“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
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