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Essays and personal narratives that turn lived experience into testimony. Writing on body autonomy, caste, care, incarceration, digital feminism, trauma, and resilience
Evidence that the world must be organised differently.
Essays and personal narratives that turn lived experience into testimony. Writing on body autonomy, caste, care, incarceration, digital feminism, trauma, and resilience
Evidence that the world must be organised differently.

Memory & Time

A curated collection

Issue 8 - Kindness

A Smile Like No Other

By Dr. Sarabjeet Dhody Natesan

Guided by a father's radical kindness, a woman confronts societal unkindness, finding unexpected solace and acceptance through an elder's unconditional...

Issue 8 - Kindness

Annie Ernaux: A Critical Examination

By Arun Paria

Annie Ernaux's fearless self-documentation embraces the imperfect past with clear-eyed acceptance, bridging memory and fiction to find peace and prove...

Issue 8 - Kindness

Celebrating Cancer

By Vibha Rani

Enduring cancer, one woman transforms her battle into a powerful celebration of life, fostering resilience, redefining beauty, and inspiring others...

Matchbox - July '24

Can We Love the Art But Hate The Artist?

By Kinshuk Gupta

The discussion probes whether artistic creation's integrity can withstand profound ethical compromise in the artist's life, particularly concerning complicity in...

We Are Here: Writings by Afghan Women

Conversations with My Mother

By Fatemeh Karimi

A daughter explores her mother's silenced past, uncovering the trauma of a forced child marriage and the generational strength of...

Issue 9 - Violence

Dubravka Ugresic: Writing from Anywhere But Home

By Shankar Mony

Dubravka Ugresic's poignant prose, born from exile, critically dissects memory, cultural commodification, and narrative conventions, championing honesty and the enduring...

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Matchbox - September'26

A Ray of poeticity – Mahanayak x Ray

By Ritwik Kaikini

Ray's Nayak dissects celebrity fragility through minimalist visual grammar and layered encounters, revealing the psychic cost of stardom. The auteur's...

Matchbox - September'26

Honouring Dr Krishnabai Kelavkar

By Rumi Samadhan

The Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh installs its first portrait of a global majority physician, marking both institutional recognition...

Issue 15 - REFUSE

A Turtle on Stilts.

By Eleen Raja

An adopted granddaughter navigates inherited domesticity and fragmented lineage in Lahore, where gardening rituals and faded photographs stand in for...

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