I didn’t know what the acronym LGBT stood for, let alone the meanings of the words constituting it, for a long time. In fact, I had never even heard the term ‘lesbian’ until the age of about nine, when someone called me one. The loud shout of the word towards…
Scrapping Section 377 was a monumental step towards the acceptance of the LGBTQ+ community in our country, showing that we’re still in the decolonisation process over 70 years after independence. I see a lot of you expressing your happiness on this decision of the Supreme Court on social media, but…
DEEP BRILLIANT RED Hatred is spilled out in screaming brutal red Guns are wielded meaninglessly, terror is spread Even mind-numbing violence fails to make some realise That satisfaction never lies in the bodies of the dead. The empire called the world isn’t ruled by a few and others have the…
The carte blanche land of do-as-you-please also known as the 21st century offers promising prospects to its curious inhabitants. The century-old ideas of live, love, dance are replaced by f**k, drug and then post your perversions on social media: the indulgent alcoholic’s most prized rum. The music was loud and…
For 9 short days, I and eight other delegates, from a school called Kantonsschule Wettingen in Switzerland, had the opportunity to visit Delhi as part of an exchange program with Amity International School. I appreciated such a fantastic chance and wanted to give India something back in return. I saw…
