Edited by Nilanjana S. Roy, 'Our Freedoms' is an anthology of essays which serve as a repository of our collective and individual consciences.
Books
Black Feminist Writers in South Africa Raise Their Voices in a New Book
Undocumented for decades, black South African feminists are increasingly visible. The essays in Surfacing present 22 leading thinkers.
Should Enid Blyton Books Be Shelved for Good?
Children consuming books riddled with gender norms, ridiculous stereotypes and pompous notions of ‘the English sense of honour’ is disconcerting.
‘The Passenger’: How a Forgotten Nazi-Era Novel Became a Bestseller
Disregarded when first published in 1939, a story of a man fleeing the Nazis made it onto UK bestseller lists 82 years later. Here's how the novel was uncovered.
Review | ‘A Red-Necked Green Bird’: Ambai’s Intersectional Feminism
In Ambai's writing, gender intersects with issues of class, caste, religion and even disability
How the Bubonic Plague Changed Drinking Habits
To stave off illness and melancholy, moderate drinking was advised by doctors.
Love and Self-Loathing in Sally Rooney’s ‘Conversations With Friends’
In Rooney's books, characters are forever, in equal parts, drawn together and torn asunder repeatedly until the books grind to a more upbeat end.