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Tag Archives: india
Her Name Escapes Me
It is no surprise that a religiously charged people murder their daughters with impunity.
Posted in Arts & Literature, essays, south asia, women Also tagged gender, mis, pakistan, samrat singh, sexism Leave a comment
Child brides can’t be abandoned to their fate
While boys may learn and play, young girls are quickly put to work, training for a life of domestic servitude.
Posted in Columnist, Current Affairs, Society, women Also tagged education, guatemala, marriage, niger 4 Comments
Backlash against India’s landmark “sodomy ruling”
You heard it here first, folks: an astrologer has a bigoted prediction!
Posted in Current Affairs, Society, glbtqi, sex, south asia Also tagged allison mccarthy Leave a comment
Remembering Inayat
The first time I saw blood was not the first time I bled.
Look, it’s an Orphan Soul Hanging like a Dead Crow from the Tree!
Go to the remotest parts of Pacific Ocean’s islands or the most inaccessible parts of Amazon’s evergreen forests, and you are sure to come across abandoned water bottles or plastic food containers.
Posted in Art Gallery, Religion, essays, south asia Also tagged environment, n. p. chekkutty 1 Comment
After Mumbai: India, Pakistan staring across the border
Of all the “enemies of Islam” there are out there, the bestest ones are Jewish. So I prayed and I prayed - please don’t let the Jews die, please let them escape somehow.
Of terror and Mumbai: commando returns
Over two decades of assorted terror attacks across the country, and there is still is no operationally capable central crisis management team or protocols in place.
Mumbai: some of us didn’t die
But some of us did. And for those who did, it’s important that we seek a revolution in this city. Chants of “Bharat Mata ki Jai”(Long Live Mother India) are not going to procure any respite.
Posted in Current Affairs, politics, south asia, terrorism Also tagged arundhati roy, sanchita scherezade 4 Comments
Maps: You Are My Playground Love