The Us beyond I

The Us beyond I

Vidhi K Sanghvi India The Us beyond I   Under the dark, silent skies in the middle of lush green fields in Punjab, in a small village called Moga, we were celebrating and rejoicing our independence from British rule. It was the third year of our independence. We...
Brave Boy Tabo

Brave Boy Tabo

Nancy Mwacharo Voi-Kenya Brave Boy Tabo   Orphaned at an early age, he had a lonely, difficult life. He was tossed from one relative to another, denied the basic needs of a young man. At the age of 22, Tabo could not hold it anymore, therefore settled for early...
Visiting Wajir County

Visiting Wajir County

Chelsea Waithera Munderu Kenya Visiting Wajir County   Beyond the dusty road, lay a beautiful homestead in Wajir county, Kenya, about 100 meters away from the main road. We were graciously welcomed by Ishmael’s mother, who was wearing a beautiful smile...
Afraid of the Dark

Afraid of the Dark

Lavanya Krishna Bangalore, India Afraid of the Dark   I didn’t know what a skort was when I first walked into the homeroom. I didn’t know what homeroom was, either. My teacher said, “a skort is in between a skirt and shorts. Both and neither....
Sight

Sight

Shivani Raj Urs L India Sight   Sitting across the corner was an old man with tattered clothes. On the other side of the hospital room separated by a black thick curtain was another man aged towards his mid-thirties. The two men could not see each other’s...