'Agony is a new name for life.'
When Your Dream Job Is a Nightmare
So you snagged your dream job. And it quickly became the stuff of nightmares, filled with mundane tasks and drudgery. What can employees and employers do?
Bipolar Disorder, COVID-19 and a Four-Legged Saviour
Physically disconnected from the family after testing positive, my mother’s mind found itself caged in her worst fears and fantasies.
Debate: Sabyasachi Bride or Not, Love Me Anyway
To assume women are this or that, or that this is better than that, is to patronise, simplify, and categorise experiences.
‘Our Lives Are Shaped by Violence’: Kashmiri Artist Detained for ‘We Are Palestine’ Mural
"I don’t think Kashmir is safe for artists to express themselves," Mudasir Gull says.
Living the Unliveable: A Search For Hope
As helplessness and despair become all consuming, we must remember that we are all in this together.
The Heredity of Shame in Women
Instead of growing up with the confidence that boys do, young girls grow up with a lot of self-doubt and incertitude.
Lest We Forget
'Let's make a collage of all the suffering and sorrow, and affix it safely in a corner of our hearts'.
Poem for My Last Exam
'I want to write about the world – not yet dead but not so alive.'
How the Bubonic Plague Changed Drinking Habits
To stave off illness and melancholy, moderate drinking was advised by doctors.