The novel draws haunting parallels between food and life — portraying food as a form of power, intimacy, guilt, and resistance. Butter, in particular, becomes a metaphor for indulgence, transformation, and violence. As Kaji herself notes, butter doesn’t come from milk alone — it’s churned from blood, sweat, and the weight of societal expectations.
If gender is a social construct, then its impact is not only limited to enforcing behavioural norms but extends to power dynamics, politics of gender […]
by Anushree Ghosh A depressed state of mind manifests different tones and behavior. Quite impossible for a non-depressed soul to understanding the chaotic, muddled and […]
Rokeya’s words clearly demonstrate how clear she was with her idea of liberty, which will materialise only if women wake up to the fact that they have the potential to change the world, coming out of their closets.
By Anushree Ghosh Women wear an artful camouflage – the signature curves, the smooth pastel strokes of luster on the skin and the coquetry behavior […]
