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Daak Weekly: Poetry of Resistance and Revolution
Is there a point to poetry, it has been asked.
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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.
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.
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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!
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.
Daak Weekly: The Gifts of Darkness
The greatest creative acts have often emerged from the deepest pain and suffering.
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…
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…
Daak Weekly: How Flowers Speak of Suffering
If there's a single metaphor in poetry that is overused or clichéd, it's probably flowers.
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Daak Weekly: The Work of Being a Woman
Over the course of my adult life, I’ve heard many well-meaning men say that they prefer “natural” women, meaning, of course, that they prefer a woman…
Daak Weekly: Seena ba Seena - Mother Tongue Tales
Last week, as the world marked International Mother Language Day, Prachi and I found ourselves reminiscing about the languages we grew up around.
Daak Weekly: Manto and Chughtai’s Friendship
In a culture obsessed with the passion and drama of romantic love, we often forget to celebrate our friendships, the constant constellations of our…
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