nihira.jab deep jale aane, jab shyam dhale aanaschool ke dino ka woh adhura pyaar dhundne ke liye shayad bimla ne apne kadam uski taraf badhaye thay. kehte hain pyaar ki nishaani hoti…Sep 7, 2020Sep 7, 2020
nihira.WOUNDING LIFE: BRIEF ENTRIES (#4)An attempt to historicize the figure of the tawaif.Jul 5, 2020Jul 5, 2020
nihira.WOUNDING LIFE: BRIEF ENTRIES (#3)The COVID-19 pandemic has endangered the health of incarcerated people across the world. Some countries have been slowly emptying prisons…Jun 7, 2020Jun 7, 2020
nihira.registaan aur woh #1my favourite moment of Irrfan Khan is one where he utters no words. the film was talvar, the scene was ashwin’s divorce.May 4, 2020May 4, 2020
nihira.WOUNDING LIFE: BRIEF ENTRIES (#2)Everyone who arrives at The New School University is spoon-fed a rotting diet of its greatness. The university’s reliance on words like…Feb 15, 2020Feb 15, 2020
nihira.ek darwaja / a doorwoh ek khidki ke paas beth, duji khidki ko ghurti. bas ghurti rehti. ek taraf chulah. tawe pe teen roti. uski najron ki khidki dhoop mein…Jan 15, 2020Jan 15, 2020
nihira.“Every Muslim home in this Agra village is a cemetery.”translated from this 2017 article…Jan 14, 2020Jan 14, 2020
nihira.a foolish daughteri force that dingy ceramic bathroom my theater. the mirror acts as audience and performer; act remains. perpetual voyeurism. the valences…Jul 18, 2019Jul 18, 2019
nihira.raw pile of musclefather pots green chillis on two windows. mother eats at least three every night. i crushes salt, tapes it to the bottom of rice. the…May 2, 2019May 2, 2019