The voice of the narrator, though seemingly brown is white-washed and coloured over by the sovereignty of the English language. Read More
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Shanaia is currently an undergraduate at Ashoka University. She has a deep inclination towards the arts, and the culture surrounding it, with a particular interest in writing and literary discourse.
Born in the artists’ Bombay, I grew up in a comfortable envelope of family, Shergil, jazz and ‘good’ conversation. South Bombay in my eyes, was far from the privatised and cavalier landscape that reveals itself to me now. Read More
Unlike Draupadi and her five husbands, Mirabai’s erotic poetry and Kerala’s strong-willed Sita, Indian cinema and specifically Bollywood’s women have been failed for years Read More
Whether it is in Shahpur Jat or Srinagar, Hill Road or Hauz Khas, Dharavi or DU, street art maintains a purpose. Unfortunately, the art world has revealed a hierarchy of canvases - one that privileges an urban-elite proclaimed to be ‘woke’ and ‘cultured creators Read More