A Shingara Thonga for Kajol: missing journalist, photographer and father
I do not know Kajol. But at a time when coronavirus has casts its web over the world, his story has found its way into my art through the obscurest of routes: a shingara thonga made by my seven year old daughter.
4y ago
One Hundred Days: The Ballad of Keraniganj Jail
I once found a cassette recording of myself aged two. In it I only sound your nickname again and again “Zahed, Zahed, Zahed….” It was the mantra of my life.
5y ago
April 18, 2020
A Shingara Thonga for Kajol: missing journalist, photographer and father
I do not know Kajol. But at a time when coronavirus has casts its web over the world, his story has found its way into my art through the obscurest of routes: a shingara thonga made by my seven year old daughter.
November 16, 2018
One Hundred Days: The Ballad of Keraniganj Jail
I once found a cassette recording of myself aged two. In it I only sound your nickname again and again “Zahed, Zahed, Zahed….” It was the mantra of my life.
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