Putting an end to Slavery - exploring the history of fashion and its relation to slavery.

Putting an end to Slavery - exploring the history of fashion and its relation to slavery.

SLOW AND STEADY TO SAVE THE WORLD

On a winter morning in London, Gundi founder Natasha Sumant sat down with Ryan Lanji, DJ, Curator and founder of Hungama- London’s Queer Bollywood dance party.

On a winter morning in London, Gundi founder Natasha Sumant sat down with Ryan Lanji, DJ, Curator and founder of Hungama- London’s Queer Bollywood dance party.

Nadya Agrawal is a writer and editor based in Brooklyn. Better known as the founder and editor of Kajal magazine, she also writes for notable publications like iD Magazine, Huffpost, and Quartz to name a few. We caught up with her in Brooklyn to tell us about her journey so far.

Pia Alize Hazarika is an Illustrator based in Delhi, India. She runs a studio called Pig, but she’s been at it since I was in highschool. Admittedly, my friends and I would sit in our dorm room pouring over her blogspot full of cool girl illustrations.

It's hard out here for folks with big femme energy, but we got art to see us through - Alex and Abhinaya talked with us about their journeys through gender.

Bindi (n.) - third-eye; all-seeing accessory worn to accentuate big femme energy and a fantastic contour

We're talking feminism and 'fits today. Well, today and every day.

We're channeling '90s friendship bracelets, Buddha head vibes, incense burning realness in this shoot.

Often times women in media, especially Bollywood are portrayed as one dimensional and flat and so this is an attempt to critique and deconstruct those stereotypes. By calling them out, I hope we start to think more closely about how female characters are portrayed in desi media.