Areeb Ahmad
Areeb Ahmad
The writer is Editor-at-Large at Asymptote Journal and a Books Editor at Inklette Magazine
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
 "Lōal Kashmir: Stories of love and longing in a conflict-ridden land")
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
 "The legacy of Gauri Lankesh: A closer look through Rollo Romig's book")
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
 "My Palestine: Tarbush's memoir captures the struggle for self-rule")
'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
 "'The Lucky Ones' captures the intersection of the personal and political")
The contours of displacement
A collection of essays intricately weaves the stories of a Kashmiri family and their exodus from the Valley
 "The contours of displacement")
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
 "The Indian mosaic")
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
 "Tripping on the high road")
