childhood
Issue In Focus: What, Exactly, Is the Child Innocent Of?
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
Interview – Manak Matiyani
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
Obedience, the Greater Good and Self-Exploration
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
Two Poems: ‘A room of one’s own’ & ‘Sunshine’
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