Opinion
Short essays and columns on student life, home, and what we are reading.
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Our work · 2026-27 archive
What the collective has made
Finished essays, oral histories, programmes, and reading lists from 2026. Updates and gathering notes live on the blog instead.
Featured · 2026
Pulled from the shelves
Three pieces from our 2026-27 archive: an open programme, an oral history, and a reading list.
Culture showcaseProgramme · 2026
The showcase programme, still open
The running order for our first showcase, with the last slot left open for whoever arrives with something to share.
History and memoryOral history · 2026
Two recipes, three voices
Grandmothers from two districts describe the same winter dish differently. Both versions are kept word for word.
BooksReading list · 2026
October reading list, 2026-27
The circle's shortest list so far, and the one the group chat has argued over the longest.
By activity
Browse the six shelves
Each activity keeps its own desk and way of working with members.
Identity
Open sittings on Kashmiri language, food, memory, and life away from the Valley.
Come to the next sitting. Listening counts as taking part.
Culture showcase
An evening of poems, stories, and food laid out on hostel lawns, put on by the members themselves.
Bring a poem, a story, or a dish, and help us put the evening on.
History and memory
Open discussions on the Kashmiri Sufi saints, plus family photographs, recipes, and oral histories recorded with care and full consent.
Come to a discussion night, or bring one old family photograph and tell us the story behind it.
Books
A monthly reading circle on the grass. Two short stories or one slim novel at a time.
Come to any Saturday circle. Printed copies are handed out at the start.
Campus voices
Two-minute voice notes and dispatches from students at AMU and other campuses.
Send a two-minute voice note about your week on campus.
Archive
Everything, by year
Every piece shelved by the collective, ordered chronologically.
2026
5 pieces- ProgrammeThe showcase programme, still openCulture showcaseThe running order for our first showcase, with the last slot left open for whoever arrives with something to share.
- Oral historyTwo recipes, three voicesHistory and memoryGrandmothers from two districts describe the same winter dish differently. Both versions are kept word for word.
- Reading listOctober reading list, 2026-27BooksThe circle's shortest list so far, and the one the group chat has argued over the longest.
- NotesWhat freshers asked usCampus voicesTwenty-three questions from students arriving at AMU this year, answered plainly by seniors.
- EssayOn missing the first snowOpinionA first piece by a first-year student, edited line by line with the opinion desk.
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