Her Half of The Story

Essays on feminism, literature and the world we live in.

By Apoorvaa S Raghavan

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If Rape Doesn’t Shock You Anymore, Read This
An examination of how public apathy and broken systems have normalized violence against women in India.
Feb 11•Apoorvaa S Raghavan

Why Men Who Rape Are Not Monsters
An investigation into the social, psychological, and cultural conditions that make sexual violence possible
May 21•Apoorvaa S Raghavan

Stop Trying to Be an Influencer. You’re Not Interesting Enough.
A rant about influencer culture and their exhausting need to turn everything into content
Apr 1•Apoorvaa S Raghavan

Recent posts

Too Young to Be a Rapist?
Why juvenile justice systems treat rape committed by minors differently and why that legal gap is becoming harder to justify.
Mar 8•Apoorvaa S Raghavan

Why Every Major Religion Is Obsessed With Women
An analysis of how religion preserves authority by monitoring women’s bodies and behavior.
Jan 22•Apoorvaa S Raghavan

India’s Most Successful Welfare Scheme
A deep dive into the historical, social, and gendered foundations of arranged marriage in India and the structural forces that sustain it today.
Jan 6•Apoorvaa S Raghavan

The Ten Books That Made My 2025
From gothic horror to intimate romance, a personal year-end reading roundup of the novels I loved most.
Dec 31, 2025•Apoorvaa S Raghavan

December 26, 2004
A personal and historical account of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands

The Curious Case of the Two Cups
Understanding caste, class, privilege, and India’s widening inequality through everyday encounters.

hope is a dangerous thing for a woman like me to have — but I have it
Reflecting on the sadness that settles at the edges of daily life and the slow, imperfect process of becoming whole.

Men Can’t Be Feminists And It’s Time We Say It Out Loud
A deep dive into why feminist identity is shaped by women’s lived realities, not by men’s good intentions.