Face: An Indelible Scar

Face: An Indelible Scar

Look at him; really look at him and see how he was not merely mocked but systematically unmade. A horrific scar, the brutal signature of a wooden blow, carved a path of agony from his left cheek to his right, a permanent brand of malice left by those who saw his humanity as a playground for their cruelty.
My First Visit to Press

My First Visit to Press

It was a remarkably fine morning on the 25th of January, 2014. A cool, refreshing air lingered beneath the sky and moved softly through the trees as we gathered at the Shivaji Nagar Bus Terminal in Bangalore. We were second-year Journalism (JPS) students from St. Joseph’s Evening College,
Kuki is Not Our Identity

Kuki is Not Our Identity

The attempt to legally mandate the term "Kuki Political Groups" is a blatant overreach that ignores the historical reality that identity can neither be asserted nor inserted by decree. For those of us who read colonial history, it is clear that "Kuki" is often a label of convenience used by outsiders