Swati Daftuar is a commissioning editor for BuzzFeed and is based in Mumbai.
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Seriously, it's hella therapeutic.
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For so many of us, this is as close as we will get to the Gods on our screens.
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For so many of us, this is as close as we will get to the Gods on our screens.
Consent, body-image, shame, sanskaar – casual sex is confusing for many, many reasons. But at least you're not alone in that confusion.
One Indian Girl is about to become millions of Indian readers' introduction to the idea of gender equality. We can mock it, criticise it, and ignore it, but that won't make Bhagat's outsized influence go away.