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Richa Kaul Padte

Richa Kaul Padte

Richa Kaul Padte writes on issues of gender, sex, technology, illness and popular culture. She is the author of the critically-acclaimed nonfiction book Cyber Sexy: rethinking pornography (Penguin Random House India, 2018)

Articles

A Coming-of-Age Novel that Weaves Ugandan Folklore and African Feminism

Dec 17 - Richa Kaul Padte

Searching for Family History in Taiwan’s Forests

Dec 3 - Richa Kaul Padte

Elisa Gabbert Helps Us Make Sense of Living in a Time of Disaster

Sep 3 - Richa Kaul Padte

Porochista Khakpour’s “Brown Album” Takes on Race and Identity in America

Jul 6 - Richa Kaul Padte

“Wanting a Better Life Is an Act of Resistance”

Jun 9 - Richa Kaul Padte

Emojis

Why “Ok.” Is the Most Terrifying Text You Could Ever Receive

Apr 10 - Richa Kaul Padte

Lady Lilith by Dante Gabriel Rossetti. Courtesy of the Met.

Stop Telling Women to Tone It Down

Feb 25 - Richa Kaul Padte

An 1,800-year-old sarcophagus lid depicting sleeping Ariadne by Carole Raddato via Flickr

Stop Trying to Be Productive

Dec 19 - Richa Kaul Padte

“Permission” Is a BDSM Novel That Is About More Than Sex

Oct 24 - Richa Kaul Padte

Qandeel Baloch

The Complicated Afterlife of a Murdered Social Media Star

Oct 1 - Richa Kaul Padte

“Besharam” is a Survival Guide for Shameless Brown Girls

Apr 1 - Richa Kaul Padte

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