Category: India
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Hum Dekhenge
December 15th 2019. I was at an Urdu literary festival when the attack on Jamia University took place. Jashn-e-Rekhta. It was a crisp, beautiful winter evening and Piyush Mishra was singing one of his most famous songs: Yaara Maula. “Phir wo aaye bheed ban kar, Haath mein they unke khanjar Bole phenko ye kitaabein, Aur…
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Baba
I remember long, dull summer afternoons spent sitting at the dining table with Baba and Dadi. I would stare at my plate and then at my grandfather. “What happened now?” he would ask, eyes twinkling with mild amusement as they always did when I was being troublesome. “I can’t eat anymore. I’m too full.” “Oh,…
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Hello, summer :)
Seasons change slowly. It’s a process that takes days and weeks and months. But one summer evening when you’re sitting in bed, you realize it’s a bit chilly. So you take out your blanket and suddenly, winters are here! Change always occurs gradually, it’s the realization that hits all at once. This happens in life too. You’re…