Water awoke to little birds perched on its bank and pecking into it ever so slightly. It had travelled for miles, and was now gentle and sounded softer than before. The rocks it left impressions on when it gushed past them, it now neatly parted its ways for. The heat…

Urban India’s beauty standards are shaming, or maybe even empowering people to go under the knife, but at what cost? When my doctor advised me to get a nose job, I wasn’t sure I heard him right. I was only 16 and had recently completed the duration of another corrective…

Through the cobwebs formed across the rusty bars of a small window, Salma’s face is faintly visible. “This window was made to shut women off from the outside world.” She laughs. “Why’s it here? You can’t see anything.” Renowned Tamil poet and social activist, Rajathi Rokkiah alias Salma returned to…