A poem about our connection with our ancestors.
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Home, or Not
The author writes about moving back to India a few years ago after growing up in Mauritius, and being on the brink of major life changes.
Kerala: Two Missing Women Killed in ‘Human Sacrifice’; Three Suspects Held
According to the police, the accused is a couple who believed in black magic and held the belief that 'human sacrifice' would bring prosperity to their lives.
Karnataka: Dalit Workers Assaulted, Locked Up For Days; Pregnant Woman Loses Baby
According to the complainant, 16 people were kept under house arrest for 15 days.
Nigeria: How Some Afrobeats Tributes to Fela Kuti Come Across as Opportunistic, Empty
The post-2020 class of Nigeria’s Afrobeats stars has reached for Fela’s source in ways that barely recognise the stature of the late icon.
The Contradictions of the ‘Urban’ in India
The informal working class makes the city, but the city has no place for its own makers.
The Higg Index, the Latest Sustainability Farce in Fashion
Synthetics broadly and explicitly get a better rating on the index, facilitating the false notion that synthetics are a much more sustainable choice than natural fibres.
Headcovers Have Always Been Political in Iran – For Women on All Sides
Controversy of veils goes back more than a century, a scholar of Iran explains.
Solitary
An ode to the loneliness and sadness that has overwhelmed many of us as the world around us rapidly changes.
Death Bed
The author writes about the loss of her grandmother.