Dreams have to be deeply sheltered Dreams make the scaffolding of the future Energy of those early morning ruminations Dreams … More
Month: September 2019
Nadir.
In the depths Clarity emerges Like a sharp beam That projects into the future
Understanding Egyptian Soft Power in the Khaleej
Sharjah based Egyptian Architectural Researcher Reem Khorshed, who Studies Modernity and influence of Egyptian experts in the education and Infrastructure … More
Balance.
Life is lived Somewhere between Saturation of quotidian micro violence And the dreams I seek Liberation in the thoughts In … More
Bayt and Belonging
I recently been having interesting conversations recently about the idea of Home for the second generation in the Gulf. We … More
The Migrant Plate
As a second generation Indian Citizen in the Gulf, with a substantial part of my life also lived in SE … More
The Curious Case of Md. Mukul- Glass ceiling to Migrant Art in Singapore
I first met, Mukul- a well groomed, almost metrosexual Male very unlike a migrant construction worker at the Banglar Kantha- … More
Pain.
Engage with the wound Running away, a balm In our bruises The self is built/revealed Pain crushes/transforms
Muharram in Dubai.
Hardly see serpentine lines in Dubai, but in this Muharram time, streams of faithful gush in to the Shia Masjid … More
24th World Energy Congress at Abu Dhabi
Good to be at the 24th World Energy Congress at Abu Dhabi with my team. Excellent to see representations from … More