Shoes to fill- A journey of discovery and acceptance
I always despised my parents for naming me Anquna Ananitha. That first name has no meaning and the second is derived from the botanical name for a poisonous mushroom. My...
The Rising Hill
I hail from Darjeeling, a small town, nestled in the foothills of the Himalayan region in West Bengal. My family has been living here for 65 years now. Originally, our...
Episode 3 – Tales from the East
In this episode of Chai Dosa, podcast team met up with BT Kenny Inpui and Alung Inpui from Manipur to talk about folktales and traditional beliefs and their takes on...
An Ode to Manga
Deep in the recesses of my memories is a child, a pre-pubescent girl dressed in a blue pinafore with white shirt and hair styled in pigtails. She has an itch....
In Blocked Letters
You, the speaker, are distinct from you, the listener. And sometimes you just loathe (or love) what’s going on in your head so much, you need to put in words, maybe read later, maybe get other people to endure the abstractions up there.
From the Other Side
Partition stories have been narrated over the years but have scarcely done justice to the unheard families who had to pack their lives into small bags and leave their motherlands....
Musings Of The New Kid On The Block
She had to leave the house because getting some fresh air was the only way she could feel productive. Taking a book to read at the park was a welcomed...