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Excerpts from ‘Incubation: a space for monsters’

Excerpts from ‘Incubation: a space for monsters’ - Bhanu Kapil

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Excerpts from ‘Humanimal: A Project for Future Children”

Excerpts from ‘Humanimal: A Project for Future Children” - Bhanu Kapil

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Collude

Collude - Bhanu Kapil

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Where I live

by Arundhati Subramaniam

Where I live - Arundhati Subramaniam

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To The Welsh Critic Who Doesn’t Find Me Identifiably Indian

by Arundhati Subramaniam

To The Welsh Critic Who Doesn’t Find Me Identifiably Indian - Arundhati Subramaniam

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Prayer

by Arundhati Subramaniam

Prayer - Arundhati Subramaniam

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Andheri Local

by Arundhati Subramaniam

Andheri Local - Arundhati Subramaniam

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Amber

by Sampurna Chattarji

Amber - Sampurna Chattarji

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The Light

by Sampurna Chattarji

The Light - Sampurna Chattarji

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Cities

by Sampurna Chattarji

Cities - Sampurna Chattarji

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Space Gulliver has fallen in love

by Sampurna Chattarji

Space Gulliver has fallen in love - Sampurna Chattarji

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All the goddesses I am not

by Sampurna Chattarji

All the goddesses I am not - Sampurna Chattarji

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Mother and Daughter: a duet

by Sampurna Chattarji

Mother and Daughter: a duet - Sampurna Chattarji

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Dogs, Mobs and Rock Concerts

by Sampurna Chattarji

Dogs, Mobs and Rock Concerts - Sampurna Chattarji

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Late Elegy

Late Elegy - Jeet Thayil

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The Lord is my Shepherd

The Lord is my Shepherd - Jeet Thayil

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Song

Song - Mona Arshi

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Tanka

Tanka - Mona Arshi

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