Poetry as Sanctuary – A column where we explore poetry as a means of expression for voices of the South Asian Diaspora. Poetry was never something I imagined to become this significant to me, it was not even a sliver of a dream of an unimagined future. I spent the...
Embracing the Abnormal A rather unusual situation culprits with no prior records leaving only a trail of devastation! New victims captured each day, punished differently than the other. Anger, dismay, denial about the situation. Authorities trying their best...
Poetry/Song-writing came to me when I was around 16 years old. Until then, I had no taste or interest in the poems that I had to mandatorily read and memorize as a part of my school curriculum. At that time, the school was the only place where I got any exposure to...
To join the poetry reading on Monday August 24th 2020 at 6 pm PST and 9 pm EST, click on this LINK! The South Asian diaspora is perpetually evolving, breaking new boundaries and forging new connections in every sphere. India Currents presents its second Desi Poetry...
In June Ahmad Abumraighi messaged me asking if he can come to my community studio, Studio Pause, with his friend and filmmaker Anas Tolba. Anas was making a documentary on Ahmad as a Palestinian artist, whose work is about social justice and community. I asked Ahmad,...
