A compartment of their own
I remember the first time I stepped into the female compartment in the metro, I knew this marked a significant difference in the commute experience of women.
1m ago
The unfortunate paradise that was Palestine
What moral standard does a country hold when in war they attack the place they themselves have declared to be a “permanent safe zone?”
1m ago
Understanding the person and the parent
While I was diagnosing myself and the society out there, I saw my father.
5m ago
Since we cannot say ‘never again’...
What is the feeling of celebrating independence knowing it marks the darkest day in another people's history?
8m ago
There’s no way you’ll outrun a bear
Smoother violence fills our hearts like charming splinters. The irony is I am the first of my women
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Mind the gap: Metro rail a relief for female commuters
It is crucial to include a gender perspective in transportation infrastructure. It is a world built by men for men
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Gaza sends you a Merry Christmas
In Bethlehem, baby Jesus is seen wrapped in the Palestinian keffiyeh, lying amid the rubble. No softly lit manger opened its door for him, and certainly no wise man was there to bless the unforetold future
11m ago
Baldwin in December
Baldwin was sitting right beside, smoking, killing time, thinking of love and loneliness, friendships and misfortunes. Of Martin and Malcolm.
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July 30, 2022
Next Time, Tell Me
There’s no other way but to go numb. But then the excruciating job is to make oneself un-numb.
May 12, 2022
Zahid Newaz’s ‘Shutrodhor’: A journey into our time
Shutrodhor (Abishkar Publication, 2021) starts with the disappearance of Anwar Ali. The sky-blue shirt that he wore on the day of his disappearance ends up at Rosario Automatic Dry Cleaners,
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