Lazeena Muna-McQuay

Kumu: Nani’s salt

My nani’s nickname was Bokul—like the flower. In English, it’s called the Spanish Cherry or Mimusops elengi, though no translation quite captures its softness.

1m ago

Nani’s salt

Her voice, thin as a whisper, sharp as a blade, sliced through the kitchen air thick with mustard oil and regret.

3m ago

A new era for sexual rights in South Asia

For India to embrace the evolving understanding of sexual rights by removing an archaic legacy of colonial time,

7y ago
August 9, 2025
August 9, 2025

Kumu: Nani’s salt

My nani’s nickname was Bokul—like the flower. In English, it’s called the Spanish Cherry or Mimusops elengi, though no translation quite captures its softness.

June 14, 2025
June 14, 2025

Nani’s salt

Her voice, thin as a whisper, sharp as a blade, sliced through the kitchen air thick with mustard oil and regret.

September 14, 2018
September 14, 2018

A new era for sexual rights in South Asia

For India to embrace the evolving understanding of sexual rights by removing an archaic legacy of colonial time,