Readers’ Recommend List #1
The ‘Readers’ Recommend List’ is a community-curated listicle of must-reads, handpicked by our passionate readers. Hey …
Writer’s Block
What happens when the writer’s block – that dreaded ennui of creative juices – becomes the …
Clean Sweep and a Tale by Benvolio
Editor’s Note: The author’s experience is a powerful reminder of the perils of drunk driving, and …
Sea Salted Caramel
I came to the kitchenTo chop tomatoesBut my mother said,You dice them,Like rolling your fate across,A …
Sea Fret and Other Poems
the sea can be terrible at times – she baits me with her meddling pecks of …
Pearl Earing
The dawn breaks apart, Seeing the skies drown in rain, Heart yearns to feel the dew, …
A Lonely Monologue
I stepped out of my house after a week, can’t say that I liked it, it …
Love Letters and Suicide Notes from a Feminist
My father told me that I had a lot to lose, when I hit puberty, because …
Gender and Militarism: A Feminist Critical Analysis of the Pakistani Series “Sinf-e-Ahan”
Violence has become the norm. After all, as Margaret Mead says, “No society that feeds its children …
Women in Folktales, History, Myths
When the world first had life running through its deepest sinews, a man and a woman …
I Rise in Flames
Up and down, in a gentle rhythm, goes the chest as she whistles through her tiny …
Chaitanya Tamhane’s Court (2014): A Postmodern Critique of the Indian Judicial System
This essay on Chaitanya Tamhane’s film ‘Court’ was published by Film Companion in September last year …
Scarlett
It was late at night, The pale crescent moon, Night shining clouds, Fire flies all around …
