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 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
These digital collages revolve around the theme of how we allow the mind to keeps us busy by making our own little universe, with our identities and beliefs, which only leads us away from the existential reality. It is also about our true self which tries to find its voice to guide us to that which matters … Continue reading
Featured Artwork by Sanno Singh The internet dawned on me, much after, it did on my generation of internet users. While my friends made Facebook and Club Penguin Accounts, streamed movies online, and wrote elaborate emails to each other, I was still waiting in line with my library card in the school library, week after … Continue reading
The is a self portrait of me at work. All my art have elements/Easter eggs that talk about me. For example the plant here is the plant I was told that I am according to an online quiz. the stickers and props in the background are an insight to who I am. This illustration … Continue reading
People perceive the environment and the need for its conservation differently. This difference is driven by social, economic, and political factors. A person’s relationship with the nature around them defines their desire to protect the same. These three panels of art are inspired by a tribal community from India called Warli. The Warli tribe is … Continue reading
These artworks are the embodiment of a cancelled summer. A limited colour palette and wistful memories come together seamlessly to create 6 images that are merry, high-spirited and spunky. An ode to the summers we took for granted, and hope in favour of better times yet to come, each image is an indication of what … Continue reading
I took these photographs in the old city of Jodhpur, when I was there for a few hours. The blue was overwhelming but fascinating. I wanted to hold it all in my hand. I wanted to turn into Steve McCurry for just those few hours. But this is what I got. By Shubhdeep Kaur Shubhdeep … Continue reading
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
In Farsi, Birds are called ‘parindey’ And inhabitants are called ‘baashindey’ And even though I know what they are called in Hindi, I pretend that I don’t, And still, I am oblivious to what they are called In the tongue of the French or the Japanese or the Dead. I wonder how a tongue can … Continue reading
