A poem on the misplaced perception that women are the 'weaker sex'.
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‘Maajhi Preet’: A Stirring Story of Lifelong Romance and Rural Despair
'Maajhi Preet', an episode in the Netflix docuseries 'My Love', does something remarkable: it invites us to experience rural beauty on its own terms.
Polaroid
A poem that tries to deal with the reality of losing a loved one to suicide due to societal homophobia.
‘Namma Stories’: An Insight Into Arivu’s Tamizh Rap
The song, produced by Supari Studios for Netflix, involves elements of nostalgia, ancient literature and one's native language.
Review: A Memoir From Kashmir Bracketed by Death
'Rumours of Spring: A Girlhood in Kashmir' evocatively takes readers into the heart of Kashmir during the violence-torn '90s.
Tokyo Olympics 2020: How Japan’s Bid For Soft Power Has Been Defeated by Covid
But it's the taking part that counts.
The UP Govt’s Latest Draft Population Bill Is a Dangerous Gamble
By creating a ‘punishment’ for people by debarring them from important schemes, the UP government is yet again using their infamous model of fear to further dehumanise marginalised communities.
History Can Be Comforting
A poem on how a fish bone stuck in the throat made me appreciate slices of family history.
In Belarus, Peaceful Student Protesters Are Languishing in Jail
A year since election fraud sparked Belarus’s biggest ever protests, Alexander Lukashenko’s regime speaks of a return to normality. But universities have seen a purge of dissidents, with hundreds …
A Question for Those Trolling the Death of Danish Siddiqui
Within hours of his death, many started mocking him for having captured the harsh reality of India's healthcare system during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.