Life is beautiful, that’s what I believe and every soul has that unique beauty. Husna means beauty and we are surrounded by beauty. There is a group of people who love themselves more than anyone else – their beauty lives forever. They call themselves Hijra but for me they are Husna. They believe they are … Continue reading
The Moods of Blue This piece speaks about the shades of blue that are seen on flowers. The shades interiors and the tinted petals. The variation in sizes, textures, and patterns. How disorderly ordered they are. On a poetic note, it speaks of the emotion in blue. Subtle sorrow and a regret that keeps returning. … Continue reading
We spend a lot of minor portions of our day waiting, which later on add up to become major parts of our life, which we spend, waiting. For cabs, for job opportunities, for food delivery, for meetings, for bad days to end, for love. I spent many portions of many days of many summer breaks, … Continue reading
“I wanted to be the man of the house”
is a fictional comic in response to the universal, post-coming out question,
“When did you first realise that you were not straight?” Continue reading
‘Sometimes one simply craves sweet confectioneries that also happen to be aesthetically pleasing to the eye’ By Namrata Nirmal About Nirmal: Namrata Nirmal is a nineteen-year-old humanities and social sciences student. She’s passionate about illustration and lettering. Coffee, books and certain Pakistani men (*cough* Riz Ahmed *cough*) are what keep this sleep deprived mess of … Continue reading
And before you call me a weak woman, you will bring me a strong woman. Take this butchering knife and cut for me the skin of a strong woman. Dress me in the skin of a strong woman. Bury me in the skin of a strong woman. Do you like it? Do you like the … Continue reading
The above artwork is based upon a subject really close to my heart, that is, body shaming. As a person who has been both what is termed as “healthy” by our society and “skinny”, the concept of body shaming really speaks out to me. To be honest, it does not really matter how much you … Continue reading
