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That night it rained pearls
This story was submitted to the Globe Soup 7-day short story writing challenge. I am reproducing an edited version here. The genre is magical realism, which is my first such attempt.
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The love-hate relationship of Muslim men with Andrew Tate
As I type this piece, Romanian prosecutors are building a case of human trafficking against self-proclaimed misogynist Andrew Tate. He is also facing a charge of rape, while being accused of running a prostitution ring. In a normal world, Tate would, at the very least, be a disgraced celebrity and a persona non-grata. But we…
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Firebrand
My earliest memory of Nanima is that of her coming to pick us from the airport. Always dressed in a plain but faintly printed georgette sari, she would reach the old Begumpet Airport well in advance, waiting patiently for us to emerge from the arrivals terminal. She used to arrive in the quintessential Indian car…
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In Indian schools, Islamophobia is going unchecked
I write on Islamophobia, racism, sexism, casteism, and homophobia in schools.
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Journalism ethics as a mobile app: why one Turkish student journalist decided to venture into game journalism
Originally posted on Online Journalism Blog: Game journalism — using games to inform audiences about current news events — has become an established form. But few games are created to simulate the experience of journalists themselves — and even fewer still are launched while the author is still a student. In a guest post for…
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Two Homes
“So here you are Too foreign for home Too foreign for here Never enough for both” —- by Ijeoma Umebinyuo I often get asked, as most people ask this question out of habit, where I am from. Sigh. Where indeed! Am I supposed to simply state my nationality? Or am I supposed to mention the…
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On the way to Thekkady: Day 4
26 August 2017. We left Munnar for a place called Thekkady. I’ll keep this travel diary short because, as our driver Gopinath had suggested, there isn’t much to see in Thekkady. “Thekkady only boating saar”, he had told my father in his broken English with a thick Malayali accent. He meant that Thekkady is good…
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Misty Munnar : Day 2 and 3
Right after the most magnificent waterfall I’d ever seen, our appointed driver drove us to some more popular waterfalls that tourists regularly visited. But none of them came close to Vazhachal. After some more sightseeing in the afternoon, we drove to Bethania resorts, where we had our rooms booked. We took some lunch and rested…
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Water, water everywhere : Day 1
I’m writing a travel diary. Join me to my trip to Kerala 🙂 It was 23 August 2017. At 5 AM my family and I boarded the aircraft. My head kept turning to the window seat occupied by my sister. I had wanted that seat, but according to the boarding pass, it had been allotted…
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Rape myths and other issues: A Broadchurch review
I am a sci-fi girl. I love my Doctor Who, Westworld, Stranger Things, and a whole bunch of Marvel and other sci-fi movies. Not that I delve too deep into the ‘nerdiness’ of things though because I have no idea what really happens in the comic books. I am just guilty of enjoying the overly…