Roli Mahajan

All stories

She betrayed me!

Relationship problems
“He was a friend after all. He knew I was going out with her. But on that fateful night when I found them together, it left a bitter scar,” says Ronith. He shares his hurtful love story with us.

Top 5 safety apps for women in India

Sexual Harassment
Can smartphone apps help women be safer in Indian cities? Love Matters does a review of the top five popular women’s safety apps on the market.

The most harrowing rickshaw ride

Sexual Harassment
“Delhi autowallahs are known for their nakhras. But you couldn’t possibly imagine what happened to me that day on a ride to Lajpat Nagar,” says Anu.

He masturbated watching me!

Sexual Harassment
“I was walking back from the metro station to my hostel the other night. A man followed me and started masturbating looking at me. I was stunned!” says Neelam.

My husband couldn't find my vagina!

Female body
“A guy and a girl got married. On the wedding night, when they thought they were all prepared to have sex, they couldn't find the vagina! I was that girl – and my husband used a torch to figure out my anatomy,” says Rini.

'Divorced because I had a baby girl'

Marriage troubles
“We were married for five years and the pressure to have a child had been increasingly straining our relationship. However, when I did get pregnant, my husband left me because I was going to have a girl child,” says Preet.

I called off my wedding on the D-day

Marriage
“I am an eyesore for my family because I called off my wedding. I wasn’t going to put up with the lies that the guy’s family was telling us,” says Ranju, as she looks back at the day she would have been married.

‘Why does my boyfriend watch porn?’

Porn
"Rohit and I shared a very healthy sexual relationship even though we had been seeing each other for two years," says Sanjanai. "So when I discovered that he still jerks off watching porn, I was in a state of a shock."

My failed lesbian love story

Sexual Orientation
“If we elope, we will be hunted down and beaten. We might love each other but our community will not understand this love,” says Kamini. From rural Haryana, Kamini and her lesbian partner had no choice but to give up their love and marry men.

'I realised I felt attracted to men and women'

Sexual Orientation
I was 18 when my fiancé left for studying abroad. Our long-distance relationship was going steady when I met this girl. I bonded with her instantly. One thing led to another and we began kissing. I wondered how I could be attracted to this girl, when I was still attracted to my fiancé?

My first time watching porn

Porn
Do women watch porn? Sure they do. Though they might not admit it. But how do girls get into watching pornography? We asked five young women from Delhi about their first-time porn experiences.

Section 377: is it right to ban gay love?

Sexual Orientation
Indians in same-sex relationships find that once again their love is outlawed, with the reinstatement of Section 377. We asked six young professionals from Delhi and Bangalore for their thoughts on the Supreme Court ruling.