Tantra – what used to be a whole spiritual path, has been abused and misunderstood to be mere unbridled promiscuity, especially in the West. In Tantra – Being an Instrument of Life, Sadhguru redefines tantra, restoring it to its original scope and dimension as an ancient technology for ultimate transformation. Click To Play
Tantra – Being an Instrument of Life
November 13th, 2009 · No Comments
Tags: sex and sexuality · spirituality
‘Unclean’ blood
September 9th, 2008 · No Comments
Many refer to it as ‘nature’s curse on women’. It’s commonly thought of as unclean. In some cultures, women are not even allowed to cook during those days of month. But, path-breaking new research could change the way people view the menstrual cycle. And it’s here in India, for the first time ever. The blood [...]
Tags: culture · health & well-being · reproduction and repro rights · sex and sexuality
Not for the faint-hearted: TOI on sexual lib
September 3rd, 2008 · 1 Comment
The O-zone on Sunday covered the new trend among 20-30 something women, most of whom are still single, going all out for one-night stands and no strings attached. Sexcapades of young women, their casual attitude towards flings and open declaration that sex is just a physical need like any other, lead one to wonder how [...]
Tags: culture · economic development · empowerment · gender roles and division of labour · globalisation · health & well-being · human development · marriage/divorce · media · reproduction and repro rights · sex and sexuality
Harrassment, etc
August 26th, 2008 · No Comments
The Washington Post had an in-depth piece on Indian women’s status. It starts off discussing ‘eve-teasing’, i.e. harrassment, but then delves into the whole range of issues from dowry to sex-selective abortion: For India’s middle-class urban women, the past decade has brought unprecedented opportunities to advance in a social order long dominated by men. But [...]
Tags: activism · culture · dowry · economic development · empowerment · gender bias · gender roles and division of labour · girl child · globalisation · mobility · sex and sexuality · trade · violence against women/harrassment
Thanks Jade Goody
August 25th, 2008 · No Comments
For publicising the risk of cervical cancer. And I hope you will be fine. According to TOI, The exit of British television celebrity Jade Goody from the reality show Big Boss was a shocker. But what surprised most was the revelation of the fatal disease – cervical cancer that Goody was detected with. The word [...]
Tags: health & well-being · reproduction and repro rights · sex and sexuality

