Herd Immunity

We may survive this virus, but you know we have greater afflictions if we ask squatting children and parents to close their eyes while they are sprayed with sodium hypochlorite, a compound so corrosive, that when the BBMP sprayed it in our streets last week, we all stayed indoors in our cocoons as the liquid …

Lives for lineage

A newly-wed couple set on fire in a village in Maharashtra. The headline catches me by the throat, Not for long though before I glance at the picture of the young couple. They look happy together even in that still photo. Leaning into each other for a selfie, his smile bordered by a faint sparse …

Dirty

How many things can you call dirty? Is dirty the quivering of bodies when they make love without the consent of the hundreds whose homes are as warm as a bucket of ice cubes? Is dirty the act of seeking love on your own terms? Is dirty the act of avoiding a four-legged prison with …