review written by Ranjini Ganapathy September 19, 2020 Where do emotions go to die and how do they live over and over again? One of the most straightforward answers to this is in and through songs respectively, and in this instance, the timeless Malay jiwang songs from the eighties and nineties repackaged as an assortmentContinue reading “Jiwang is soulful, cathartic fare with a dash of cheekiness, but not yet transcendental”
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Living with a condition
I let out a yelp as my face contorted itself into a crumpled mess of agony. That was how my day started in bed, not out of it as one would naturally hope for. With clenched teeth on a half-bitten lip, I propped myself up to lean against the bed frame. The cool brass onContinue reading “Living with a condition”
‘Dilettante- Dancer’ In The Dark
A painfully honest self-appraisal on what it was like to learn the age-old art form of Bharatanatyam in a diaspora, fall through the cracks, and pick oneself up bruised but more battle-ready than ever. Grovelling in the dark With my body erect, chest puffed up but not in pride, and fingers configuredContinue reading “‘Dilettante- Dancer’ In The Dark”
