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Reading Between the Lines

Murugeshwari Balan November 19, 2025

How can education evolve to meet the needs of the Palani Hills’ Pazhaiyars? An indigenous writer reflects.

From the Western Ghats to Jharkhand: A Journey of Adivasi Culture and Connection

Murugeshwari Balan September 26, 2025

On her first train journey ever, a young indigenous writer from the Pazhaiyar adivasi community is invited to join women’s self-help groups in eastern India on Women’s Day

Queer By Nature

Nitha Fathima August 13, 2025

The connection between queerness and fungi has often been made—what can it teach us about queer kinship, community and care today? A researcher takes stock in the rain-soaked Western Ghats