Prianka Jain
Gender
India Has a Patriarchy Problem. But Some Boys and Men are Unlearning It
"One day, I started sweeping, filling water and washing clothes. When my brothers and father would come back from work, I would serve them food. Slowly, they started supporting too."
Pallavi Pundir
2.28.20
Work
People Tell Us the Worst Things Their Horrible Bosses Have Done
"He made me score for him because he himself was worried about the cops cracking down."
Shamani Joshi
2.27.20
Love
These Guys Got Married in 2018. Now They’re Fighting to Legalise Their Marriage
Nikesh Usha Pushkaran and Sonu MS exchanged rings two years ago. Today, they want to fight for legal rights for queer people, to make the reading down of Section 377 “truly relevant”.
Pallavi Pundir
2.14.20
#metoo
India’s #MeToo Moment Was Groundbreaking, but What Has Changed a Year After?
Prominent actors, journalists, and artists accused of sexual harassment are back in the mainstream after intimidation tactics were thrown at survivors. Is this how it ends?
Pallavi Pundir
10.8.19
Drugs
An Indian Dealer Explains Why Instagram Is so Great for Selling Weed
“I manipulate people. I might follow them but wait for them to see my Stories to know I sell.”
VICE Staff
10.4.19
Culture
Emojis That Don’t Exist but Should
If we all had a bong, we’d all get along.
Shamani Joshi
Dhvani Solani
7.17.19
world aids day
India 2018: HIV/AIDS Is Still About Fear
On World AIDS day, it’s important to acknowledge the stigma still associated with the disease that refuses to go away.
Navin Noronha
Navin Noronha; Illustration by Prianka Jain
12.1.18
#metoo
Has #MeToo Ignored The Most Vulnerable Demographic in India?
The domestic workers have suffered (mostly unreported) systematic abuse in Indian households. And, as author Tripti Lahiri tells VICE, the very system is built to isolate them from this cathartic movement.
Pallavi Pundir
11.1.18
VICE Horror Show
The Gallery of Horrors
We collected a few of our most disturbing nightmares to share the scare.
VICE Staff
10.30.18
mental health
A Brief Glossary Of Shitty Behaviour
This #WorldMentalHealthDay, we’re enlisting Mr. Cocky to help you grasp what’s happening around you and how it might affect someone’s mental well-being, through a new vocabulary. Don’t be like Mr. Cocky.
Shamani Joshi
10.10.18
book
Meat, Myths and Marginalisation
Zarin Ahmad's book on a Muslim butcher community brings to light how meat politics undermines one whole section of the society, especially in the times of beef ban.
Pallavi Pundir
9.17.18
Drugs
How to Get High Without Breaking the Law
We got a few 20-somethings to open up about their experimentations around all things legal and trippingly potent.
Shamani Joshi
All illustrations by Prianka Jain
9.4.18
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