THE COMING ZOHRAN KWAME MAMDANI VICTORY: A YOUTH MOVEMENT THAT CAUGHT THE NATION UNAWARESTonight, as the lights of New York flicker against the winter sky, the city divides itself between jubilation and disbelief. Some will…5d ago5d ago
WHERE HOME IS — A HYMN FOR THE UNWANTEDNo sugar on this tongue, mate. Only ash and iron. The tale’s older than supremacy, older than script, etched into sandstone with the bones…Apr 16Apr 16
THE MINARET AND THE MICROCHIPTo the living, I am vanished — not with fanfare nor trumpet’s cry, but like the scent of oud in the wind — subtle, momentary, and yet…Apr 5Apr 5
WHEN SHADOWS SPEAKRight and wrong — superficial words now, stripped of substance, left to decompose in the gutters of perception, where truth is filth and…Feb 28Feb 28
AS BLUE AS BLOODIt was early evening. He was stretched out on the grass. Exhausted. Above him were trees in full bloom, and beyond them the sky with great…Sep 12, 2019Sep 12, 2019
A PINCH OF SALT AND A SPOONFUL OF SUGARTanuj drew up in his DB9 before the wrought iron gate of his house. He guided along the winding, deep-grey jelly pathway that led to the…Aug 21, 2019Aug 21, 2019
JUSTE LA FIN DU MONDE — IT’S ONLY THE END OF THE WORLDThe Guardian states that ‘Jean-Luc Lagarce was 38 when he died of AIDS, four years older than Louis, the protagonist of his play — It’s…Sep 13, 2017Sep 13, 2017
Ae Dil Hai Mushkil — my undiluted feelings!Ae Dil Hai Mushkil has a bunch of my friends acting in it. It has my brother Imran in a special appearance, which is now, I suspect…Oct 27, 2016Oct 27, 2016
We Are At War With OurselvesPeople of the armed forces are not dying for you and me — the citizens. They are dying for the muddle the statesmen create from time to…Oct 7, 2016Oct 7, 2016