Recently, I showed up at my cousin’s wedding without a bra. The A/C was blasting full, and still the panoptical eye of public judgment made me flush hot, deeply deep. It pains me to think I am not yet entirely immune to self-flagellation. Being tall and thin, they expect me to look pretty. But carrying […]
Author Archives: Nupur Shah
Nupur Shah (she/her) lives with her body in Mumbai, India, while her mind travels through the language-country and her soul is a universe unto itself. Simultaneously, she manages to exist on the fringes of a culture that will deny the existence of women like her who dare to desire everything there is under the stars--even the stars themselves.