A life sentence

Haritha Murugan was born in prison to parents convicted of plotting the murder of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. She has only met them once since that time.

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Meet the Author: Zaiba Malik

I was named after a famous Pakistani actress, a screen goddess: Zeba. When people ask me how to pronounce it, I tell them, “Well, it rhymes with ‘labour’ or ‘neighbour’.”

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We are a Muslim, please

Memories of her mother…asking the dear Queen if she would hire her to work at Buckingham Palace: “You are like my family. You are very decent people. I want to help you. I will do what you need, cook, clean, iron.”

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Stop War, Start Tennis

Sometimes it’s not about the images and reports thrown at you in newspapers, on TV, in magazines. Sometimes it’s about where you look.

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Living apart together

Doesn’t matter if we’re talking about a woman in her early thirties, it’s still not the done thing to tell your parents you’re giving up solitude to move in and shack up with your significant other.

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