Areeb Ahmad

The writer is Editor-at-Large at Asymptote Journal and a Books Editor at Inklette Magazine

Areeb Ahmad

Lōal Kashmir: Stories of love and longing in a conflict-ridden land

Lack of connectivity and communication breakdown is not a novel occurrence in the Kashmir Valley

Updated On: 26 Feb 2025 | 11:34 PM IST

The legacy of Gauri Lankesh: A closer look through Rollo Romig's book

Using Gauri's murder as starting point, book discusses rising intolerance especially in terms of young men (and women) getting radicalised to hate without being open to understanding each other

Updated On: 18 Feb 2025 | 11:40 PM IST

My Palestine: Tarbush's memoir captures the struggle for self-rule

Part memoir, part political history, My Palestine offers a radical solution to the long-standing conflict: The creation of a secular, democratic state with equal rights for all, regardless of religion

Updated On: 15 Nov 2024 | 8:45 PM IST

'The Lucky Ones' captures the intersection of the personal and political

A book about an event from over two decades ago that exposed our darkest instincts serves as a reminder not to let ourselves fall so low again

Updated On: 17 Oct 2024 | 10:47 PM IST

The contours of displacement

A collection of essays intricately weaves the stories of a Kashmiri family and their exodus from the Valley

Updated On: 13 Aug 2024 | 10:43 PM IST

The Indian mosaic

The essays in this collection interrogate what it means to be "Indian" and how these identities often involve a level of paradoxical disconnect between formal mandates and actual practices

Updated On: 15 May 2024 | 12:35 AM IST

Tripping on the high road

Cannabis has a storied past in Odisha's history across class and occupation until the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act came in 1985

Updated On: 12 Apr 2024 | 11:28 PM IST