To Be Seen, but Not Known
Not Many Know Me Not many know me For they only know my exterior Amidst people who are unaware of reality I remain the unseeing eye. Who desires me? Those who do, only want my body Not my heart I seek a toe-hold Not felicity. Why are they so blind? If I can quench the […]
Reviving the Musical Heart of Central India: Ritesh’s Culture & Community Mission
ORA Fellow Ritesh Gohiya is reviving the deep cultural and musical traditions of his region of Central India while fostering dialogue on India’s constitutional values. Through the Social Health and Education Development Organisation (SHEDO), Ritesh is building an alliance of folk musicians, rural youth bands, and grassroots performers—bringing communities together to reconnect with the core […]
Holding the Fire 1: Indigenous voices around the world
Dahr Jamail speaks with Dilafruz Khonikboyeva about how people can live through collapse while maintaining their core identities and values.
Shared Global Problems Make Imagined Futures Relatable Across Cultures
Indian novelist Samit Basu discusses how speculative and science fiction genres transcend cultural and national borders more easily than expected.
Silk Punk and the Reimagining of Modernity
Ken Liu discusses the “silk punk” genre and how it overturns the paradigm of diminishing or erasing Indigenous ways of knowing.
No Small Thing: Sci-fi meets the polycrisis
EMS’s ORA Research involves educating its network about the polycrisis and in-depth reporting to explore the linkages between the issues they typically cover and the global polycrisis.