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An anthropologist among the journalists

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Monthly Archives: May 2021

Unicorn and the stars

“What is the distance between the earth and the stars?” My five-year-old nephew asks, wide-eyed. The rocking horse in his bedtime story book Summons a unicorn and goes wherever it wishes. “I want to ride on that horse and get to the stars. I want to ask amma why she went away so far…” [WhenContinue reading “Unicorn and the stars”

Posted byVidya VenkatMay 9, 2021May 9, 2021Posted inCreative Writing, poetryLeave a comment on Unicorn and the stars

Two fates

Coal – scum of the earth. Burned in the hearth, lent warmth, & powered the world with its labour. Diamond – precious stone. Adorned women, fuelled wars, & consumed the labour of others.  [I wrote this poem at the height of the Black Lives Matter protests in America last year following the murder of GeorgeContinue reading “Two fates”

Posted byVidya VenkatMay 6, 2021May 6, 2021Posted inCreative Writing, poetry3 Comments on Two fates

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The author is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Anthropology at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. She has over 10 years’ work experience as a journalist and a communications consultant.

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