Author: kulsumk
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Bride or Die
Featured Illustration: Hanifa Abdul Hameed A wedding is supposedly the happiest event in a household, and in Indian households, we like to go all-out. When I was a little girl, I was fascinated with the idea of being a bride — beautiful, elegant, the center of attention, the most important…
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Vijay Chowk
The air is calm The buildings beautiful The domes catch the light Of the dying sunset And if we were to walk up the hill The roads are wide enough To take us all there We can walk together We can see democracy on the horizon The gate that we…
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The Beginner’s Guide to Listening
Featured Illustration: Ruby Jones In this pandemic, many of us have had only ourselves for company. We come to terms with many important things when this happens. Taking the time to really get to know a person, ourselves included, is something that we should all do with interest and sincerity.…
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Languages of Change
Featured Illustration: Sage Barnes This is the summer We blossomed into being We stepped inside of ourselves Into the discomfort Of our own minds Of our shared spaces That shape our lives We learned to make choices For healing (us) For nurturing (us) For surviving. All the people inside of…
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Talking About Color in India
Featured Artwork: Manasi Vaidya “Prejudice is a burden that confuses the past, threatens the future, and renders the present inaccessible.” –Maya Angelou Traveling the world is something we all dream of. Our lives seem so small, and the world so large, absolutely brimming with wonders we have yet to feast our…