January 13, 2024

Fiction

Selma Carvalho

By Selma Carvalho

The Friday they leave for a weekend in Belgium, Anju discovers Freddo is cheating on her. She doesn’t share her knowledge with him. What she should have said was, ‘Freddo, I’m tired of this shit. This time, I’m leaving.’

Her heart feels like it is going to stop breathing all on its own, distinct from the rest of her. The pain is so intense, she realises it is possible for the rest of her body to survive the carnage, while her heart, expelled from her being like a refugee, would simply die.

Songs from Goa

Selma Carvalho

February 22, 2019

A set of Glass Bangles

Selma Carvalho

February 22, 2019

Documented by Shubhada Chari
Retold by Heta Pandit

Issue no. 11

Grinding Stories, Songs from Goa is a translation of oviyos or stories sung as women turn the heavy oblong-shaped grinding stone, breaking into spontaneous song, with lyrics that reflect traditional, folkloric themes.