Hair, humiliation, and madness: The policing of bodies
Various forms of hair-policing tend to target the vulnerable in our society.
3 October 2025, 04:00 AM
Of love, longing, and music that make us
My mother’s house is beside a lake that separates the rich and mighty of the city from a little isle of people who work for them.
6 October 2023, 18:00 PM
Anjuman and the stories of the mango people
My father’s ancestors were Ayurvedic medicine men from a remote corner of the North Bengal. A few generations ago, one of them had cured a long-lasting ailment of the Raja of Taherpur and had received, as a reward, a large chunk of agricultural land or “joat” next to the mighty Joshoi Beel.
18 August 2023, 18:00 PM