On Friday, after a little celebration of besan laddus, a last cup of “office ki chai,” and repeatedly saying “of course I’ll come back next summer to visit,” I concluded my internship with People’s Dispatch (PD), a progressive media project that focuses on covering popular and protest movements from an anti-imperialist lens. I’ve shared a … Continue reading disjointed thoughts: a wrap on summer work + reflections on recent events in palestine

I’ve spent the past month in Delhi, and in my typical fashion, plans to write have fallen through the cracks. But I’ve had a lot of thoughts in the past few weeks, and wanted to share a few.  Reading the news makes me really sad sometimes. There is so much happening in India every day. … Continue reading thoughts and notes

When I stepped out of the Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi, one of the first things that caught my eye was a huge billboard of the Bollywood star, Salman Khan, beaming as he advertised a CCTV brand. It was that moment-- and not the “Welcome to India” signs in the airport-- that made … Continue reading Salman Khan on every street corner… and other observations

My suitemate and I have probably spent hours telling each other childhood stories in Pfoho’s dining hall. Not of our own childhood, but that of our parents growing up in India. My mom’s stories of spending summers in the family home in Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh are etched so deeply in my mind, that I can … Continue reading memories from the mountains