‘I knew they would come for me’: A gay man describes his escape as Taliban retook Afghanistan

A month after the fall of Kabul, the writer’s diary of life in Kabul and his attempts to leave the country had a huge impact. Now, he recounts the full story.

Anonymous

· Aug 24, 2022 · 07:30 pm

‘I do not know how today will end’: A letter from a Ukrainian in Moscow

‘I felt like fear was sticking needles into my shoulders and back...’

Anonymous

· Mar 05, 2022 · 06:30 am

‘It’s inhumane’: How a clunky US visa system has kept Indian H-1B holders away from their families

A first-person account of the anguish caused by the extreme shortage of consular appointments in India.

Anonymous

· Dec 09, 2021 · 09:03 am

First Person: ‘I survived neglect in UK and stigma in India after I tested positive for Covid-19’

An Indian student describes the nightmare she faced in two countries.

Anonymous

· May 01, 2020 · 09:00 am

View from Kashmir: The Valley has gone into deep meditation. Don’t mistake this for a coma

Millions in the Valley are struggling to fathom where the latest unilateral move for assimilation will lead them.

Anonymous

· Aug 24, 2019 · 06:30 am

In an unempathetic India, I suffer the double trauma of living with PTSD as a young queer woman

Navigating mental health care as a queer person is specially difficult.

Anonymous

· Dec 19, 2017 · 03:30 pm

The original legend of how Kempe Gowda founded Bengaluru

As a controversy rages over writer Girish Karnad's perceived slight to Kempe Gowda, here is a Helava folk narrative about the ancient ruler from a compilation by folklorist HL Nage Gowda.

Anonymous

· Nov 13, 2015 · 08:30 am