Aayushi Bengani

Nov 13, 2024 | countercurrents.org | Suresh Nellikode |Aayushi Bengani |Athmanathan Indrajith |Haider Abbas

The Vatican, a tiny, enigmatic seat of power with a global reach, remains a realm few can fully comprehend. Though spanning only 108 acres—about the size of a golf course—it stands as the sole sovereign nation capable of influencing the lives of over two billion Christians worldwide. Its unique structure makes it an absolute monarchy, not inherited by familial ties but governed by spiritual authority, with a population of fewer than 1,800 residents.

Oct 29, 2024 | countercurrents.org | Neeraj Jain |Andre Damon |Aayushi Bengani |Prakash Louis

The corona pandemic laid bare the terrible state of our public health system.

Oct 28, 2024 | countercurrents.org | Aayushi Bengani |Athmanathan Indrajith |Haider Abbas |Suresh Nellikode

Angammal opens with an elderly woman telling a story to her granddaughter. The story is of the wild winds that visited their village a few decades ago and took away many persons and animals with it. The grandmother narrates that the winds carried the smell of a flower that touched everyone’s spirits in the village, and reveals that her mother had the flower tattooed on her upper arm and she wants the same for her granddaughter.