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…3 min read·Sep 7, 2020----
nihira.Tawaif Ki Boli Na BolHindustani Music and Tawaifs: Through Four Songs8 min read·Jul 10, 2020----
nihira.WOUNDING LIFE: BRIEF ENTRIES (#4)An attempt to historicize the figure of the tawaif.9 min read·Jul 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…4 min read·Jun 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.4 min read·May 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…4 min read·Feb 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…3 min read·Jan 15, 2020----
nihira.“Every Muslim home in this Agra village is a cemetery.”translated from this 2017 article…3 min read·Jan 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…1 min read·Jul 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…1 min read·May 2, 2019----