The season of discontent
(This article is part of our special series Unmasking Southasia: The pandemic issue. You can read the editorial note to the series here.)
The last public protest I attended was on 8 March 2020. Two weeks later, the world changed. It was already changing, of course – had already changed, perhaps – but we didn’t know yet how much or for how long. That day, the gardens surrounding Karachi’s Frere Hall heaved with humans, mostly women; in a satisfying inversion of the status quo, men were allowed only in the company of a woman or a non-binary person. First, we shuffled, single-file, through a metal detector; the day was muggy, and, if we carried water, we had to first sip it under the watchful eye of an organiser, so she could make sure we weren’t smuggling acid onto the premises. Guns, explosives, acid attacks – these were familiar threats. What we hadn’t yet learned to fear was the simple presence of other humans – their breath, their touch, t
Dec 16, 2020, 10:48 IST
Singer Sunitha is all set to enter wedlock again. A few days ago, she shared a couple of photos in which one could see Sunitha with Ram. Sunitha announced that she is going to marry Ram, who is reportedly the CEO of a digital media house. Earlier, rumours broke out that she planned to get married on December 27th in Hyderabad amidst close friends and family members. But, now it is said that the wedding date has not been fixed yet and it is likely to take place in February, 2021. Rumours are doing the rounds that the marriage has been postponed due to some personal reasons.
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