PinnedInZORAbyRuchi Kumar·Oct 30, 2019How LGBT Literature in India Has Fared Since Homosexuality Became LawfulIndia’s queer communities are hoping more representation in the canon will be readily available and acceptedA response icon2A response icon2
PinnedInZORAbyRuchi Kumar·Sep 26, 2019In Afghanistan, Tattoos Are Markers of AutonomyAfghan women use them to combat their society’s contradictory views, even if the stakes are highA response icon2A response icon2
PinnedInHeatedbyRuchi Kumar·Dec 2, 2019Wars Don’t Kill the Demand for BreadThere can never be enough naanA response icon1A response icon1
Ruchi Kumar·Jan 5Did the grapes work?I started writing this last week, just as we were wrapping up 2025, and for a long time, I wasn’t sure if I wanted to post it. As someone…
Ruchi Kumar·Aug 16, 2025The Messenger — shot, bombed, tortured, killed.For the longest time, I held a very strong belief that journalists should refrain from being the story. I believed that storytelling was a…
Ruchi Kumar·Dec 30, 2020Not your average 2020To say that this year did not go exactly as I planned may be an understatement. But all things considered, for me, 2020 was not as bad and…
InHeatedbyRuchi Kumar·May 7, 2020The Ultimate Comfort Food of Afghanistan Is Served From a TeapotChainaki is a warming stew for harsh winters and tumultuous timesA response icon2A response icon2
Ruchi Kumar·Dec 27, 2019Strong women were my theme of 2019, and will remain so in 2020Oh, how I am glad that 2019 is coming to an end. For a moment there, it felt like it would just go on forever, one really long…
InHeatedbyRuchi Kumar·Sep 23, 2019Is There Something to Be Learned Through Sharing Bowls?The fading Indian tradition is worth practicing beyond its origin
