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  1. Read more: Pitcher and Dust
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    Pitcher and Dust

    by Saad Khan

    As a child, I wanted life around me to be seen in the media around me without a top-down gaze as lower-class stories are represented…imitated. As a grown man who could speak English, I got access to the guarded spaces of the upper and the middle classes, of rich diasporas and the whites. I wanted the life I had known around me to be understood by these others: the culture-makers, the trendsetters, the ones whose narratives are imperial, are heard, acknowledged, and lauded, and whose hot-takes, opinions, and stories are ‘nuanced’ and thus overwrite our stories.
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  2. Read more: The Humor and Heartache of Punjabi Stage Show Shartiya Mithay
    Collage of vintage South Asian film actors on a pink background with 'Shartiya Mithe' text, Khajistan archive style.

    The Humor and Heartache of Punjabi Stage Show Shartiya Mithay

    by Harris Gondal

    **The Humor and Heartache of Punjabi Stage Show *Shartiya Mithay*** explores the iconic play's wit, social commentary, and cultural legacy in Punjab’s theater.
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