All things Hanik
My trip to Malawi, was based off my plan to go back to Umhlanga, where I grew up. I had grown tired that of having birthdays in the cold miserable weather of the UK. My childhood birthdays (4-13) had the minimum of one of the following: an ice-cream cake, a pool party or some form … Continue reading Homecoming
God damn this bat fluCorona Virus, my badGod Bless N.H.S.
Drawing out options blind Hoping for something better than kind Solutions, you find Gone without a sign You look across and wonder how You decide to take a vow: To take revenge somehow Even if it's not highbrow You try and figure out your next move Every new option you seem to disprove Yet you … Continue reading Tiled
Returning to Africa The number one phrase that I said in Malawi is: “I cannot believe that I’m in Malawi”. I doubt that photos that I have uploaded or the words to come, but this country is probably one of the most stunning places I have ever visited. Just a typical sight on the raod … Continue reading Malawi
Mumbai Calling Smog India, well Mumbai really, is becoming my favourite place to see and spend time in. To those who have know me for a very long time, that is probably surprising. I would go to the ends of the Earth to watch the cricket team, but the actual country has always been more … Continue reading We Need to Talk India
Those Bollywood nightsWhere memories old helped form the newWe both cut shapes on the floorWalking out of the bar into the crisp autumn air Across the river is the train homeWe pause, not because we can't turn backRather we fear what happens if we boardDo we turn our lives upside-down to chase the dream of … Continue reading Shu Thayu
The rise of positive brown girls on social media is a phenomenon that I am not just in awe of, but as desi guy something that I envy. The global desi community in the past and present is a patriarchal society. As we slowly shift away from this misogynist way of life, the role of … Continue reading Why I am Jealous of Brown Girls on Instagram
The city that never sleepsFull of mystic, lights, billionaires & beggarsThe playground of Indian's eliteAnd kids play cricket on every streetHow I miss this city It may have the Gateway of India But it has the gateway to azadi Even if the smog blocks the lightWalk down the streets as the autos and kallipilli wizz … Continue reading Mumbai
There is no shortness breathSay some words take heftI look out for patienceAs my thoughts are stuck in the station My mind needs to be activeMy mouth is protractedThere is intellectual theftEven if I am not bereft The chief culprit is meI feel like an amputeeMy knowledge dispossessedAs though I'm not even the best of … Continue reading Stuttering
My Election Round Up The last five weeks have been a blur. I quit my job and dived head first into Luciana Berger campaign. In my last post wrote that I hadn’t been happier in ages and the truth is that I have been elated for the last few weeks. I know why, even though … Continue reading The 2019 General Election
