On June 26, I got a chance to meet with Supreme Court Chief Justice N.V. Ramana at an informal gathering of Indians in Washington DC. There I presented him …
Tag: Umar Khalid
Returning
This poem is dedicated to all political prisoners and their families, who have spent every day waiting for their loved ones and for justice.
A Hate-Mongering Serpent
'Our Chanakyas are only interested in forming governments, polarising brains and dividing people... they do not heed their motherland’s cries'.
For Umar Khalid
A poem letter to Umar Khalid, who has been behind bars since September 2020.
Imagine if Umar Khalid, and Not PM Modi, Were to Address ‘Pariksha Pe Charcha’…
Chances are he would talk about the many 'parikshas' the marginalised in India have to fight daily, and the 'parikshas' of conscience each of us face when we see …
Umar, My Namesake
When he was detained, people would ask, ‘Aren’t you an Umar too?’
The Filtered Light of Freedom
A poem on the release on bail of activists Natasha Narwal, Devangana Kalita and Asif Iqbal Tanha.
The People of India Are Trapped Inside a Kafka Novel
Our broken justice system and fractured executive are constantly legitimising bureaucratic totalitarianism to pave the way for the transition of India to a Kafkaesque dystopia.
A Month After His Arrest, a Letter to Comrade Umar Khalid in Jail
While I cope with seeing you at the receiving end of this regime’s blows yet again, it is the hope that we fight for which softens the edge of …
JNU: With Ex-Servicemen to Be Deployed, Current Guards Fear for Their Jobs
The announcement has lead to anxiety among over 400 security guards who fear they may lose their jobs.