The author draws inspiration from bell hooks' work 'all about love' to talk of how love is a more expansive notion than just the popular references of falling in …
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Dadaji’s Safari Suit
This poem is an ode to the author's late grandfather, who passed away in December 2020.
Relative Balance
A story on the great juggling act that is family.
My Secret Life: Indian Parents, Pride Parade and Troublesome Lies
How I realised I have been protesting all this while – within the closed quarters of my home.
My Internal Conflicts in a Conservative Family Setting
'I want to express my opinions and be heard but at least I can do that and be laughed at'
‘I Feel Betrayed’: No One Prepared Me For the Real World
I had to do a masters in social science to understand the reality because I was never taught how caste, class and gender actually play out in society.
How Instagram Brought Feminism to My Dinner Table
Social media is a powerful medium and can play a vital role in how and what we communicate to those around us.
Can We Be Kind By Being Cruel?
Sometimes, the only way to help someone seems to be a cruel or nasty approach – a strategy that may leave the ‘helper’ feeling guilty and wrong.
Misophonia. Literally, A ‘Hatred of Sound’
A knife stabs you, again and again. The knife isn’t aware that it’s stabbing. You’re the only one who sees the stabbing. The knife is someone you love dearly.
I Don’t Know Who Killed Me
A poem about the trauma and injustice of living as a woman in a patriarchal world