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Brushstrokes: Aching Palates
An illustration of a feminine-presenting person wearing ornate headgear, jewellery and drapped in a pink veil. The person is positioned against a green background. A four-directional peacock design acts as a frame around the person. Inside the frame are the symbols for male, female and intersex. Along the four corners, the following words are written in red in Hijra Farsi: initiation, singing, clapping and death.
Brushstrokes: Aching Palates

This art collection bears the evocative title “Aching Palates”. Within its realm, each artwork embodies an emblematic act that accompanies…
By Anoushka Budhia
July 17, 2023
Brushstrokes: Aching Palates
‘किमाम वाली रात के नाम’ – भारतीय इतिहास में पान की शृंगारिक भूमिका
A photograph of a man washing betel leaves with water in a steel bucket.
‘किमाम वाली रात के नाम’ – भारतीय इतिहास में पान की शृंगारिक भूमिका

Within its realm, each artwork embodies an emblematic act that accompanies the intricate ritual of food: hunger, gathering, fire, serving, devouring and, ultimately, nourishing.
By Annika Amber
July 17, 2023
‘किमाम वाली रात के नाम’ – भारतीय इतिहास में पान की शृंगारिक भूमिका