When tropes become reality.
14 Questions I Asked Google
A poem on asking a search engine about being gay.
Notes on Allyship From an Anti-Caste Savarna
The key to allyship is to realise that the mic we hold is stolen and thus never ours to pass.
‘Padhke Kya Hi Kar Logi’: How Patriarchy Turns Women Against Women
When the women around me value other women's child-bearing ability and submissiveness, how am I to fight the patriarchy?
Stolen Memories: Alzheimer’s and My Grandma
In memory of my grandmother, who passed away in 2015 from Alzheimer’s disease.
A Game Of Chess
A poem on the ultimate battle between Life and Death.
Waiting for Najeeb – a Mother’s Story
Exactly four years ago on October 15, 2016, Najeeb Ahmed disappeared from JNU following an altercation with students connected with a right-wing student group.
Maid’s Mirror
A poem on a domestic worker through the eyes of her employer and the relationship between the two.
How ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Became a Capitalist Money Maker
Ru Paul's Drag Race has turned an underground anti-capitalist art form into a lucrative multifaceted mainstream industry.
Body Positivity: Beyond the ‘Fat/Thin’ Binary
On how queer persons and persons with disability are expected to look a certain way – both within and outside the community.