Mar 8, 2022Things I’m Grateful for in 2021Ideally, I should’ve published this months ago, but I let procrastination get the better of me (we’ll call it writer’s block just this time). The funny thing is, when I wrote about things I’m grateful for in 2020, I wanted to find some warmth in an otherwise cold year we…Creative4 min readCreative4 min read
Feb 6, 2021IntezaarA few days ago, while travelling back home, I hopped into the tuk-tuk. For anyone who doesn’t know, it’s general practice for the driver to wait till he has filled all seats. The waiting time has annoyed me for years because sometimes we’d spend as much time just waiting as…Creative4 min readCreative4 min read
Jan 13, 2021Gendered Violence during the Partition of India As Seen Through a Masculine LensGendered Violence during the Partition of India As Seen Through a Masculine Lens Abstract: To call the Partition of India a legendary event in India’s history would be an understatement. In the last few decades, a lot of research has been done about the brutal gendered violence of the time…India Pakistan12 min readIndia Pakistan12 min read
Jan 13, 2021Things I’m Grateful For In 2020While it may be the understatement of the year if I said that 2020 has not been kind to us, I’ll go ahead and say it nevertheless. 2020 has not been kind to us. …20202 min read20202 min read
Jan 13, 2021Delhi is not home, it’s a habitEven after imprinting its name on my mind as permanently as that ring-shaped scar on my right shoulder, Delhi doesn’t feel like home to me. After 20 long years, Delhi feels more like an age-old habit. A habit of waking up to a perfectly synchronized cacophony of Allahu-Akbar and Hare…New Delhi2 min readNew Delhi2 min read
