the art of being empty / ਸੱਖਣੇ ਹੋਣ ਦੀ ਕਲਾ
A Rupi Kaur poem, translated into Punjabi, about a daughter taught by her family to see herself as invisible and worthless.
tum bilkul ham jaise nikale
Fahmida Riaz’s poem tells India it has ‘turned out just like us,’ comparing rising Hindu majoritarianism to Pakistan’s own history of religious fundamentalism.
Mull Di Teevien
An audio rendition of a Punjabi short story about a trafficked Bengali woman ‘bought’ by a Punjabi truck driver.
ਧਰਮੀ ਬਾਬਲ ਪਾਪ ਕਮਾਇਆ / Honorable father committed a sin
An excerpt from Shiv Kumar Batalvi’s poem Loona retelling the Puran Bhagat legend from Loona’s viewpoint, defending her against being branded characterless for her forced, mismatched marriage.
ਬੁਰੀ ਔਰਤ
Nirupama Dutt’s poem celebrates the defiant, fearless ‘wicked woman’ who expresses herself without shame or restraint.