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Nikita David

Nikita David is a Naarm-based writer currently studying a master’s in creative writing at the University of Cambridge. She has also worked as a staff writer at Strand Magazine and Farrago Magazine.

Jawbreaker

I started speaking Tamil again after fifteen years When I say things the words don’t sound right and I can feel my Amama’s hand at the back of my head even though she is long gone. Redness fills my mouth. …

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hereditary

brown girl sweat runs in my blood amla stained bathroom sinks, floor-length acrylics, and Sunday morning pooja this civil liberty was never hereditary my proclamation of womanhood was stolen before I could speak my hair oiled, and my skin bleached …

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Valimai

Sometimes I wear huge sweaters like my Amama (grandma) The mix of itchy wool and polyester wraps around me Her presence engulfs me as I sit on our rickety front porch Sipping her famous masala chai, I reminisce The flavors …

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