A review by femmefatigue
Ma is Scared: and other stories by Anjali Kajal, Anjali Kajal

5.0

This was really excellent. Khavita Bhanot's prose are really poignant and beautifully worded and her translation of the poem in 'To Be Recognised' was incredibly well done. Kajal's stories are so moving. They encapsulate so many different experiences that women go through, and even with the setting being so different from my own, I felt so seen in stories like 'Ma is Scared' that talk about the subtle ways girls are made to feel intimidated when they're young, and 'The Newspaper' which talks about the feeling of fear and wanting to close your eyes to the news of the world around you. It was a really great book, highly recommend.