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  • Into the Wild

    Into the Wild

    In April 1992, Chris McCandless set off alone into the Alaskan wild for his great adventure. For two years, the young lad had been on the road, working off odd jobs, wandering across North America in search of new experiences. The great white North, to him, was a way to “no longer be poisoned by…

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  • Poetry Corner: Volume 10

    Poetry Corner: Volume 10

    These days, it’s not hard to imagine the end the world. Wars, pandemic, floods, famine and earthquakes dominate the news cycle, breaking your heart over and over again. It’s easy, in the midst of this collective misery, to lose hope and abandon the world. However, it’s the smallest of things – a tree, a cloud,…

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  • Hot Take: Sriracha, Climate Change and Comfort Food

    Hot Take: Sriracha, Climate Change and Comfort Food

    On days when climate anxiety is running high, I hold on tight to my coffee mug. I wonder what days without coffee and chocolate would be like, immediately check my privilege and go down a bleaker path. News of food shortages are becoming a lot more common, but I didn’t anticipate stories on ‘How to…

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  • Manto: selected stories

    Manto: selected stories

    “If you cannot bear these stories then the society is unbearable. Who am I to remove the clothes of this society, which itself is naked. I don’t even try to cover it, because it is not my job, that’s the job of dressmakers.”― Saadat Hasan Manto The words succinctly sum up Manto’s writings. His stories…

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  • Poetry Corner: Volume 9

    Poetry Corner: Volume 9

    Dark thoughts and doubts have a way of sneaking in even when you are seemingly content. They linger, make a space in your head, question your motivation, the path you have taken and the choices you have made. This volume is about getting past that second-guessing and soldiering on. So, gather yourself, seek the bluebird,…

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