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culture shock

no more mangoes

when the river rises

a poem

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Pranay Somayajula
Sep 06, 2022
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On August 26, Pakistan declared a state of emergency over massive flooding which has affected over 30 million people, killed more than 1,200, and placed one-third of the country underwater.

Beyond the obvious humanitarian catastrophe, to me these floods also represent the direct and continued legacies of colonialism—not only i…

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