama: Or How I Went from Comfortably Numb to Shape of You
May 13, 2017
HOW NORMAL IS YOUR SEX DRIVE? (PROBABLY VERY NORMAL)
May 16, 2017
Is There An Ancient Indian Aphrodisiac in Your Samsung Refrigerator?
The last chapter in the Kamasutra is all about different plants and devices you can use to enhance your sex life.
May 22, 2017
15 LOVE POEMS TO SELF LOVE
May 10, 2017
WHAT 100 WOMEN TOLD US ABOUT MASTURBATION
The truth about female masturbation and it's varied forms and experiences: As told by a hundred women
May 05, 2017
A Sexy, Sizzling Reading List to Help You Get Off
Books to spice up your sexy time!
May 03, 2019
Is Pyaar Ko Main Kya Naam Doon! Words People Use for Masturbation
May 03, 2017
WHAT INDIAN MEN FEEL ABOUT THEIR PENIS
Apr 26, 2017
Could I Have Been Misogynist Even Though I Was a Woman? Why?
Today, I feel to an utmost certainty that I am not pretty, and even slightly indulging in dressing up makes me feel like a fraud.
Apr 07, 2017
15 years of Women Talking About Their Vaginas To The Public -- The Vagina Monologues in India Celebrates Happy Birthday
Apr 01, 2017
What Makes Women Feel Hot? - The Answers May Surprise You
Apr 04, 2017
DON'T KNOW WHERE TO FIND GOOD SEX EDUCATORS? HERE'S A LIST
Have you ever had the sex talk? With children as a parent, as a teacher or as an adult with your own parents? Was it relaxed or was it more like the channel that has to be changed as soon as the hero and the heroine looked into each other’s eyes? Does the question, 'Where do babies come from?' or the question ‘what does gay mean’ give you a massive coughing fit that requires running to the bathroom? You know you should be talking to your kid about sex. But you just don’t know where to start.
Apr 11, 2017
I TOOK A JOURNEY WITH SEX TOYS AND I SAW STARS
At first it felt strange. But soon I realised the pleasure was quite unlike what I had felt before – and using it was rather easy.
Mar 29, 2017
WHY I DECIDED TO PAINT SEXY PICTURES OF MALE MOVIE STARS
Mar 24, 2017
MY 1.2 FOOT VAGINA
Mar 21, 2017
Dear MTV, Please Excuse But Orgasms DO Have A Gender
Mar 10, 2017
Six Sexy Things Women Want. OK?
Equality, justice, pleasure and fun!
Mar 08, 2017
Sex Pe Charcha With Parivaar
At Agents of Ishq we’ve been wondering if all conversations that reveal family members to each other as sexual beings necessarily involve shock, haw, khamoshi, behoshi, fainting, door-slamming and the fear that you will be married off the next week?
Apr 10, 2017
Savita Bhabhi and I: A True Love Story
Here is something you should know about me. I wrote three stories for Savita Bhabhi.
Mar 04, 2017
Open that Door! Flirting Fundas of Old Tamil Poetry
Mar 01, 2017
Those City Love Affairs
I find love in conversations, and in what I can never quite completely understand about the other person.
Feb 24, 2017
My Konark Summer
Feb 17, 2017
Fantasy Mein Kya Sharmana: My Secret Crushes
Mar 16, 2017
PURURVASA’S LOVE-MAKING ALMANAC
Feb 14, 2017
UNFUCKABLE ME (OR, “YOU’RE NOT LIKE OTHER GIRLS”)
Feb 13, 2017
LOST AND FOUND POEMS OF A GIRL WHO LIKED SEX
Naughty and Nice poems by Nisha Susan
Feb 09, 2017
The Bhabhi Next Door
"I like talking to a Bhabhi in the neighbourhood because of her outspoken and frank opinions on sex" says Saurabh "but I feel nervous too because she is so bold." The conversations excite him and Bhabhi extends an invitation. WiIl Saurabh take her up on it? Listen to this podcast about a young man's fantasies and anxieties about sex.
Jan 20, 2017
Ishq Year Planner - Your #SexRes2017 Storified
Jan 04, 2017
GYAAN FROM YOUR GYNAE
Jan 02, 2017
George Michael, The Sex-Ed Teacher We Never Had
And all this while dear George, hot-sexy-smooth George Michael in his snug denims kept telling us, ‘Sex is natural, sex is good, sex is fun, sex is chemical’.
Dec 28, 2016
Sexual Resolutions For A Sexual Revolution
Tell us your sexual resolution for 2017 and share with the hashtag #sexres2017
Jan 02, 2017
"I've slowly learnt to keep the lights on." Body, Images and Sex: A Storified Conversation
Body, Images and Sex: A Storified Conversation with Kripa Joshi, Rani Dhaschainey and Ratna Devi Manokaran
Dec 19, 2016
Artist Tarini Sethi: "Everyone is the same, we all have imperfections"
Everyone is awkward about themselves in some way or another. It’s okay to hate parts of your body, but these parts are what define you and one has to learn to love them instead of hide them.
Dec 18, 2016
Images and Imaginations of Sex
Before we can create something, we have to imagine it.
Dec 12, 2016
#SexPeCharcha Twitter Chat
Dec 09, 2016
The Sex Pe Charcha With Parivaar Survey
The Parivaar and Sex Survey
Dec 05, 2016
Her Lovely Naked Body
“It’s the curves of her body, the stillness in her eyes and the long, cascading hair that I find very beautiful.”
Dec 11, 2016
TELEPHONE PYAAR
When Rohit's crush writers her cell number on a form he quickly memorises it. Then it's love in full gear. They act like strangers in the coaching class and spend hours on the phone. And then, one day, there's a cross-connection and the line goes dead. Did love have to turn into hate? Listen to this podcast and see what you think.
Nov 04, 2016
EK LADKI BHOLI BHALI SI
Oct 21, 2016
Snakelets And Spilt Milk: The Highs and Lows of Dating in Old Tamil Poetry
To write about Ishq in classical Tamil poetry, is to be spoilt for choice.
Oct 26, 2016
Every Navratri Falguni Made Me Feel That Queer Is Ekdum Cool
A song of ishq for Falguni Pathak!
Oct 05, 2016
Don't Miss These Nine Stories About Young Girls' Periods!
What if we could move on to talking about periods as just another part of our lives?
Oct 03, 2016
RECLAIM MENSTRUATION! SAY BOO TO TABOO!
Sep 28, 2016
HETERO HOMO BI BI: SHIT BISEXUALS HAVE TO HEAR
Shit bisexuals have to hear.
Sep 23, 2016
I CALL HER MOSAMBI
Sep 23, 2016
BAS EK KISS...
Sep 16, 2016
WHICH WAY DO WE SLICE IT?
A poem by Jaya Sharma
Sep 13, 2016
MARDON WALI BAATEIN: Things Boys Told Us About Their Feelings
We tried to unpack what the young men felt about love, sex, relationships, society and a man's place vis-a-vis these things.
Sep 21, 2016
NOT A HAIR IN PLACE: SEX, WAXING AND THE BODY IN MY MIND
Body hair and sex - that complicated relationship!
Sep 06, 2016
ISHQ VISHQ SEX VEX
EXPLORING TOUCH TO EXPLOSIVE TOUCH Let Manu take you on his journey of touch from naive bodily explorations with his male friends to the electric, experiences with the opposite sex, and along the way understandings about consent, mutuality and the simple pleasures of pleasure!
Sep 02, 2016
I DIDN’T BELIEVE IN LOVE – THEN I FOUND POLYAMORY
Well. Polyamory done right, as it turns out, is a lot of work!
Aug 31, 2016
THE GALAXY OF OUTERCOURSE: A COSMOLOGICAL MAP AND COLOURING SHEET
Aug 25, 2016
HOW WAS THE SEX-ED FOR YOU?
Aug 22, 2016
Birds Do It. Bees Do It.
Aug 19, 2016
ISHQ KE AAM, KHAANE KE AUR, DIKHANE KE AUR
Sweety, growing into a beautiful young woman in a small town, admired herself in the mirror, longed for love. But did she dare taste this forbidden fruit? A bittersweet story of longing and regret from Muzaffarpur, Bihar.
Sep 09, 2016
JEEP MEIN BEEP, DIL MEIN DHAK DHAK
“He winked at me in the rear-view mirror and I was overcome with shyness.” Once Chandni meets this jeep driver and their love story gathers speed, it’s heart-in-the-mouth romantic twists and turns and the speedbreaker of respectability cannot slow it down. A story of passionate romance from Banda, UP.
Aug 05, 2016
In A Gay Bar You Can See Forever
An Indian man at 31, in a gay bar for the first time, experiencing male erotic tenderness for the first time.
Aug 01, 2016
WHAT INDIAN MEN FEEL ABOUT THEIR PENIS: RESULTS OF THE GREAT INDIAN PENIS SURVEY
Jun 28, 2022
Cards To Announce You Did It!
Aug 01, 2016
Opening Up About Your Sexual Self
GIFS that express the pain of hiding your sexual self
Aug 01, 2016
Munna Memes
Aug 01, 2016
LOVE ALL: THE UNLIMITED WAYS OF PANSEXUALITY
Today is International Pansexuality Awareness and Visibility Day! Read the unlimited ways Love Pans out! #AOIQuickies
Jun 28, 2022
KINKY IS QUEER
A poem on finding freedom in the Kinky and the Queer!
Jun 28, 2022
THIS IS WHO I AM: A YOUNG MAN’S JOURNEY OF FINDING HIMSELF THROUGH KINK
A young man who discovers his submissive nature and learns to be himself through BDSM and kink.
May 01, 2016
The Inheritance of Sex-Ed
Sex-Ed, through the generations - an inheritance from a father to a daughter.
May 23, 2016
Not Such A Chill Pill: Things You Need To Know About The Morning-After Pill
The Emergency Contraceptive may seem like a magic pill - but there is a reason it's for emergencies! One chart that tells you all you need to know about the morning-after pill.
Mar 30, 2016
Ruchir Joshi's Sexy Saturday Songs: Rough and Ready
Sexy Saturday Songs Curated by Ruchir Joshi
Apr 30, 2016
How Posing in the Nude Changed My Life
A young gay man who hates being touched, is awkward about having sex. Then, an ex-flame asks him if he'll pose for some photographs - in the nude. Listen to Arindam's podcast on how the experience made him bloom into a sexual being. And how an act that mixed intimacy and creativity, began a new journey of confidence and exuberance.
Apr 29, 2016
The First Indian Penis Survey
Are you In a Complicated Relationship with your Penis? Fill out our completely anonymous Penis Survey to help us understand what people are feeling towards their penis!
Apr 27, 2016
Women go to Gynaecologists, whom do Men go to?
Women have gynaecologists to go to for sexual health. What do men do? Does that awkward conversation while watching porn with your friend count? Or that drunk conversation? Or that random boasting? Or being told to be a ‘mard’ or a ‘man’? Probably not. Dr Nair has the solution for all this and more.
Jun 28, 2022
Mamma Ka Dilemma
One day you discover your 7 year old has been watching porn? What do you do? Freak out? Cut your internet connection? Blame yourself? Or maybe, you do what Anu Singh Choudhary did. Listen to her podcast Mamma Ka Dilemma.
Apr 22, 2016
EATING AT THE BANQUET OF PLEASURE IS WHAT THE DOCTOR ORDERS FOR SEXUAL MENTAL HEALTH. SO WHY DO WE HOLD BACK?
Jun 28, 2022
I Kissed A Boy (Plus Several More) And I Liked It: My Slutty Life
The thrill of being with a stranger, the joy of kissing several more - and liking it! Read as Glitch embraces her 'slutty' course of life, making it HER choice.
Mar 01, 2016
Amma, It's Time We Had THE TALK
Discuss sex with your parents? Tell them that you are sexually active? Nope, not happening. But Srinidhi managed to do so. Read to find out how THE TALK took place between Srinidhi and her mother!
Mar 01, 2016
The Flower of My Secret Sex Life
A young woman's candid and joyful account of her search for a relationship with her sexual self.
Feb 01, 2016
Images and Imaginations of Sex
The segregation of sex in this world. The boundaries of porn and the erotic art. The notions of beauty, desirability and sexuality, as they differ, for industry and the individual. An essay by graphic artist Orijit Sen on his way of imaging and imagining sex.
Jun 28, 2022
MAIN AUR MERI BODY
A video about how bodies are made. How babies are made, how gender is formed, how attraction happens, what puberty is about. Made by kids for kids and adults too – in full blast Bambaiya ishtyle by Agents of Ishq in collaboration with SNEHA.
Feb 03, 2016
Sexy Saturday Songs Curated by Paromita Vohra
Jan 09, 2016
Hum Tum Ek Kamre Mein Band Ho, Aur...
A story about love, sex , opportunity and learning together. An audio story
Jan 05, 2016
Sexual Resolutions for A Sexual Revolution, Anybody? And Happy New Year, Everybody
Dec 30, 2015
Who Sends Questions To Sexperts And What Do They Want To Know?
If you analyse a full month of sexpert columns what do you learn?
Dec 13, 2015
Sexy Saturday Songs curated by Sidharth Bhatia
Dec 26, 2015
Sexy Saturday Songs Curated by Aneela Zeb Babar urf Haseena Item Bum
Sexy Saturday Songs Curated by Aneela Zeb Babar urf Haseena Item Bum
Dec 11, 2015
Multiling Biscuit
What is sex? What is gender? What is queer? Are these separate categories or overlapping ways of being that are part of us all?
Jun 28, 2022
Songs About 'Doing It' : Sexy Saturday Songs by Deepika S
Jan 18, 2022
The Feels We Conceal – Things Young People Really Think About Sex
Jun 07, 2016
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