There is no business like show business, they say. Yet real spies act on the job, too. 'Stars & Spies' links fantasy and reality.
A Handbook on Loving a ShapeShifter
'We forget... to love one is to love its multiples.'
‘A Time of Coming Out’: Greenham Lesbians Reflect on UK Peace Camp
A new documentary tells the story of Greenham Common Women's Peace Camp, an emblem of the global anti-nuclear movement that inspired protests around the world in the 1980s.
‘Burari Deaths’: Parallels Between the Bhatia Family and Mine
I grew up in a family where a certain female member claimed to be possessed by a 'baba' who was called upon every now and then to guide the …
Tagore’s ‘Kabuliwala’: The Not So ‘Mini’ Story
As Afghanistan stands in perhaps its most complex and tragic juncture of history, the idea of warm, hospitable, friendly Afghan people would be sooner or later subjected to critical …
There’s Nothing Honorable or Decent About Colin Powell’s Long List of War Crimes
The list of noble attributes heaped upon Powell after his death is long. But using such attributes to carry out an illegal war, as Powell did, is despicable, not …
Bombay Tides
A poem on how a visit to Bombay led a fictional couple to lose their way.
As Women Flee Afghanistan, Brain Drain Hits Economy and Girls’ Hopes
The exodus of working women from Afghanistan following the Taliban takeover could set the country back decades and deprive the next generation of role models.
Here, Virgins Give Birth
A poem on the censored manner in which sexuality is treated in India.
Mummy, I’m Queer
On the relationship of my queer identity with my parents, especially my mother.