Noami Kaushik

Reading Time: 3 minutes When Geetanjali Shree took to the stage at the Sydney Writers’ Festival in late August to discuss her acclaimed novel Ret Samadhi (Tomb of Sand, translated by Daisy Rockwell), the conversation travelled well beyond the book – into language, borders, identity and the expectations placed on women and writers alike. Geetanjali made history in 2022 when she became the first Indian author to win the International Booker Prize for the novel.

Reading Time: 4 minutes Walking out of the store after buying a razor as you usually do, you notice that the man in front of you is also buying a razor, but somehow, it is two dollars cheaper. The only difference? His is black and yours is pink. pink tax This is an example of the pink tax. No, the pink tax is not an actual tax, but a practice that puts women at a financial disadvantage.