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Building allyship & solidarity through shared tiffins

A childhood memory, present-day friendships and action-filled hope to tide over hate and othering

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A few weeks ago, Vogue India’s features editor, Sadaf Sheikh shared a story on her Instagram profile about her hijab-wearing mother’s experience. “People don’t greet me with the same warmth they used to. It’s like they’re scared of fraternising with the enemy,” her mother said.

Reading this, reminded me of an episod…

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