In the lecture halls of Canning College and along the corridors of the Old Campus, we are often taught that the “civilized” mind is a quiet one. Tell a woman to “Calm Down,” and she will hit you back with, “Who are you to tell me what I’m supposed to […]
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From the heart of Lucknow’s bookfair
Dear reader, It has been a while since we caught up. And because I’ve promised myself to stop oversharing, I’ll simply say this: I was busy, and writing had to wait. Now, as I nurse my way out of a stubborn writer’s block, I thought I’d share a story from […]
The Summer I Went to Therapy
My life: the perfect opening montage to a 2000s coming-of-age rom-com. Me, the golden star of my family, twirling through whimsical outfits, dragging around a bag so heavy it could double as a personality trait, and carrying that unshakable, naĂŻve main-character belief that people are inherently good, and that love […]
