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Aug 24, 2020

The House Husbands of Assam

A glimpse into northeast India’s matrilineal societies At first blush, these teenagers from a matrilineal village on the Assam and Meghalaya border didn’t seem all that different. Like many teenagers I’d worked with in south India they were growing into their bodies, shy, and sometimes giggly when talking, especially about…

India

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The House Husbands of Assam
The House Husbands of Assam
India

4 min read


Aug 10, 2020

Ten Years with Andre Agassi

A tribute to Agassi’s enduring autobiography, Open This marks the tenth year I’ve read Andre Agassi’s autobiography, Open. I know, without a doubt, I read this book every year because it has heart pounding out of its pages. The tidbits about Pete Sampras not being a good tipper and what…

Self-awareness

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Ten Years with Andre Agassi
Ten Years with Andre Agassi
Self-awareness

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Aug 7, 2020

Why Can’t I Touch Yogurt During My Period?

Battling stubborn menstrual taboos in south India I sat next to a group of sixth grade boys this week in a rural village in southern India eating a meal of rice and sambar on a banana leaf, traditional for the area. The woman serving put the banana leaf down in…

Menstruation

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Why Can’t I Touch Yogurt During My Period?
Why Can’t I Touch Yogurt During My Period?
Menstruation

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Jul 30, 2020

5 p.m. in Chennai

The gender dynamics of co-ed sports in south India I think it was a Tuesday evening around 5 p.m. when I realized the complexity of India’s gender dynamics and that I’d likely never understand them, no matter how long I lived here. Maybe it was to be expected since this…

Gender Equality

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5 p.m. in Chennai
5 p.m. in Chennai
Gender Equality

4 min read


Jul 16, 2020

The Top 3 Reasons Teen Girls in India Aren’t Allowed to Play Sports

Understanding exactly what parents fear helps sports-based non-profit programs balance the playing field My body hasn’t moved a millimeter in what feels like minutes as I spectate from the sideline of the Maidan, Kolkata’s equivalent of New York City’s Central Park. I’m watching teenage Indian boys and girls playing an…

Gender Equality

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The Top 3 Reasons Teen Girls in India Aren’t Allowed to Play Sports
The Top 3 Reasons Teen Girls in India Aren’t Allowed to Play Sports
Gender Equality

5 min read

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