It is not often that one has the opportunity to review the work of a dear friend, but perhaps it is inevitable that when writing for a community magazine, there is a spark of recognition upon reading the name of the author in a review copy. The arts community of...
“Not straight, not gay, not girl enough, miles away from man. Just queer, man, as in queer. I dentif i As queer. I like the way it sounds like the start Of ‘weird’. The way I don’t have a plan. Queer.” —From the poem ‘Queer As In’ by Delhi-based non-binary, femme...
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...
I live alone. I’ve lived alone for six years now. In that time, my state of being has evolved from not knowing what to do next, to a mix of daily routine, work, activities, social encounters, plans, travel, fulfillment and a life with meaning. Of late, however, the...
