Vamika Sinha
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Vamika is a student at New York University Abu Dhabi, majoring in literature and music. Although she is Indian, she grew up in Gaborone, Botswana, drinking endless coffee and watching Audrey Hepburn films. She also likes books, jazz and anime, and divides her time between libraries and cafes.
Studying the work of cultural critic Edward Said and his seminal theory of Orientalism should become, in my…
We often talk about the racism against black people in Western countries (note: Black Lives Matter) such as…
Two of the 57 girls who managed to escape from the clutches of Nigerian terrorist group Boko Haram…
You come from a gifted generation. Each day, you unwrap a stream of new presents, with all the…
I got acne when I was 9 years old. I’m 13 now and still have it. I don’t…
There is only one book I have ever read that made me physically jump up and down with…
I often wonder about the fate of the library. I imagine its wrinkles are setting in, its cheeks…
I knew exactly what it took to get into college – it was to press a newly-bloomed flower…
My mother thinks she’s the ugliest amongst her three sisters. Because they are the smooth colour of peeled…