Rush Mukherjee

I attended a workshop in Kolkata by an educational page called The Safe Words, that aims to teach people about safe BDSM and consent practices. An initiative like this is needed in India where s*x education remains almost zero. Here's what happened. spiktinot.wordpress.com/2026/05/07/und…

I attended a workshop in Kolkata by an educational page called The Safe Words, that aims to teach people about safe BDSM and consent practices. An initiative like this is needed in India where s*x education remains almost zero. Here's what happened! spiktinot.wordpress.com/2026/05/07/und…

The Indian Synagogues Run By Muslims There has perhaps never been a more important moment to remember the sacred spaces shared peacefully by both Muslims and Jews and so, for this week's Substack, I want to talk about the synagogues of Calcutta.

Soon. The Quietest of Memoirs. Just Being. Romila. May 15th.

I need this poem so much right now, and am so glad Andrea Gibson created it.

At Kranti, India’s first residential school for the daughters of sex workers, 80% go on to higher education. This year Mahek has got into Columbia University! In Mind the Gap, do read: Not rescue but revolution: Inside Kranti’s radical classroom hindustantimes.com/s/1S0zsHo

That's how it is sometimes — God comes to your window, all bright light and black wings, and you're just too tired to open it.

My best tip for anyone trying to get back into reading is to remember that you can read books to avoid other responsibilities in your life, and it can become a vice if you play your cards right.

@sreshthx @tarequelaskar LMAOOOOO I just saw the BBC travel article on this!

@tarequelaskar @rushmukh

a sneak peek at a q for quiz next week 🫢

Exhausted

Lately I’ve been getting into things like instant coffee and very basic clothing so that I have more energy to be a pretentious snob in other areas of my life

The thing I like best about coming back to Twitter is that I've managed to curate a feed that immediately gifts me with dozens of beautiful poems and engaging essays. An oasis in a cesspool.

The taali or clap is an instantly recognisable symbol of the hijra community. In the cis-het society, it is barely understood. It is both an object of curiosity and ridicule. What does the taali mean to hijras? @queersprings and @pushpeshkum find out: queerbeat.org/stories/the-me…

Truly a pleasure to speak to one of India's most exciting artists!

You have NO idea how badly I want to read this but then I have no idea if it will ever release in India ;_;

a good take. from tumblr

What I want is to sleep / inside a strange language, Jim Carroll

The thing about my mom is that she'll grumble she doesn't like talking to any relatives but then when my dad's sisters call she'll spend one and a half hours with each of them on the phone - on MY phone specifically.

Just finished watching Murderbot and absolutely loved it. What a fun little sci fi action-comedy. Can’t wait for the next season.