Encounter 1: We are meeting at a restaurant, somewhere central to both of us. He is late, but that’s alright; Delhi’s traffic is satanic if nothing else. He finally arrives, we shake hands and after the ‘hellos and the how are yous’ type formalities are over, it’s down to business. He seems quite alright, well […]
Nidhi auntie was the first female member of StayUncle, whose concept and audaciousness of enabling couples move out of unsafe parks and streets and get a private place for themselves makes people well - think twice before joining our cause. At least here in India. Well then what made Nidhi auntie overlook all this and […]
STAYUNCLE!!! You deserve your name in capitals. The first time I heard about your start up, I remember I couldn’t stop smiling with happiness. I was so happy that it’s not going to be taboo in a few years to book hotel rooms for having sex. But guys, I didn’t know that you would do […]
Guest story by anonymous contributor and a real life story. I grew up in an environment of art, music, theater, politics, spiritual discussions and exchange of ideas and graduated from one of the top five colleges in India. I was never made to feel any different from boys. I have always been respected for my knowledge […]
Today, Sia pinged me again. She wanted to book a room to spend time with her boyfriend. She had contacted us for three days in a row now… I jokingly asked her to take a monthly package… Her voice went quiet, the enthusiasm vanished. I wondered if my joke could hurt too bad! I apologized […]
A guest story by Max Galstaun, a senior citizen, activist and admin of the Liberal Indian Facebook group In India a rape victim is raped by the system multiple times : The true inside story of Suzette Jordan, the Park Street Rape Victim. My life has been touched by so many people, many interesting people […]
The battle against our faux societal beliefs has just begun. For the longest time now, we keep shouting it out to the world that ‘we’ the young Indian brigade have a modern outlook, we are fighting the stereotypes and hate our ancestors! Before you start believing in all that… here, let me give you a […]
Painting by Duncan Grant. Modified version of this article first appeared on Agents of Ishq For as long as I can remember I have carried with me a sense of inadequacy about my body. My only consolation? Who doesn’t. In our hyper-sexualised, air-brushed, form- obsessed world, you can never be tall enough or fit enough […]
A StayUncle story by a guest of ours. The best ones get awarded and featured on Juggernaut, the online book publisher. To write your own StayUncle story, click here Message tone beeped- “Reminder: Wear Salwar Suit tomorrow.” I rolled my eyes in disbelief. How did I fall in love with this guy? I minced my […]
A guest post by Anindya Tripathi a reporter/Sub editor at the Statesman. Connect to her over Facebook. After chiding us for sucking on Tinder (or rather for not, as the rant seemed), let me try and give you another perspective. What more can you expect from female side of humanity whose ancestors have been burnt […]
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