First published in Spark: http://www.sparkthemagazine.com/to-each-our-journeys/ A few days ago, I got into an altercation with an old man in an e-rickshaw. I had requested him – politely, I made sure – to reduce the volume of whatever he was watching on his phone without his earphones. He turned it off with a huff, asked me…
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ReConference 2019: Thoughts from Day 2
If there’s a theme that could sum up my experiences of day 2 of #recon2019, it’s that of personal stories, which end up making political statements. Not that day 1 didn’t have this, but what stood out most for me were the stories that people kindly shared, on stage, in conversation with a group or…
ReConference 2019: Thoughts from Day 1
I’m at ReConference in Kathmandu. #recon2019 is organised by CREA and has pulled in over 500 people from 50 odd countries, and I’m here on behalf of the organisation I work with. #recon2019 aims to rethink, reimagine and reshape conversations around feminism, sexuality, disability, abortion and other related topics. Day 1 was super stimulating, balancing…
‘Ink Pen’ Tales
This morning, VK gifted me a Hero pen out of the blue. He’d found it in CP yesterday, he said. It is brown, with a golden cap, and has ridges along the line where the ink barrel meets the grip. I was excited because I can’t remember the last time I saw this kind of…
Sowkiyama?
A theme I come back to over and over in songs that I like is how easily they flit from one emotion to another. If you go back years on my social media feeds, you will see me praising one song or the other for this feature. Ruth aa gayi re. Rasathi unna kanaadha nenju….