-
From Conch-call to Choir
My Christian-Indian cultural imagination in clinical practice By Shalini Masih I grew up between English hymns and the soundworlds of Hindi bhajans, Urdu/Punjabi qawwali, and Punjabi/Urdu zaboors. In a predominantly Hindu India, I was also formed by interfaith life—watching Hindu mythic stories with fascination, celebrating Eid with Muslim friends (and learning to be mindful of…
-
Dreaming Without Borders: Sudhir Kakar in conversation with Sigmund Freud
by Shalini Masih Welcome to a dream-travel. It is a strange invitation and, and yet not at all strange to the regular traveller into the unconscious mind. It is an invitation to enter an experience as Sudhir Kakar ushered his audience into an imaginary psychic field where he, Kakar of 2022, met Sigmund Freud of…
-
In the Rearview, A Mirror
By Shalini Masih The war back home between India and Pakistan escalated, each news report intensifying the heaviness in my chest. Living in England, I was constantly reminded of the enduring legacy of colonialism, a historical force whose fingerprints shaped conflicts and constructed divisions. Yet my life now in this country has much beauty in…
Shades of Becoming 