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in search of lost memories

does present life sacrifice the past?

Jul 4, 2024 • nikhil

there are too many people in my head!

on the voices we let in

Apr 16 • nikhil

you don’t need to understand

writing together and the year of the clown

Apr 2 • nikhil

I just wanna have fun

on unlearning seriousness

Mar 19 • nikhil

what my hands knew

on the uses of the body

Mar 5 • nikhil

Recent posts

Tell me, what do you know?

On what the internet can’t tell you

Feb 19 • nikhil

I love the snow

over a couple of decades

Feb 5 • nikhil

no phones on the dance floor

a night at school

Jan 22 • nikhil

the art of not belonging

on finding connection through art

Jan 8 • nikhil

10 months in new york

reflecting on 2025

Dec 25, 2025 • nikhil

a second coming

cultural stagnation and what comes next

Dec 11, 2025 • nikhil

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Essays reflecting on life, through the lenses of art and media. Est. 2017

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