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Chaman Bahar and the memories of being called ‘Maal’

The new Netflix movie - Chaman Bahar - brought back so many bitter memories and reignited those buried fears. Those boys at the corner shops, college roundabouts and tea vendors, who would just ‘tease’ girls to pass time. Anu Shakti Singh shares her reflections with Love Matters India.

'Coming out in front of my class'

Arnav was tired of all the harassment and mockery he had to face because of his identity. One day he revealed his truth in front of the whole class. What happened next? He shared his story with Gaylaxy magazine.

‘Sex was great but...’

The sex was great. There was no need to wear clothes afterwards, just lie in each other’s arms. But slowly what seemed like a gift from God turned into a nightmare. We started fighting, shouting and snapping at each other. Sameer shares his lockdown tale with Love Matters India.

‘When I was caught masturbating’

Just as Chirag was about to ejaculate, his father knocked on the bathroom door. What happened next? Chirag shares his lockdown story with Love Matters India.

‘It happens among boys’

‘Some schoolboys in Delhi had indulged in a vulgar conversation about girls on their Instagram group, the details of which had now been leaked on social media. Vaidehi could not shake this news off her mind. ‘But why do boys do this?’, Vaidehi asked Siddharth. ‘Arey, all these Whatsapp chats are just for fun. This does not mean that all men actually think like this!’, he said. ‘But then why are there so many cases of rape and sexual harassment in the world? 'It must have its foundation somewhere’, she wondered.

My mother found a used condom under our bed!

Raghav's mother found a used condom wrapped in a newspaper while cleaning his room. There was an eerie silence in the room for a moment. He pretended to be asleep at that time. What happened next? Raghav shared his story with Love Matters India. 

When Afsana wore a mangalsutra!

‘Didi, you don’t know what we are going through. Because of the mistake of some people, we all have to suffer,’ Afsana told me as she came to pick her wages, wearing a bindi and mangalsutra. The virus had not only taken their livelihood but also their peace of mind, Niharika shares a conversation with Love Matters India.

‘Lockdown took me back to Sagar’

It was during the lockdown that Nikita ‘bumped’ into Sagar, her crush from childhood. The memories came rushing back to her as she shared her story with Love Matters India.

I did not even touch him

The sight of Sameer’s side of the bed remaining untouched for the next 14 days even when he was less than 20 feet away from her broke Akshara’s heart. What was holding her back to go and hug her husband? She shares her story with Love Matters India.

'Food, utensils, cleaning, office…I was exhausted’

Karan was to help with cleaning of utensils, my son with cooking and my daughter - the youngest - with dusting. What years of education couldn’t instill, a few days of lockdown has done in our household. Sometimes crisis does bring out the best in us. Vani shares her story with Love Matters India.

‘DDLJ on Skype: How we fought our Corona blues’

By day two I had started missing Karan badly. We both were chatting on WhatsApp, but it was not the same. He then went to his hometown Jaipur and now we couldn’t even talk much. My parents asked me not to travel to Bangalore as there was risk of catching the infection on a flight. I was stuck alone in my flat. Sakshi shares her story with Love Matters India.

My bf took my money and disappeared

When Arun asked Sneha to lend him a huge sum of money, she could not say no. She was in love and genuinely wanted to help him, even if it meant borrowing money and lending it to Arun. What happened next changed her life. She shares her story with Love Matters India.