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The Taste of Purple
A small pile of black rice or Oriza sativa used to make Kavuni Arisi halwa
The Taste of Purple

Stop everything! I have a condition that you must follow before you read any further, before you consume what I’ve…
By Hanish Srinivasan
July 17, 2023
The Taste of Purple
Barabar Kha: Recipes of Transition
A photo of Pith ka Chaawal ka Puttu, black rice steamed with fresh coconut and kneaded with jaggery.
Barabar Kha: Recipes of Transition

Through the rituals of cooking, prayers and sharing our complaints of menstruating, we came together to give space and hold space for each other.
By Afshan Mariam
July 5, 2023
Barabar Kha: Recipes of Transition
The Birds and the Bees: On Play and Sexuality
A screengrab from the Hindi movie Padosan showing a man holding a pillow.
The Birds and the Bees: On Play and Sexuality

How would we see the world really, if we were open to the idea that it is not purpose but play that drives us to seek companionship, be it an orchid seeking a pollinator or a human seeking another?
By Shweta Krishnan
December 1, 2021
The Birds and the Bees: On Play and Sexuality