In The Curfewed Mind, G.M. Khan paints an intimate portrait of life lived under perpetual restriction in an unnamed place, in an undisclosed location, in a region that could practically be anywhere and about which there is no certainty whatsoever. The story that unfolds is not one about political ev

All the way from Malang, Indonesia, Fendy S. Tulodo presents the story of a young Kashmiri boy named Q who writes and collects his rap lyrics in a manual “for surviving his streets.” The story blends reflection, details about Kashmiri culture from the perspective of a visitor, and the quiet revelati

There are people to whom writing arrives as clouds arrive to England, as if by natural and climatological habit. One such writer is Qānit, who presents a series of writings that can also be read as a single piece, and that emerged from the grief and void of spirit resulting from watching the people

Part of a more extensive fictional work in progress, Kashmiri writer Arjun Razdan presents this excerpt that offers a vivid glimpse into the life of an artist caught between disarray and aspiration. Through intricate details—peeling ceilings, burnt coffee pots, and unpaid rents—the narrative capture