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Speaking about the poem, she says, “I had written it a while ago, but I submitted it here because this project is based on home and different identities. The poem starts with acknowledging what’s on my legs, my tattoos. I have referred to my legs because I carry my land with me, specifically my feet, for the lack of roots.” Bhavnani is no stranger to using personal narratives to explore deeper cultural threads. She points out the need to speak about Sindhis and their forced migration because, “It was the largest migration we have seen in history. We were very gentle about it. Now, slowly, it’s being talked about.” That’s why, through this poem, she writes another chapter: one that honours lived experience. “I was very inspired by what I saw in Berlin and how Jews tell their story. They use all forms of art. Sindhis, unfortunately, don’t fund the arts. They would rather build hospitals, colleges, which is great, but that does not pass down culture,” she says.
Thank you for this wonderful write up
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