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Daak Weekly: Movies to Watch this Summer/Monsoon - Part II
We often romanticise the past to escape the jarring notes of our present reality.
Aug 3
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Daak Weekly: Movies to Watch This Summer/Monsoon - Part I
Summer/Monsoon is a time for retreat from the punishing heat or rain, at least in most regions of South Asia.
Jul 14
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Daak Weekly: The Different Paths to Truth
In our search for truth and the threads of connection to it within our lived reality, spiritual leaders have long emphasized a singular 'Truth…
Jun 30
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Daak Weekly: Poetry of Resistance and Revolution
Is there a point to poetry, it has been asked.
Jun 1
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Daak Weekly: On Identity and Belonging
Our need to belong runs deep; often touted as an evolutionary need, it indicates safety and connection.
May 26
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Daak Weekly: The Truth Within
In a world where ‘Truth’ seems elusive, the journey towards it must begin with self-awareness and trust in one’s own intuition.
May 19
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Daak Weekly: Mango Season Special
The mango season is upon us, and households across South Asia are fragrant with the sweet aroma of ripe mangoes!
May 4
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Daak Weekly: The Secret Language of Art
It's not often that we gain concrete insights into the mind of an artist, that elusive figure who prefers colours to words and brushstrokes to logic.
Apr 13
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Daak Weekly: The Gifts of Darkness
The greatest creative acts have often emerged from the deepest pain and suffering.
Apr 6
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Daak Weekly: The Pursuit of Youth
A newish trend that capitalises on humanity’s fear of the ultimate uncertainty — death — is “biohacking,” a rigorous lifestyle that apparently reverses…
Mar 30
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Daak Weekly: Exile and the Loss of Self
When the American essayist Joan Didion lost her husband to a sudden heart attack during a family dinner, she began to write an account of his death and…
Mar 23
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Daak Weekly: How Flowers Speak of Suffering
If there's a single metaphor in poetry that is overused or clichéd, it's probably flowers.
Mar 16
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