Archive - Berkana

Because I could not stop for Death

Dear Readers, As I write this, my heart is burdened with mountainous grief - my father passed away on Monday. His departure was sudden and traumatic…

Apr 12 •

Swarnali Mukherjee

March 2024

A Hunger that Ravaged Bengal

Chapter from History on Starvation as a War Crime

Mar 24 •

Swarnali Mukherjee

Phantom of Fury

Hauntings of War crimes, International Women’s Day, and Feminine Rage

Mar 12 •

Swarnali Mukherjee

February 2024

Awakening from the Colonial Dream

Nilgiris Journal | Part-2

Feb 4 •

Swarnali Mukherjee

January 2024

A Road to Infinity

Nilgiris Journal | Part-1

Jan 28 •

Swarnali Mukherjee

December 2023

Whispers of the Wild

Meditation on Birds, Fatherly love, Radium stars, and Plum cakes

Dec 27, 2023 •

Swarnali Mukherjee

Lighting a Fire

Reflections for the Darkest Day of the Year

Dec 22, 2023 •

Swarnali Mukherjee

Ode to the Tea Gatherers

Spilling the Unpalatable Truth

Dec 6, 2023 •

Swarnali Mukherjee

November 2023

At Stranger’s Grave

An Elegy For What Has Not Yet Come to Pass

Nov 13, 2023 •

Swarnali Mukherjee

October 2023

The Art of Disappearing

Unpopular Opinions on Remaining Unpopular

Oct 13, 2023 •

Swarnali Mukherjee

August 2023

Shards of Broken Shackles

Reflecting on India's 77th Year of freedom from the British Raj

Aug 16, 2023 •

Swarnali Mukherjee

June 2023

The Perennials of Life

A Meditation on the Nature of Suffering

Jun 24, 2023 •

Swarnali Mukherjee

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