Soul Sutras Blog
Soul Sutras is a platform dedicated to celebrating & supporting South Asian women, while challenging cultural taboos.
Soul Sutras is a safe space to be ourselves, to celebrate those bits of our culture that serve us and take control of our narratives, as well as our minds and bodies.
The Great Indian Patriarchy in The Great Indian Kitchen
About how a small-budget breakout Malayalam language film ‘The Great Indian Kitchen’ which captures …
Let’s talk about the Kamasutra
We’ve marched against discrimination. We’ve fought for equal pay. As we sip our well-earned Cosmopol…
To touch or not to touch…
Indians don’t touch. Indians don’t hug. Indians certainly don’t kiss. Growing up in India, that’s wh…
Is my body mine?
My first experience of being touched as a woman happened on a dusty Mumbai bus. It was horrible. I w…
Mum’s the word
Childless. Barren. The words sound awful, evoking images of shriveled-up women who’ve given up on li…
Being naked
Why are we so embarrassed about being naked? Millions of Japanese women don’t seem to be. On a recen…
Is your body bootylicious, baby?
What do you see when you stand naked in front of the mirror? I first see the lumps & bumps that …
Guest Blog: Not Asian Enough?- Tanya Vyas
Several times over the last year – in fact, over the last decade – I have been told that I don’t loo…
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