Body Positivity

My body, my choice: Why was Kareena Kapoor Khan body shamed?

Kareena Kapoor Khan gets age-shamed and body-shamed on social media by netizens for the way she looks in the pictures from her recent outing with Saif Ali Khan and son Taimur.

Nimrat Kaur opens up on shooting for Apple TV+ show Foundation, response to Dasvi and body positivity

'I feel that the whole point of being a creative person involves understanding what works or doesn’t work and how one goes about becoming better at their craft,' says Nimrat Kaur.

Has Indian cinema truly become inclusive?

Vidya Balan playing a single working mother to Surya Kasibhatla who actually suffers from cerebral palsy in 'Jalsa' has led to a lot of conversation on the film improving the disability representation in Indian cinema.

Explained: Why wellness experts are recommending a paradigm shift from Body Positivity to Body Neutrality

Body Positivity asks you to "love your body". Body Neutrality, on the other hand, seeks that you accept your body, allow it to be, focus on what it makes possible for you to do and feel, rather than how it looks.

Sameera Reddy inks deal with Westland Publications; book to hit stands in 2021

Sameera Reddy's book will chronicle issues like body positivity and mental health, announced Westland

Gwyneth Paltrow describes Shallow Hal as 'disaster': Five times when stars admitted to their films' questionable stance

Gwyneth Paltrow or Saif Ali Khan are not the only celebs who have candidly questioned the messaging of their films or characters.

Anushka Sharma defends Zareen Khan against body-shaming trolls: 'You're beautiful just the way you are'

Zareen Khan faced online criticism for sharing a picture that revealed she had stretch marks in her stomach area

Arjun Kapoor opens up on struggles with obesity, says prep during Panipat 'lay the foundation' for a fitter lifestyle

Arjun Kapoor, who is currently shooting for Panipat, has spoken out about his struggles with body weight

#Identitty: In Indu Harikumar’s illustrations, women own their sexuality

Indu Harikumar, a Mumbai-based artist and storyteller, has been drawing women’s breasts for about three months now, as part of her crowd-sourced project Identitty, which explores brown women's relationships with their bosoms and bodies. Interestingly, a lot of women that Harikumar has drawn have made reference to the pleasures of being vain.

The Queer Take: Our bodies, our selves — navigating corporeal conundrums about visibility

Having been perpetually watched over but never really seen for the people we might be, our queer bodies haven’t been allowed private joy. Everything that we do to, with, about our bodies is rendered as brave. It is seen as something done for public acceptance, these extremely personal choices are only seen as modes of gaining visibility, writes Joshua Muyiwa