20 Of The Most Non-Sanskaari Things That Happened In 2017

    Only the best kind of savage non-sanskaari behaviour to be expected from us.

    1. When this woman showed up with this sign at the Delhi Pride Parade.

    2. When this couple adopted a pupper to shut up those pressurising them to have kids.

    3. When female students at Banaras Hindu University protested against the college’s management for their archaic curfews and sexist rules.

    4. When around 80 students from IIT Madras ate beef publicly to discuss the proposed beef ban.

    5. When this acid attack survivor had the sweetest wedding after meeting her husband via a wrong number.

    6. When this woman’s thread about the harassment happening at High Spirits in Pune got multiple women to speak up about their experiences as well.

    7. When women with Down Syndrom were beautifully captured on film to defy beauty norms.

    8. When this Hindu-Muslim couple ditched all religious ceremonies and had a gorgeous wedding anyway.

    9. When this ad showed us the beautiful relationship a trans woman has with her adopted daughter.

    10. When desis in the U.S. stuck it to Trump.

    11. When this artist used her artwork to represent strong women who refuse to be whitewashed or live under oppressive misogyny in Indian society.

    12. When these women wore cow masks to question if cows are safer than women in India.

    13. When Mona Varonica Campbell defied conventional beauty standards to become the first trans plus-size model to walk at Lakmé Fashion Week.

    14. When the first openly transgender couple tied the knot in Mumbai...

    15. And a resultant photoshoot that depicted their powerful love story touched all of us.

    16. When this woman's groom got late for the wedding, so she decided to dance to "Cheap Thrills" for a now viral video.

    17. When women used #AintNoCinderella to shut down a BJP member who said "roaming alone at night" causes stalking.

    18. When this bride ditched her lehenga for gym shorts.

    19. When Indian women across the internet showed the world how to "dress like an Indian woman" when a college in Mumbai asked their female students not to "dress like men"

    20. And when this girl gave her ex-boyfriend this T-shirt and convinced him that it meant "I love you".