The Pakistani of india*

In the loving memory of my self appointed editor, best friend, and cheerleader. Our very first conversation centred around inequalities, prejudice, and discrimination pertaining to gender and… Read more “Pandemics, racism and the historical loop of inequality”

“What saddened Ronojoy was that his mother had underestimated the innate human capacity to forgive a loved one. Wasn’t this, essentially what made us humane – to… Read more “Infidelity, abandonment and the burden of being a woman: Dark Circles by Udayan Mukherji”

This article was recently written for the Meer-e-Karwan series. Several months have passed since I have been able to write and certainly life has passed since I… Read more “Body image and society – personal trials and tribulations.”

“When the silence and the aloneness press down and around me, crushing me, carving through me like ice, I need to speak aloud sometimes, if only for… Read more “Loneliness, trauma and mental health: Eleanor Oliphant is completely fine.”

“Please do not be angry with your life…nothing is so fixed it cannot be altered”. -Anders, Meet Me at the Museum Meet Me at the Museum was… Read more “Reflections on life, loneliness and love: Meet Me at the Museum”

An eighteen-year-old woman chronically raped by her father, brother and uncles since she was eight. A nineteen-year-old girl having chronic pelvic and genital pain secondary to genital… Read more “Violence against women and girls”

Written as part of the Meer-e-Karwan series. The purpose of this article is to discuss mental health, the issues of stigma and to signpost to some important… Read more “Mental health, society and stigma.”

“How easy it is to create ghosts, he thinks as he begins to die a minute later, feeling his mind closing chamber by chamber, the memory of… Read more “Longing, love and loss in an alien war: The Blind Man’s Garden by Nadeem Aslam.”

There is a crowd outside the main door, talking softly about the death as if they don’t want the dead man to know that he is gone.… Read more “A distant grief: The illicit happiness of other people by Manu Joseph”

Massively from the original. Oops. “The clang of a spiked metal hammer falling with a thud on the pelvis, with jarred edges piercing the bone and grappling… Read more “From the archives: Snippets of pain”