Montaha Absar

Why we shouldn’t sacrifice our emotions at the altar of intellect

On my first day of a class on postcolonial theory, our professor ended the lecture with a simple exercise that we would reflect back on at the end of our semester.

5m ago

Between falling and failing

Although there is much merit to the representation of women’s pain, the evolution of the heavily aestheticised “sad girl” trope in popular culture has started to make a mawkish caricature of real women’s suffering

6m ago

The sarees and the stories we inherit

For the first time, I also found myself giddy over a male protagonist from the world of my father and uncles. The character of Nadeem, Selina's boyfriend, can be best described as a "man written by a woman".

9m ago

Shimul

The girl stared back at her and asked a question that made Mrittika’s heart beat faster. “Don’t you recognise me?” 

1y ago
March 23, 2024
March 23, 2024

Why we shouldn’t sacrifice our emotions at the altar of intellect

On my first day of a class on postcolonial theory, our professor ended the lecture with a simple exercise that we would reflect back on at the end of our semester.

March 9, 2024
March 9, 2024

Between falling and failing

Although there is much merit to the representation of women’s pain, the evolution of the heavily aestheticised “sad girl” trope in popular culture has started to make a mawkish caricature of real women’s suffering

December 14, 2023
December 14, 2023

The sarees and the stories we inherit

For the first time, I also found myself giddy over a male protagonist from the world of my father and uncles. The character of Nadeem, Selina's boyfriend, can be best described as a "man written by a woman".

July 14, 2023
July 14, 2023

Shimul

The girl stared back at her and asked a question that made Mrittika’s heart beat faster. “Don’t you recognise me?” 

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