“How did you call me? Where am I? And what year is it?”

A folio celebrating play and performance within the queer South Asian experience

A interview with Jasjyot Singh Hans

An interview with writer and director Shayok Misha Chowdhury

from Shayok Misha Chowdhury’s acclaimed bilingual play

Mehfil, a folio from The Margins—and the second installment of the I Want Sky series—celebrates a spirit of play and performance within the queer South Asian experience, both within the subcontinent and across the diaspora.

Hear the chants.

“Serenade” and “बहार / Spring”

This is what I learned
the hard way to call precious.

You collected fallen petals from a rose

we shudder red

And what are we left
with without language?

this was never going to be easy

i don’t quite believe in God but i believe in music

don’t block the mountains with windows
or walls, even

Seeking work in the spirit of play and performance from queer South Asian artists