The Kaleidoscope Chronicles

Goat Days by Benyamin is a deceptively simple novel that delivers an unsettling and emotionally exhausting reading experience. Written in accessible language, the book draws you in with its straightforward storytelling, only to confront you with the brutal realities of the lives of migrant labourers — one steeped in isolation and driven by survival. The novel follows Najeeb, a man who leaves Kerala for Saudi Arabia in search of a better life, only to find himself trapped in

If you’ve found yourself in a reading slump lately, I might just have the perfect novella for you. Ghachar Ghochar by Vivek Shanbhag is one of those deceptively slim books that quietly unsettles you and then refuses to leave your mind long after you’ve turned the last page. The story follows an unnamed narrator living with his family in Bangalore, whose life changes dramatically when a business started by Chikkappa suddenly takes off. Money enters the household almost like a

January marked one year since the start of my teaching journey. Many view my academic and professional endeavours in social work and my passion for dance and dance education as separate. But the truth is that what I learn in the classroom and on the field as a social worker in training lends to my methods as a dance teacher. Similarly, the space I share with my students during class is one of trial and error; the observations I make and changes I adapt in the classroom inform