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Reading Freud in Bundook Gully

India, Sept. 13 -- I recently complained to a friend that Indian writing in English often uses a voice curated for the Western reader, overexplaining or exoticising local phrases and idiosyncrasies. I... Read More


Review: Nautch Boy by Manish Gaekwad

India, Sept. 13 -- I recently complained to a friend that Indian writing in English often uses a voice curated for the Western reader, overexplaining or exoticizing local phrases and idiosyncrasies. I... Read More


Reflections on writing in the age of AI

India, Aug. 8 -- When I was in my twenties I put writers on a pedestal, believing that writing is an exertion of power. I still largely feel this way because in our present time, where attention is fl... Read More


Of djinns, shakchunnis, and shaitans of guilt

India, July 26 -- In the opening pages of On the Brink of Belief: Queer Writing from South Asia, a collection of short stories and poems by 24 underrepresented voices from Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal... Read More