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Why AOI Started The Masturbation Shayari Contest
A behind-the-scenes peek into the mischievous history of challenging me-time stigma
May 06, 2025
Ananga Ranga’s Timetable of Thirst
15th-century wisdom says your bedroom vibe depends on the time of day you like to get it on… So, What’s Your Sexy O’Clock?
Mar 25, 2025
Bura Na Maano Holi Hai! Erotic poetry is in Order!
Some traditional poetry about Holi from Pracheen Agents of Ishq.
Mar 14, 2025
Beautiful Marathi Compliments
Compliments spicier than vada pavs and sweeter than puran poli
Feb 18, 2025
The Lesbian Postbox of New Delhi
How did lesbian women meet before the internet? Read the story of how queer women sent letters to a 1990s Indian lesbian collective to find friendship, community, and sexual identity – the analog way!
Dec 13, 2024
From dairy to salad vegetables: Desi terms for orgasms
Did you see them cumming?
Nov 19, 2024
The Boy Who Stole Babur's Heart
Discovering a different side of the Mughal Emperor – bashful, poetic and queer
Oct 04, 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
Medghadutam: The Cloud Messenger
Jul 17, 2024
From pomegranate explosions to choked pipes: Indian euphemisms for being hard and wet
In India, we don’t say “I am wet” we say “the pomegranate has burst”
Jul 16, 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
Desi Queer Lingo - Season 2
Coz who said queer lingo is only angrezi?
Jun 25, 2024
The AOI Masturbation Shayari Contest 2024 is Open!
Unleash your inner poet and stroke the words to win big ;)
May 04, 2024
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
3 lusty Sanskrit poems by our naughty ancestors
“How to love in Sanskrit: Poems” edited and translated by Anusha Rao and Suhas Mahesh
Apr 02, 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
Queer-Ratri: How Dandiya Queen Falguni Pathak Liberated Me
Here's some reasons why we just love Falguni - it's not just her music, it's her effortless queer ishtyle too!
Sep 26, 2022
Tomboy! A Thrilling History of Gender — Bole Toh? The AOI Chhotu Essay!
The Tomboy versus heterocapitalism.
Mar 08, 2024
68-Aavathu Piravu - A Poem By Perundevi
This #InternationalTranslationDay, read this English translation by N Kalyan Raman of a poem by Tamil poet Perundevi on relationships filled with loving and longing.
Sep 30, 2022
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
Naktoriya: A Raunchy Ritual About Suhaag Raats And Mardon Ki Baat
Role play and wild dances at Yadav weddings in Azamgarh reveal a world of different traditions
Feb 20, 2024
Are There Desi Books About Queer Women In Indian Languages?
We're bring you recommendations of narratives that talk about women loving women in desi languages other than English. All curated for your reading pleasure!
Apr 28, 2023
Which Modern-Day Ashta Nayika Are You?
In Bharat Muni’s Natyashastra written circa 200 BC, the Ashtanayikas represent eight heroines, each grappling with different dilemmas one might face in romantic relationships. Here’s their 2024 representation
Feb 06, 2024
Scratch that!
Erotic Scratching Techniques from Three Ancient Texts Kama Sutra, Koka Shastra, Anga Ranga
Jan 16, 2024
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
How to Make a Dildo According to Pracheen Erotic Text "Manmatha Samhita"
Offering dahi, dhoop, diya to your beloved dildo is a must, says Kamadeva
Jul 25, 2023
Fragrant as Fuck! Why Some Desi Fragrances Are So Good At Giving Us Lusty Thoughts
The secret ingredient (indole) is found in both Rajnigandha and poop!
Jun 20, 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
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
Love Water! Kama Salila! Did You Know These Pracheen Bharatiya Names for Squirting?
Did you know squirting has been documented since 5th century?
May 25, 2023
Around The World In Intimate Ways
Nov 24, 2022
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
Steamy Shayari Alert! #WhenWomenLoveWomen in 19th Century Awadh
Some seductive Chapti poems from India's past!
Jun 23, 2020
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
Q Marks the Spot! A Queer Map of Mumbai
Put on your special Agent of Ishq glasses and see the real city, glittering all around you!
Jun 27, 2019
Qissa Kiss aur Bosa Noshi ka
Ten beautiful Urdu couplets that use ‘bosa’ in various ways.
Feb 13, 2019
Three Superb, Sexy Poems By Poet Perundevi in Tamil
Oct 23, 2018
Who can tell you how to please a woman better than a woman?
More women should be writing about sex
Sep 21, 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
Izhaar-e-Ishq: Queer Voices in Urdu Poetry
Studying the work of Urdu ghazal poets showed me that their approach to sexual desire is far more fluid than I had realised.
Jun 21, 2018
Hamara Sanskar: How Much Do You Know About India’s Erotic Heritage?
You thought it was only us modern cool types who thought about pyaar-vyaar, sex-vex- Aiyoh puh-leez!
Apr 18, 2018
Love In Indian
Love in different Indian languages.
Aug 14, 2018
ROMANTIC ADVICE FROM MANY RAMAYANAS
While researching many Ramayanas for my new book of poems, I discovered some wise counsel for matters of the heart….
Dec 20, 2017
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
CHADDI PEHEN KE DUDE KHILA HAI
A history of masculinity through chaddi ads
Nov 28, 2017
Kamadev: Agent Of Ishq
Decoding Kamadev
Oct 09, 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
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
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
Why I Love The Big, Bad, Bold 70s
Apr 03, 2017
Open that Door! Flirting Fundas of Old Tamil Poetry
Mar 01, 2017
PURURVASA’S LOVE-MAKING ALMANAC
Feb 14, 2017
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
India's Most Popular #PDA Locations (We asked, you answered)
Top of the #PDA Pops: We Asked People their Favourite #PDA Locations. Here's what they said!
May 14, 2016
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