Colonialism

Language No Bar, Rashtriya Bhasha Har Baar

July 14, 2024

A woman & I separated by glass makes me think about the dance of language & identity. I trace colonialism & nationalism with my tongue. How shall I reach her?

Christmas In My 40s: Navigating Yuletide In A Desi Identity

December 25, 2023December 23, 2024

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Christmas is complex for me. It’s a journey through painful nostalgia, colonised history, the morality of forgivness & questioning where I really belong.

Kohinoor - The Mountain of Light - Indu Sundaresan

Books | Politics & Feminism

REVIEW: The Mountain Of Light – Who’s Really Stealing The Kohinoor?

March 26, 2023December 16, 2023

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Indu Sundaresan’s ‘The Mountain of Light’ left me unimpressed. The Kohinoor diamond is a sore spot for people of the Indian subcontinent.

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