TabooDana

TabooDana emerged from the need to have an environment, a place and a circle where one can be open and free. Where we can talk, listen and discuss about anything and everything which is considered “Taboo”. When we are in such a safe place, it leads to our growth and we emerge as a completely powerful person who is not consumed by power and still has empathy, a “Dana”.

Dana(Day-Na) is a word itself, created to define awesome people.

Our Belief

When we are growing up, there are a lot of things which we do and talk about in our innocence. At times because they sound funny, at times because someone said don’t do it and at times because they make us feel grown up. Gradually, we start forming perceptions about what is right and what is wrong, what is out of the ordinary and goes against the norm.This can be a practice, a culture, or a person or a thing. We believe in providing a place where anyone can express, discuss, vent about anything which is a Taboo. Our mission is to invest time, energy and money in building a society which is excepting to the exceptions. We do that, by creating programs and holding listening circles, providing necessary resources.

Khichdi at TabooDana^TM

Interesting blogs about anything and everything under the sun. Khichdi is where words mix and match freely to add flavour to our inner most thoughts and experiences

No Biggie in Seeking Help: An Expectation SettingJuly 22, 2020
A good friend and a classmate from school reached out recently. The first thing he asked was how did I survive depression and made my way back “successfully” from the low. Our conversation went on to discuss some common thoughts that cross ourContinue reading “No Biggie in Seeking Help: An Expectation Setting”
Side Effects of License for Lifetime SexMay 10, 2020
Disclaimer: I have no intention to hurt anyone’s religious, social, or emotional sentiments. I might sound like an acidic agony aunt, you can call it a lockdown effect. Writing about the taboo word “sex” in your very first independent post is pretty scandalous.Continue reading “Side Effects of License for Lifetime Sex”
Re-imagining Good Friday and EasterApril 12, 2020
Good Friday and Easter always intrigued me. While growing up, Good Friday’s story was only about Christ’s crucifixion and his resurrection. We are led to observe the history or a story in adoration of the character. I have been seeking to understand theContinue reading “Re-imagining Good Friday and Easter”

T Tales by TabooDana ^TM

“T Tales by TabooDana” is a platform to publish Taboo Tales. The space will feature curated stories contributed by various authors from around the world. This is aimed at readership of people who want to explore interesting stories that will keep them intrigued and help people share these stories to their circles to keep them untwisted.

The first person I swooned over in love
I was attending Wonderleaf Club session hosted on the occasion of Teacher’s Day. Ahanna, a sweet 9 yearContinue reading “The first person I swooned over in love”
It is what it is-Let it go
A blog I keenly follow is KreativeKali. And today I came across a thoughtfully deep and well writtenContinue reading “It is what it is-Let it go”
An Affair only Love Understood
There are somethings that only Love Understood and no else did. We all know love exists in waysContinue reading “An Affair only Love Understood”
A Whatever Relationship In the times of Corona or Any Other Disaster
We are in testing times with the ongoing pandemic. While I hope most of us are home withContinue reading “A Whatever Relationship In the times of Corona or Any Other Disaster”

Events by TabooDana

We have an interesting lineup of events at TabooDana.

Checkout out the Event Calendar

Events

We are open for exploring partnerships like hosting Story tellers, Talk Shows, Listening Circles. If you have something interesting in mind or even mundane but need a sounding board, reach out to us.

We would love to hear from you at taboodanakhichdi[at]gmail[dot]com

Testimonials

What people say about Us

It was very nice meeting you and the lovely ladies on Saturday. I especially liked the way the session was conducted. The rounds of social humour kind of cemented the thing together, adding the fun element. The ambiance too made people feel at ease, which helped them cross their internal barriers. It would be interesting to see how the topic unfolds, if it’s a mixed group of men and women, boys and girls

-Swati

It was a new concept for me, I had never been to one before. Ofcourse, I had attended gatherings where such games were played but not a gathering where ‘conversation’ was given so much of importance. Well, what I feel is, in today’s chaotic and busy world that we live in, we have stopped having coversations. Be it on any topic, but talking by letting go of judgements and prejudices can be so helpful in many ways.

-Tripti

About the Listening Circle last evening, was a nicely crafted talk which made women comfortable. Though I went with the flow, as I already mentioned, am not open to the discussions, never have been. Maybe I am not only old school but you can categorise me as being pre historic! The ambience created was interesting while being compassionate and understanding all the time. Maybe women will slowly open up to identify their feelings better and segregate them. Let the Durga in every woman be a symbol of power in all the things that manifests.

– Samadrita

How You Can Help & Support

Participate & Publicise

You can make a difference today by signing up.Becoming a part of our initiative and sharing about TabooDana with your friends and family and slowly making an impact.

Our Social Media handles are Facebook : @taboodana & Insta @taboodana

Become a Volunteer

You can get involved today by becoming a Volunteer. Sign up and you will be joining a group of change-makers, a network strong enough to impact positive change

Reach Out

Our Belief

Khichdi at TabooDanaTM

T Tales by TabooDana TM