Aqui Thami is an artist, scholar, founder of Sister Library and present-day revolutionary. As a migrant Indigenous woman living in Bombay, part of mainland India, Aqui transverses blood-torn borders to actively create and nurture spaces of feminist community. Esthesia Magazine spoke to Aqui about art and revolution, but also of the minutiae of political being … Continue reading
Part 3: The Self and Relationships “People leave traces of themselves where they feel most comfortable, most worthwhile.” … Continue reading
Part 2: Mental Health and Self Care “Ten times a day something happens to me like this – some strengthening throb of amazement – some good sweet empathic ping and swell. This is the first, the wildest and the wisest thing I know: that the soul exists and is built entirely out of attentiveness.” … Continue reading
Part 1: The Pandemic The pieces of our material worlds, the nestling of our identities sewn into their seams — shift, turn and transform in significant ways with each turn of change in our lives. It has then, perhaps, not been unsurprising to observe that elements of our material realm have developed into new meanings; … Continue reading
Human life, from the inception of documented and discovered evidence, has been deeply and markedly engulfed by art. Our lives often find themselves transposing across mediums, at least for the few moments of entanglement with the artwork. A gist of solace and easement unfurls itself in our conversations with and around art – our being … Continue reading
In the wake of our current crisis, we see–deeply and prominently–the detrimental human impact, us as a collective has had towards the environment. One of the more cultural aspects of our existence is tied to our clothing and our clothing is tied to our identities. Using sustainable and non-exploitative methods to buy clothes is, quite … Continue reading
An Edition of ‘Ease’ We interviewed the lovely Feathers in Space, an indie-pop duo consisting of members Radhika and Darren who create balmy melodies that nestle perfectly into our definition of ease. Their debut EP “Four” is out on all platforms! Read on to know about the band’s inspirations, Four’s journey and their personal playlist. … Continue reading
We interviewed Nikita on what drew her into the passion for music, thematic implications in her songs and individuality. 1) What initially inspired you towards music? Was it always a part of your upbringing or did you have a “eureka” moment later on? Remember when back in like early 2000’s we used to watch music … Continue reading
Aparna Verma is a Youtuber, full time student at Stanford University and all around creative machine. She produces videos that include unique ways to DIY (Do It Yourself) videos to entire theme based style Lookbooks. We were curious to ask her about college life, inspirations, fashion and style. 1. How does your creative process look … Continue reading
“Bhuli” is a society in the making that aims to revive the Indian Cottage Industry through arts and crafts. We interviewed the lovely Tanya Kotnala about Bhuli’s essence, what inspires her and her view on the empowerment of women. Read and soak in Tanya’s powerful words and artwork. What is Bhuli’s goal in the long … Continue reading
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