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 …
Tag: Grandmother
Grandmothers and Granddaughters: The Walk Home From School
A nostalgic recreation of daily walks with my grandmother, butterflies, fried potatoes and a daylight mugging.
A Foreigner in My Grandmothers’ Country
Delving into my limited capacity to understand the social and political processes of the lives of my two grandmothers.
My Grandmother, the Wild Spirit
'My grandmother is a wild spirit, shackled by old age and walls.'
The Necklace
A poem on breaking generations of women’s bondage.
Where Faith Goes Unquestioned
I may never entirely understand the difference between my nani's escape and blind faith, but it is her chosen experience and one I respect with all my heart.
The Perks and Curse of Inheritance
'My grandma’s closet homes cotton sarees and communist biases...as if dystopia and optimism go hand-in-hand'.
The Lipstick
An attempt to understand my grandmother's struggles with dementia.
My Dadi, Me and Shivani’s ‘Bhairavi’
Discussing Priyanka Sarkar's translation of the book by the popular Hindi author with my Dadi gave me a brief glimpse into the world she must have inhabited as a …
An Inheritance of Memories
A personal essay on my grandmother and her life in Assam and West Bengal.