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The Magoor (The Catfish) by Gandhi Riyang ( @apricot_editeur )is a shimmering folktale-inspired fiction. It oscillates between myth and memory, playing with the slipperiness of identity, climate destruction, and language itself. Drawing from the rhy
“Now that she is gone, I don’t think there will ever be a new beginning in my life anymore.“ Read Lobsang Norbu (@lobsanggggg ) as he sifts through the life his mother once lived, now that she has passed—piecing together mem
Young love—bright, all-consuming, certain. But what happens when a home no longer holds you the way it once did? When familiarity turns foreign, and the things that tethered you quietly slip away? Set in Manipur during the 1997 Zomi-Kuki confli
A childhood memory, a box of untouched stickers, saved for a “perfect moment” that never came. This reflective poem by @yarang.gg explores nostalgia, the passage of time, and the quiet lessons of waiting too long. Read on to discover how
“What was taken from us in the name of saving us?” In the Ao Naga hills, where war cries once echoed, hymns now fill the air. The past—of headhunters, spirits, and sacrifice—was swept away by the white man’s mission, le
What does it mean to travel? For some, it’s just movement. For others, it’s survival. The Kuki-Zo people of Manipur know this too well—when even an airport can become hostile ground, and a journey home turns into an ordeal of endura
What does it mean to travel? For some, it’s just movement. For others, it’s survival. The Kuki-Zo people of Manipur know this too well—when even an airport can become hostile ground, and a journey home turns into an ordeal of endura
Have you read the first piece on our website yet? If not, go read @saraazamana ’s moving reflection on grief, family, and the roles our genders make us play. Out now at www.lekha-writers.com ✨ [lekha writers, northeast writing collective, stor
Our First Story is Live! ✨ Introducing ‘At a Dinner Table Conversation with My Father’ by Sara Haque (@saraazamana )—a moving reflection on grief, family, and the quiet tensions that shape our relationships. Read it now on www.lek
We Are Now Live! 🚀✨ Lekha is officially here! A space for storytellers from the Northeastern states of India and the Eastern Himalayan region to share their craft. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, prose—this is a repository of contemporary writin

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