On Murthal

by Meha Khanduri This article nearly never got written because as I start to write on the issue I start seeing red. When India was raptly watching students of a prestigious university go through a long drama of whether slogan shouting students had committed sedition or not…rampaging mobs were burning, looting, and ransacking the cities…

Because Teju Can

[Pic Credit: Amisha Desai]   by Sunayana Kachroo Nakamiyon ko dil se lagaya hee nahi Aisa jeena hame raas aaya hee nahi Meri raftaar ka andaza tumhe kya hoga Maine pairon ko zamin pe lagaya hee nahi I saw her struggle from the balcony of the 2nd floor of my college hostel. She was striving…

Popular Poetry Series: On Having a Girl Child

Sarah Kay Editor’s Note: In our Popular Poetry Series, we will be frequently sharing some poems from around the world. Well known and gorgeous poems that have left an impact on our sensibility in some way. I came across this poem by Sarah Kay a few years now. Since then, it has grown much more in…

Love…actually!

Manisha Koirala It’s been an adventure of trial and error and learning through pain and heart-break with my personal experiences in relationships. I have often wondered  is there an easier way to find true love? And If love is something so fundamentally important to us, then why is it that we have so many issues and misunderstandings in the…