Amid the uncertainty, puppeteers and clowns are jesters who can get away with telling the hard truths and inciting much-needed cathartic laughter.
Lost in Translation
My experience as a native Assamese speaker has shown me time and again that English draws the demarcating line.
Sunil Bhai, the ‘People’s Man’ Who Advocated For Tribal Rights in Rural India
Upon chancing upon videos of the rights activist, who passed away in 2014, and connecting with his message, I could hear his words echo in the hollowness of my …
The Demonisation of Cannabis Users Needs to Stop
The greatest casualty in the current media circus is the good work done by individuals and groups on cannabis legalisation.
Fighting Back
After being attacked in broad daylight last week in Bangalore, I learnt that hurting me is finally going to come with a price tag.
Confessions of an Almost Bilingual
I think in English how I can't express in Malayalam.
(S)Pacing Space: On Moral Policing and a Potential Solution
The Samyuktha Hegde incident makes a good case for just why women just should loiter and renegotiate their fissured relationship with public spaces.
The Climate Crisis Could Revive Ecofeminism
It is a fact that women are disproportionately affected by the climate crisis. Ecofeminism may have to shed some of its dualist roots to be compatible with the current …
The Neem Tree
The neem tree in my ancestral home's courtyard is more proof of my nationalism than any citizenship documents will ever be.