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Sindhi Koki – celebrating flavours and memories from a Sindhi kitchen

If you’ve ever had a Sindhi friend, chances are you would have definitely tasted the koki. The journey from Sindh to Gujarat When all is lost, what does one hold on to? A photograph, a piece of heirloom, an important document? During the Partition of 1947, over 700,000 Sindhi Hindus were forced to leave their homeland, what

The Air is Scented – Poetry from Bangladesh

Under the morning breeze Silver dew burns The fragrance falls in the air. Manik Chakraborty, a renowned rhymer from Bangladesh, shares his poetry Poet Manik Chakraborty, a man of simple nature, is a well-developed and intellectual consciousness in the unique creations of Bengali Rhymes Literature. The free movement of rhymes

5 books on Partition highlight hope amidst conflict and the human cost of Independence

These five works of fiction by women authors are set against the backdrop of the Independence and Partition of India, and inspire us with their strong, resilient characters who survive turbulent times. By Chanda Bisht The month of August always brings up mixed memories for those in the Subcontinent. While India celebrates its 78th

Book Review: Making the Woman – Discourses of Gender in 18th-19th Century India

The book ‘Making the Woman’ analyses emotions, attitudes, cultural practices, rituals, social norms, entertainment, and alternative sexualities in early modern India Comprising four illustrative parts, this anthology analyses emotions, attitudes, cultural practices, rituals, social norms, entertainment, and alternative

The Invisible Cord – Poetry from Bangladesh

With worn out eyes she sits in the balcony, Trembling with pain she groans. Staring towards the horizon far away, She yearns for her long lost days. Tasneem Hossain, a renowned multi-lingual poet from Bangladesh, shares her poetry Tasneem Hossain, majoring in English Language and Literature is a multi-lingual poet from