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Protected: Ileya

By Adedayo Agarau

Protected: There are nights that escape

By Irma Pineda, translated by Wendy Call

Protected: This is War

By Irma Pineda, translated by Wendy Call

Protected: Death’s night won’t come gently

By Irma Pineda, translated by Wendy Call

Onaiza Drabu

Onaiza Drabu is a Kashmiri anthropologist and writer. She co-curates a newsletter called ‘Daak Vaak', on South Asian literature and art. Her first book, The Legend of Himal and Nagrai - Greatest Kashmiri Folktales was published by Speaking Tiger Books in 2019.

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Soda Byor, Boda Byor

By Onaiza Drabu April 15, 2025

‘You know as well as I do, this forest opens its passages to those who tell stories. Stories, after all, show the way, don’t they?’

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