childhood

Issue In Focus: What, Exactly, Is the Child Innocent Of?
Black-and-white photo of three little children of about 5-7 years of age sitting on a branch of a tree. One girl is wearing knee-length shorts and tucked-in teeshirt; a boy wears a black knee-length shorts and and is naked above the waist; another girl resting her head on the boy's shoulder is wearing a thigh-length jumpsuit.

Shohini Ghosh uses examples from art history and photography as an interesting analytical tool to examine both the historical context as well as contemporary shifts in the way childhood is viewed.

By Shohini Ghosh
October 3, 2016
Issue In Focus: What, Exactly, Is the Child Innocent Of?
Interview – Manak Matiyani
Photo of a smiling man who is wearing a blue patterned shirt and standing in front of a brick wall

As we grow older, moral codes, conventions of appropriateness and shame, and the utilitarian and income-focused education we get make us lose that stability. The idea of play to me is about bringing back that ability and comfort into the lives of people so that they can actually play.

By Shikha Aleya
December 1, 2021
Interview – Manak Matiyani
Obedience, the Greater Good and Self-Exploration
On a peach background is the illustration of a girl who is reaching out backwards towards a heart-shaped mirror with one hand. The other hand rests elegantly on her shoulder. Beside her are flowers in different colors, seemingly growing from the ground.
Years of control and suppression made their presence felt emotionally, mentally, and even physically. I would walk hunched up and was extremely conscious of how I should present myself physically, so as not to displease others. Those were very stressful days.
By Taniya Mondal
September 1, 2022
Obedience, the Greater Good and Self-Exploration
Two Poems: ‘A room of one’s own’ & ‘Sunshine’
Photograph of the roots of a tree
You couldn’t begin to say the self Before someone helps you finish — Self-centred Self-serving Selfish
By Carol D'Souza
September 19, 2022
Two Poems: ‘A room of one’s own’ & ‘Sunshine’