January, 2021 Exploring the therapeutic effects of availing beauty services, its correlation with self-love, and what makes the beauty parlor a safe space for women to rejuvenate themselves and connect with their bodies 5 minutes read A few years ago, while [...]
December, 2020 Understanding India’s historical obsession with whiteness and the consequent rise of beauty salons 5 minutes read Is color discrimination a thing of post-colonial India? History suggests that it is not. Color discrimination is a thing of precolonial times and [...]
December, 2020 Connecting the dots between the historical practices of engaging in beauty and bodywork and the contemporary world of women and beauty 5 minutes read Is it only women’s desire to partake in beauty? It was not so difficult to [...]
December, 2020 Read this piece to understand the aspirations of a beauty worker who defies the notions of "small business" and considers the job of a beautician as dignified as that of a government employee 3 minutes read Vaishnavi was super [...]