Let there be light: This Diwali, let’s embrace the unfiltered glow of community and connection Light has no religion. It simply shines wherever it’s given a little oil and a little heart This Diwali, when we clean our homes and decorate our thresholds, let’s proudly reclaim the messiness of our mingled past, the imperfect but... Continue Reading →
The Indian Express: Pluralism is dead: What a Colombo cemetery taught me about resting in peace
The city’s sprawling republic of the dead offers something we the living struggle with: An unruffled coexistence. Beneath its trees, faiths and races lie together, equal at last.Standing here, you realise Kanatte tells a story, too. A silent epic written in granite and grief, it insists that pluralism is not a lofty ideal but an... Continue Reading →
Deccan Herald: Ladies, it’s quite a holy problem
Ladies, it's quite a holy problem... Arefa Tehsin Sep 28, 2013 : During the country-wide protests and debates over the rape and acid burn cases and status of women in society, most people call for change - change in the societal mind-set as the long term solution for the strengthening of women... Continue Reading →