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Back in the '80s...

India, Sept. 20 -- I've been looking at the '80s throwbacks, of what people looked like or might have looked like then, and it's been fun to see the big hair, vivid makeup and padded shoulders. But I ... Read More


Back in the '80s: Poonam Saxena on what the AI filters can't capture

India, Sept. 18 -- I've been looking at the '80s throwbacks, of what people looked like or might have looked like then, and it's been fun to see the big hair, vivid makeup and padded shoulders. But I ... Read More


Chalk and awe: A Teacher's Day tribute by Poonam Saxena

India, Aug. 22 -- In these days of doomscrolling, I often crave a short story or novel that will warm the heart. If I can't find one from recent times, fiction often being as gloomy as the times it's... Read More


Crossover tales: Poonam Saxena writes on lesser-known Partition stories

India, July 25 -- The success of the Hindi film Main Vaapas Aaunga, now in theatres, featuring Naseeruddin Shah and Diljit Dosanjh, has everyone talking about Partition-era literature again. Familiar ... Read More