Archive - Palavering

Tangentially, about it all

It has been a terrifying few days on the home front.

May 11 •

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Salman Toor, relatability, and more

Last week, I went to see the Pakistani artist Salman Toor’s latest work in Chelsea.

May 5 •

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March 2025

Hello, I find people’s obsession with birthday celebrations slightly embarrassing, which likely has to do with my family’s utter disregard for birthday…

Mar 9 •

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February 2025

Re-reading The Years

Hello, I’m writing to you from the tail end of a slightly bizarre food experiment I was embarked on for January.

Feb 5 •

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December 2024

Not a Gift Guide

Instead, two gifts for you, Dear Reader

Dec 21, 2024 •

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November 2024

In 2021, and more recently in 2024, early spring, I conducted writing workshops with students at Quaid-e-Azam University in Islamabad.

Nov 22, 2024 •

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October 2024

Hello, Travel and life has kept me from writing here for a while.

Oct 22, 2024 •

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June 2024

Social media as smoking habit

Jun 26, 2024 •

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December 2023

How Dare You Get Away

Bear with me, because I am thinking again of History.

Dec 15, 2023 •

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October 2023

A Trip to Bolivia

We felt it even before we disembarked.

Oct 27, 2023 •

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August 2023

Yesterday, I spoke at Rutgers, the state university of New Jersey.

Aug 31, 2023 •

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July 2023

Pondering God in the Ironbound

Jul 5, 2023 •

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