By Farheen Sahban If I were to lie I would chew the truth and bury it deep inside my womb Albeit I would groan in …
A Woman: my hands are no longer tied
Knot of Blood
By Khushi Maheshwari Content warning: mention of abuse I had always thoughtMy life would changeOnce I find the oneWith whom I’d tie the knot. Fate …
Dream Snatchers
By Rishika Singh I dream of not being told to dream.– What? That’s not a dream, are you stupid?Dreams should always be big,Bigger than anyone …
Blueblood
By Arundhuti Das Gupta Lady Penelope Harlington walked through the hallways of the manor with her head held high—a Harlington after all, of noble birth …
The Goddess of Victory
By Shiuli Sural Dialogues came out of Jaya’s mouth like an erupting volcano which had been dormant till now. The applause for her histrionics simply …
Dunes and Depressions
By Leann Rodrigues Content warning: suicide Basking in the humid fervour of the unmerciful summer sun, Malti winced at the thought of dreadfully waking to …
A Conversation of the Inanimate!
By Upasana Kashyap Devoid of oscillations, when enquired she, of the bare-footed clock walkers, “Oh manipulator of time, when shall I mature and be licensed …
An Ode to Fat
A general and widely accepted verdict that warrants the conviction of fat people is that we choose fat, we choose to be fat, and if …
Courageous Filmmaking: Contextualising Deepa Mehta’s Elements Trilogy
Deepa Mehta’s Elements Trilogy comprised of three films Fire (1996), Earth (1998), and Water (2006). The last two were created in collaboration with Bapsi Sidhwa, a Pakistani American novelist who wrote Ice Candy Man (the …
The Grave Realism in Grave of the Fireflies: a Review
Grave of the fireflies is a poignant war tragedy from Studio Ghibli, renowned for their animated films. It was directed by Isao Takahata and is …